The Spanish verb form that ends in -ando or -iendo is known as the verbal present participle or gerund. Most of the time, it's combined with a form of estar to form what's known as a progressive verb form. For example, you may have seen a sentence such as "Está durmiendo" for "he is sleeping."
But Spanish gerunds don't have to used with estar. In fact, they can follow (and, rarely, precede) almost any verb to describe its action, acting something like an adverb, as our lesson on using gerunds without auxiliary verbs
Another Use for the Gerund originally appeared on About.com Spanish Language on Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 at 10:44:47.
Permalink | Comment | Email this
Source: http://spanish.about.com/b/2010/11/24/257586.htm
learn spanish learn spanish online rocket spanish rosetta stone spanish rosetta stone homeschool spanish
No comments:
Post a Comment