The Present Participle

Regular Present Participles

To form the present participle of regular verbs, add the following ending to the stem of the infinitive. (Danesi 24)

• -ando if an -ar verb
• -iendo if an -er or -ir verb.

Examples:

cocinar: Yo estoy cocinando. / I am cooking.
comer: Yo estoy comiendo. / I am eating.
venir: Yo estoy viniendo. / I am coming.

Irregular Present Participles

caer / cayendo

to fall / falling\

conseguir / consiguiendo

to obtain / obtaining

construir / construyendo

to construct / constructing

corregir / corrigiendo

to correct / correcting

creer / creyendo

to believe / believing

decir / diciendo

to say / saying

despedirse / despidiéndose

to say goodbye / saying goodbye

destruir / destruyendo

to destroy / destroying

divertirse / divirtiéndose

to enjoy oneself / enjoying oneself

dormir / durmiendo

to sleep / sleeping

huir / huyendo

to flee / fleeing

ir / yendo

to go / going

leer / leyendo

to read / reading

mentir / mintiendo

to lie / lying

morir / muriendo

to die / dying

oír / oyendo

to hear / hearing

pedir / pidiendo

to ask for, request / asking for, requesting

poder / pudiendo

to be able / being able

reír / riendo

to cry / crying

repetir / repitiendo

to repeat / repeating

seguir / siguiendo

to follow / following

sentir / sintiendo

to feel / feeling

servir / sirviendo

to serve / serving

traer / trayendo

to bring / bringing

venir / viniendo

to come / coming

vestir / vistiendo

to dress / dressing

vestirse / vistiéndose

to dress oneself / dressing oneself

Works Cited

Danesi, Marcel and Stephen McGroarty. Living Language Spanish 2. A Conversational Approach to Verbs Third Edition. New York: Crown Publishers Inc. 1996. Print.