What are gerund examples?
A gerund is the noun form of a verb that ends in -ing. For example, playing, dancing, eating. Right away this is confusing for students, as they are used to seeing that form as the continuous/progressive form of the verb (“she is eating”, “they were dancing”).
How do you form a gerund in Spanish?
To form the gerund, remove the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, or -ir) of a verb and add -ando for -ar verbs, and -iendo for -er and -ir verbs: caminar > caminando; volver > volviendo; abrir > abriendo.
What is the gerund of estar?
Estar Plus Gerundio in Spanish
| PRONOUNS | ESTAR verb | GERUND FORM OF VERBS ENDING IN –AR/–ER/–IR |
|---|---|---|
| yo | estoy | -ar → -ando -er → -iendo -ir → -iendo |
| tú | estás | |
| él/ella | está | |
| nosotros/nosotras | estamos |
What is a gerund give two examples?
A gerund is a form of a verb that ends in -ing that is used as a noun. It looks like a verb, but it acts like a noun. For example, the word swimming is an example of a gerund. We can use the word swimming in a sentence as a noun to refer to the act of moving around in water as in Swimming is fun.
What is the gerund of pedir?
pidiendo
This tense requires the helping verb estar and the Spanish form of the gerund, which for pedir is pidiendo. For this form of the verb, the helping verb changes according to the subject used, but the gerund always remains the same.
Is eating a gerund?
Eating is the gerund used as the subject of the verb is. It has its own direct object foods with the adjective solid, which together make up the gerund phrase.
What type of gerund is dancing?
It’s acting like a noun. In fact, Dancing is the subject of this sentence. It still looks like a present participle (form), but in this sentence, it is filling in for a noun (function). When a present participle is used as a noun, it’s called a gerund.