| 8.12 Formation of gerundio |
| As always, there is a difference depending on the ending of the infinitive verb |
| has the verb
-ar as ending
the gerundio is formed with stem has the verb -ir as ending the gerundio is formed with stem has the verb -er as ending the gerundio is formed with stem |
+ ando + iendo + iendo |
| verb | stem | ending | gerundio | |
| tomar | to take | tom- | ando | tomando  |
| hablar | to speak | habl- | ando | hablando |
| trabajar | to work | trabaj- | ando | trabajando |
| esperar | to wait | esper- | ando | esperando |
| comer | to eat | com- | iendo | comiendo |
| coger | to take | cog- | iendo | cogiendo |
| mover | to move | mov- | iendo | moviendo |
| perder | to lose | perd- | iendo | perdiendo |
| recibir | to receive | recib- | iendo | recibiendo |
| salir | to leave | sal- | iendo | saliendo |
| insistir | to insist | insist- | iendo | insistiendo
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| Again there are some irregular verbs |
| verb | stem | ending | gerundio | |
| caer | to fall | ca- | yendo | cayendo |
| creer | to believe | cre- | yendo | creyendo |
| oir | to hear | o- | yendo | oyendo |
| ser | to be | s- | iendo | siendo |
| venir | to come | vin- | iendo | viniendo |
| poder | to can | pud- | iendo | pudiendo |
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