'AR', 'ER' & 'IR' Gerunds
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 10.3.1
Forming the Gerund
The gerund is formed by adding 'ando' or 'iendo' to the stem of the verb.
AR verbs
- To form the gerund of AR verbs, take the infinitive and replace the 'ar' with 'ando'.
- Bailar → bailando.
ER/IR verbs
- To form the gerund of ER and IR verbs, take the infinitive and replace the 'er' or 'ir' with 'iendo'.
- Entender → entendiendo.
- Salir → saliendo.
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