Present Continuous - Irregular Gerunds

Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 10.3.5

Present Continuous with Irregular Gerunds

To form the present continuous, use the present form of 'estar' followed by a gerund.

Estoy construyendo - I am building

Estoy construyendo - I am building

Estás durmiendo - you are sleeping

Estás durmiendo - you are sleeping

Está yendo - he/she is going / you are going (formal)

Está yendo - he/she is going / you are going (formal)

Estamos preguntando - we are asking

Estamos preguntando - we are asking

Estáis cayendo - you are falling (plural)

Estáis cayendo - you are falling (plural)

Están muriendo - they are dying / you are dying (formal plural)

Están muriendo - they are dying / you are dying (formal plural)

Test yourself on Present Continuous - Irregular Gerunds

  • How do you say 'we are going' in Spanish?

  • What is the gerund for 'caer' in Spanish?

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