Learn Spanish Tenses: Actions that started in the past and continue in the present in Spanish!
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Published 2020-11-28
Moreover, in this Spanish lesson you will learn so much more than a formula. You will learn what a gerund is, how to make a gerund, and when to use a gerund in Spanish. And gerunds are very important! In short, in English the "ing" that you add to verbs: study (studying), wait (waiting), turn the verbs into gerunds. In Spanish you add the ending “ando” to verbs that end with AR; and add “iendo” to verbs that end with “ER” and “IR”. So, think how important it is that you learn this topic. You will learn how to make this “ing” in Spanish with regular and irregular verbs. You will also learn a lot more because my real-life sentences that I have given you to learn this topic are taken from contexts that are current and real and that that will enhance, improve, strengthen your Spanish vocabulary, and Spanish grammar.
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I have been waiting for the bus for an hour
Llevo una hora esperando el autobús.
I have been studying for the test for hours.
Llevo horas estudiando para el examen.
They have been sending letters.
Llevan décadas mandando cartas.
I have been living in Colombia for years.
Levo años viviendo en Colombia.
I have been sleeping well for weeks
Llevo semanas durmiendo bien.
TO VERBS THAT END END WITH AR, WE ADD ANDO AFTER REMOVING THE AR:
to take, to bring , to carry – llevar – llevando
to take, to drink – tomar – tomando
to play – jugar – jugando
to dream – soñar – soñando
to awake, to wake up – despertar – despertando
to iron – planchar – planchando
to wash – lavar – lavando
to dry – secar – secando
to search – buscar – buscando
to cry – llorar – llorando
to try (as in to attempt to do something) – tratar – tratando
to cook – cocinar – cocinando
to think – pensar – pensando
to beg – suplicar – suplicando
to talk, to speak – hablar – hablando
to listen – escuchar – escuchando
to drink – beber – bebiendo
to make – hacer – haciendo
to know – conocer – conociendo
to understand – entender – entendiendo
to put, to place – poner – poniendo
to want – querer – queriendo
to have – tener – teniendo
Many verbs that belong to the third conjugation have some type of irregularity. Memorize the following gerunds:
to go – ir – yendo
to read – leer – leyendo
to hear – oír – oyendo
to bring – traer – trayendo
to fall – caer – cayendo
to sleep – dormir – durmiendo
to laugh – reír – riendo
to build – construír – construyendo
to get, to acquire – conseguir – consiguiendo
to lie – mentir – mintiendo
to be – ser – siendo
to serve – servir– sirviendo
to follow – seguir – siguiendo
to feel – sentir – sintiendo
to repeat – repetir – repitiendo
to ask for – pedir- pidiendo
to see – ver – viendo
to return – volver – volviendo
to say – decir – diciendo
to come – venir – viniendo
All Comments (21)
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I love that she sets out a *formula*. Memorize those, and it's so much easier to make sentences in the moment, to think in Spanish.
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This method simplifies a sentence like, “He estado estudiando español por cinco años.” Now i can say, “Llevo cinco años estudiando español.” Thank you for the tip!
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Llevo dos años estudiando con tus lecciones. Eres fantástica 🎉
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Thank you for speaking so much in Spanish in this lesson. The listening comprehension practice is excellent too!
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