NOTES
(by DuoItalian)
The simple Italian gerund (gerundio) refers to the use of a verb in its “–ing” form and is composed as follows:
- -ARE verbs add –ando to the stem. (parlre becomes parl-ando)
- -ERE verbs add –endo to the stem. (vendere becomes vend-endo)
- -IRE verbs add –endo to the stem. (dormire becomes dorm-endo)
The gerund is used with the present tense of verb stare (to be, to stay) to form the present continuous:
- Sto camminando verso il negozio. (I am walking to the store.)
- Stai giocando a tennis? (Are you playing tennis?)
- Giuseppe sta lavorando stasera. (Giuseppe is working tonight.)
- La stiamo chiamando al telefono. (We are calling her on the phone.)
- State tutti guardando il gioco? (Are you all watching the game?)
- Le patate stanno cucendo. (The potatoes are cooking.)
TIP: The gerund for potere (to be able) can be slightly confusing, as it forms potendo (being able to) and rarely utilizes the verb stare.
- Non potendo volare, ho guidato a Roma. (Not being able to fly, I drove to Rome.)
VOCABULARY
(from Duolingo)
dicendo | saying |
trovando | finding |
dando | giving |
pensando | thinking |
conoscendo | meeting |
parlando | talking |
sapendo | knowing |
mettendo | putting |
prendendo | taking |
portando | bringing |
arrivando | arriving |
chiedendo | asking |
credendo | believing |
lavorando | working |
usando | using |
chiamando | calling |
morendo | dying |
piacendo | liking |
guardando | watching |
aprendo | opening |
essendo | being |
avendo | having |
potendo | being able |
facendo | doing |
venendo | coming |
volendo | wanting |
andando | going |
sentendo | hearing |
tenendo | holding |
diventando | becoming |
capendo | understanding |
rimanendo | remaining |
passando | passing |
entrando | entering |
seguendo | following |
aspettando | waiting |
decidendo | deciding |
scrivendo | writing |
finendo | finishing |
leggendo | reading |
unendo | uniting |
cambiando | changing |
offrendo | offering |
giocando | playing |
suonando | playing (music) |
perdendo | losing |
provando | trying |
costruendo | building |
rispondendo | responding |
indicando | indicating |
succedendo | happening |
mangiando | eating |
bevendo | drinking |
camminando | walking |
nuotando | swimming |
pagando | paying |
dormendo | sleeping |
cercando | looking |
piovendo | raining |
correndo | running |
cucinando | cooking |
studiando | studying |
toccando | touching |
tentando | trying |
includendo | including |
preparando | preparing |
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