Adding -ing to the end of verbs
I need help understanding the way that you're supposed to add -ing to the end of verbs. My Spanish teacher taught us this:
-Verbs ending in -ar are changed to -ando -Verbs ending in -er or -ir are changed to -iendo
I see some of the translations for the -ar verbs, and it's the same except instead of -ando, it's -ado; there's no "N".
Please help. Thank you.
3 Answers
If it ends in -ado, it's most likely the past participle form of the (-ar) verb.
Hablar: hablando - speaking ; hablado - spoken.
What your teacher said about "-ing" equivalent is Spanish is correct. There are some verbs whose stems change but for the most part you drop -ar and add -ando or drop -er or -ir and add "-iendo".
The "-ado" is the regular ending that you add to the stem of the verb (drop the -ar ending) for verbs ending in -ar. This however is equivalent to the past participle ending "-ed" in English: start started , so it's a different point of grammar.
"ando' is a present participle and " ado" is a past participle. Please check the grammar section for a great explanation.
