What tense is caminando or nevando?

Question

what tense would words ending in -do be?

i'm really confused.please help!! i'm a complete beginner at spanish

Please remember that correct spelling and capitalization are mandatory on this site, welcome to the forum:) - 00494d19, Jan 11, 2012

¡Bienvenida al foro! Welcome to the forum! - 0074b507, Jan 11, 2012

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Answer 1

The -ndo ending is similar to the -ing ending we have in English.

Walking - Caminando.

I'm walking. Estoy caminando.

Correction: When paired with estar it becomes progressive. You can read more about it here. (i.e., estar + ____ando/iendo). There are different progressive tenses.

By itself, it's called something else. See what Farallon had to say.

Or other verbs of motion than estar (seguir, continuar, etc.) - 0074b507, Jan 11, 2012

Thanks. I am continually learning. - Goldie_Miel, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 2

It is not a tense; it is the gerund. As such, it can be used to form the present continuous, past continuous etc (estoy nadando, estuve nadando) etc

it is the gerundio that neither translates exactly to gerund nor present participle in English. - 0074b507, Jan 11, 2012

Answer 3

Gerundio = Present continuous

• Caminando, corriendo, nevando, jugando, riendo. All those are verbs in gerundio or present continuous.