Spanish Gerunds: The Ultimate Guide to the Progressive Tenses

February 15, 2021 by Michelle Margaret Fajkus Spanish Grammar 0 comments The Spanish gerunds (gerundios) are a special, invariable form of the verb that always end in -ndo. For example: Hablando – speakingComiendo – eatingViviendo – living As you can see, In English it translates to the -ing form of the verb. However, labeling Spanish gerunds as the “present participle” is a misnomer since they actually serve numerous purposes in Spanish grammar—which we’ll delve into in this blog post. For the grammar nerds in the house, this next sentence’s gerund verb form has an adverbial function, rather than an adjectival function like a participle or a noun function like an infinitive. ¡Estamos aprendiendo español! We are learning Spanish! In simple terms, the gerund is a verb form that expresses continuous action—an action that’s currently happening. To form Spanish gerunds, you drop the infinitive ending of a verb and add -ando for -ar verbs and -iendo for -er and –ir verbs. Estoy desayunando....