{"id":4608,"date":"2012-04-06T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2014-07-15T13:00:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T17:00:50","slug":"perifrasis-verbales-de-gerundio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/perifrasis-verbales-de-gerundio\/","title":{"rendered":"Per\u00edfrasis verbales de gerundio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gerund verb phrases indicate that it is an ongoing action, an uninterrupted process or an interrumpted action that has been performed repeatedly. Let’s check out some of them!<\/p>\n

1. Andar + gerund<\/strong> – Express a persistant and durative activity.<\/p>\n

Andan<\/strong> diciendo<\/strong> que se va a acabar el mundo.<\/em> [People are saying the world is coming to an end.]
\nAnda<\/strong> escribiendo<\/strong> en las paredes.<\/em> [He’s been writing on the walls.]<\/p>\n

2. Acabar + gerund<\/strong> – Expresses the end of a process<\/p>\n

Acab\u00e9<\/strong> perdiendo<\/strong> toda mi fortuna.<\/em> [I ended up losing all my fortune.]
\nSiempre acaba<\/strong> pele\u00e1ndo<\/strong>se con todo el mundo<\/em>. [He always ends up fighting with everybody.]<\/p>\n

3. Estar + gerund<\/strong> – It’s used like the Present Continuous tense in English.<\/p>\n

Estamos<\/strong> trabajando.<\/strong><\/em> [We are working.]
\nSiempre est\u00e1s<\/strong> haciendo<\/strong> lo mismo.<\/em> [You’re always doing the same.]<\/p>\n

4. Ir + gerund<\/strong> – It shows an action that is happening little by little<\/p>\n

Nos vamos<\/strong> haciendo<\/strong> viejos.<\/em> [We are getting older – each day.]
\nVoy<\/strong> pagando<\/strong> el pizo a plazos.<\/em> [I am paying my apartment in installments.]<\/p>\n

5. Llevar + gerund<\/strong> – It is used to show how long something has been happening (idea of time)<\/p>\n

Llevo<\/strong> viviendo<\/strong> en Barcelona m\u00e1s de dos a\u00f1os.<\/em> [I have been living in Barcelona for more than two years.]
\n\u00bfCu\u00e1ntos meses llevas<\/strong> estudiando<\/strong> en esta Escuela?<\/em> [How long have you been studying in this school?]<\/p>\n

6. Quedarse + gerund<\/strong> – Indicates that an action is permanent and ongoing<\/p>\n

Se qued\u00f3<\/strong> durmiendo<\/strong> hasta las tres de la tarde<\/em>. [He kept on sleeping till three in the afternoon.]
\nCuando me march\u00e9, a\u00fan se quedaron<\/strong> viendo<\/strong> la televisi\u00f3n.<\/em> [When I left they were still watching TV.]<\/p>\n

7. Salir + gerund<\/strong> – Indicates the final result of an action. This per\u00edfrasis is usually seen with verbs like perder (to lose) and ganar (to win). It also indicates the abrupt beginning of a movement.<\/p>\n

Sali\u00f3<\/strong> ganando<\/strong> en la apuesta.<\/em> [He was the winner of the bet.]
\nSal\u00ed<\/strong> corriendo<\/strong> an enterarme de su llegada.<\/em> [I dashed off when I heard he had arrived.]<\/p>\n

8. Seguir + gerund<\/strong> – To keep on doing something<\/p>\n

A\u00fan sigue<\/strong> emborrach\u00e1ndo<\/strong>se.<\/em> [He still keeps on getting drunk.]
\nSeguimos<\/strong> pensando<\/strong> lo mismo que antes.<\/em> [We still think the same as we did before.]<\/p>\n

9. Venir + gerund<\/strong> – Indicates insistence and repetition of an action that is being performed at the present time<\/p>\n

Viene<\/strong> diciendo<\/strong> que no se hab\u00eda enterado de la reuni\u00f3n.<\/em> [He’s been saying that he didn’t know about the meeting.]
\nLa experiencia nos lo viene<\/strong> demostrando<\/strong>.<\/em> [Experience has been showing it to us.]<\/p>\n

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Gerund verb phrases indicate that it is an ongoing action, an uninterrupted process or an interrumpted action that has been performed repeatedly. Let’s check out some of them! 1. Andar + gerund – Express a persistant and durative activity. Andan diciendo que se va a acabar el mundo. [People are saying the world is coming…<\/p>\n

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