In Spanish, the irregular verbs in the present participle are formed if the stem of the -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel, -iendo becomes -yendo.
Subject Lessons:
Spanish Progressive Tenses
Regular Verbs in Present Participle
Irregular Verbs in Present Participle
Stem-Changing Verbs
Subject Exercises:
Present Participle Exercises
Example:
Carmen está leyendo.
Carmen is reading.
In the example above, the verb is leer, in present participle changes to leyendo.
More examples:
Carlos está construyendo un edificio.
Carlos is constructing a building.
Lina está trayendo los platos.
Lina is bringing the plates.
Present Participle Verbs that end in –yendo
| Verb ending in -er or -ir | -yendo ending | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Atraer | atrayendo | to attract |
| Caer | cayendo | to fall |
| Contraer | contrayendo | to contract |
| Construir | construyendo | to build |
| Contribuir | contribuyendo | to contribute |
| Creer | creyendo | to believe |
| Huir | huyendo | to flee |
| Influir | influyendo | to influence |
| Oír | oyendo | to hear |
Important
The verb ir (to go) in the irregular present participle changes to yendo and the verb poder (to be able) changes to pudiendo.
Examples:
Isabel está yendo a la universidad tres días a la semana.
Isabel is going to school three days a week.
No pudiendo contenerme más, salí corriendo de la casa.
Unable to contain myself any longer, I ran out of the house.
