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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