27. ¿Qué estás haciendo? Using the gerund in Spanish
Speaking Spanish for Beginners
Latin ELE
4.8 • 901 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2021
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
If not, this episode will help you with that task. You'll learn how to talk about ongoing actions in Spanish using the gerund.
In simple terms the gerund is the equivalent of verbs ending in “-ing” in English. You will learn the structure (estar+gerundio) and you will also find a listening exercise to train your ear.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Whoa, what's going on? |
| 0:08.4 | How do I describe what's going on in Spanish to my Latino friends? |
| 0:17.0 | Well, let's find out in this new episode of Speaking Spanish for Beginners. |
| 0:21.2 | Let's go! |
| 0:26.1 | Hello, my God, hello, my God, how you guys? |
| 0:30.6 | All right? |
| 0:31.9 | I hope that so. |
| 0:34.0 | Biennidos to a new episode of Speaking Spanish for Beginners. |
| 0:40.5 | My name is Marco. |
| 0:43.8 | I'm from Chile. |
| 0:47.5 | And I'm the presenter of this podcast. |
| 0:52.3 | And I'm the host of this show. |
| 0:54.6 | Are you new here? |
| 0:56.1 | This is a show to help Spanish beginners improve their language skills. |
| 1:00.6 | We explain the contents in English and then we give you the opportunity to use what you have learned in the episode. |
| 1:06.7 | The opportunity to speak Spanish. |
| 1:09.3 | Avlad Spanish. |
| 1:10.7 | Today, you will learn how to talk about ongoing actions in Spanish, |
| 1:15.3 | using a verb form called El Herundio. |
| 1:19.3 | Are you familiar with this concept? |
| 1:21.4 | If not, this is the episode for you. |
| 1:23.9 | And if you are, well, stick around for the practice section |
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