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Exercise
Construct the participio presente, participio pasado and the gerundio of the following verbs.
| infinitive | Participio Presente | Participe Pasado | Gerundio |
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| habitar |
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[reside → resident-resided-residing] |
| aplastar |
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[crush/overwhelm → crushing/overwhelming - crushed/overwhelmed - crushing/overwhelming] |
| proceder |
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[proceed → (proceeding) from - proceeded - proceeding] |
| incidir |
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[influence → incidental - influenced - influencing] |
| oír |
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[hear → listener - heard - hearing] |
Type in the verbs in the participio presente (activo).
- Ella es una (cantar) muy famosa internacionalmente.[She is a very famous singer internationally.]|We replace the -ar ending with -ante.
- En el paquete no está escrito el (remitir) .[The sender’s name is not written on the parcel.]|We replace the -er ending with -ente.
- Es muy (apasionar) ver como actúas.[It’s fascinating to watch you act.]|We replace the -ar ending with ante.
- La verdad es que es una oferta muy (atraer) .[It’s really an attractive offer.]|We replace the -er ending with -iente.|Since the word stem ends with a vowel, the i becomes a y.
- Es un envío muy (urgir) .[It’s an urgent shipping.]|We replace the -ir ending with -ente.
Rewrite the sentences, replacing each underlined section with a gerundio.
Maintain the order of sentence elements.
- Al ver la televisión, bebo un café.
→ [While I watch television,/Watching television, I drink a coffee.]|ver → viendo
- Al cruzar la calle, nos encontramos a mi tía.
→ [Crossing the street, we met my aunt.]|cruzar → cruzando
- Al ir de excursión, hemos conocido muchos pueblos.
→ [Taking a trip,/On the trip we got to know many villages.]|hacer → haciendo
- El autobús tuvo un accidente al salir de la estación.
→ [The bus had an accident while leaving the station.]|salir → saliendo
- No podía concentrarme con la vecina que cantaba.
→ [With the neighbor singing, I couldn’t concentrate.]|cantar → cantando
Type in the correct form: participio presente, participio pasado or gerundio.
- Esa película (aterrorizar) me hizo gritar.[This terrifying film made me scream.]|The present participle refers to “film” and is used as an adjective. It describes a characteristic.
- Santiago ha (olvidar) la llaves de casa en la oficina.[Santiago has forgotten the house keys at the office.]|Pretérito Perfecto for a completed action in a period of time that still counts as the present → past participle
- (salir) del trabajo me encontré con tu hermana.[Leaving work, I met your sister.]|Actions in main clause and relative clause take place at the same moment → gerund
- Arantza estaba (ilusionar) con la fiesta de cumpleaños.[Arantza was looking forward to the birthday party.]|Past participle as adjective: number and gender agree with the subject.
- Sara y Álvaro fueron (correr) a comprar más comida para la cena.[Sara and Álvaro rushed off to buy more food for supper.]|Gerund as part of a verbal circumlocution: ir corriendo (hurry, rush)
