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Exercises
Form the gerund of the following verbs.
Infinitive |
Gerund |
habitar |
verb ending in -ar → -andolive → living |
aplastar |
verb ending in -ar → -andosquash → squashing |
comparar |
verb ending in -ar → -andocompare → comparing |
comprender |
verb ending in -er → -iendounderstand → understanding |
ver |
verb ending in -er → -iendosee → seeing |
comer |
verb ending in -er → -iendoeat → eating |
vivir |
verb ending in -ir → -iendolive → living |
oír |
irregular gerund: to avoid three vowels in a row, the i of the gerund ending becomes a yhear → hearing |
conseguir |
verb ending in -ir → -iendo vowel change in the root of the verb: e → iget → getting |
Complete the gaps using the correct form of estar plus the gerund of the verbs in brackets.
- yo como un helado → yo un helado.1st person singular: estoy
verb ending in -er (comer) → -iendoI am eating an ice cream
- tú bailas salsa → tú salsa.2nd person singular: estás
verb ending in -ar (bailar) → -andoYou are dancing salsa.
- él cocina una paella → él una paella.3rd person singular: está
verb ending in -ar (cocinar) → -andoHe is cooking a paella.
- ella hace alpinismo → ella alpinismo.3rd person singular: está
verb ending in -er (hacer) → -iendoShe is doing mountain climbing.
- nosotros leemos una revista → nosotros una revista.1st person plural: estamos
irregular gerund: to avoid three vowels in a row, the i of the gerund ending becomes a yWe are reading a magazine.
- nosotras tomamos un aperitivo → nosotras un aperitivo.1st person plural: estamos
verb ending in -ar (tomar) → -andoWe are having an aperitif.
- vosotros jugáis con el gato → vosotros con el gato.2nd person plural: estáis
verb ending in -ar (jugar) → -andoYou are playing with the cat.
- vosotras dormís la siesta → vosotras la siesta.2nd person plural: estáis
verb ending in -ir (dormir) → -iendo
vowel change in the root verb → -o > -uYou are taking a nap.
- ellos escuchan música → ellos música.3rd person plural: están
verb ending in -ar (escuchar) → -andoThey are listening to music.
- ellas montan en bicicleta → ellas en bicicleta.3rd person plural: están
verb ending in -ar (montar) → -andoThey are cycling.
Rewrite the sentences, replacing each underlined section with a gerund.
Keep the same order of sentence elements.
- Mientras veo la televisión, bebo un café.
→ , bebo un café.ver → viendoI drink coffee while watching TV.
- Al cruzar la calle, nos encontramos a mi tía.
→ , nos encontramos a mi tía. cruzar → cruzandoWe bumped into my aunt crossing the street.
- Al ir de excursión, hemos conocido muchos pueblos.
→ , hemos conocido muchos pueblos.hacer → haciendoOn the trip, we got to know many villages.
- El autobús tuvo un accidente mientras salía de la estación.
→ El autobús tuvo un accidente . salir → saliendoThe bus had an accident while leaving the station.
- No podía concentrarme mientras la vecina cantaba.
→ No podía concentrarme . cantar → cantandoI couldn’t concentrate while the neighbour was singing.