To form the present participle, drop the infinitive ending (-ar, -er, or -ir) and add -ando for -ar verbs or -iendo for -er/-ir verbs.
*Some verbs change their stem in this form.
caminado = walking
cerrando = closing
escuchando = listening
hablando = speaking or talking
mirando = looking or watching
tomando = drinking or taking
abriendo = opening
bebiendo = drinking
comiendo = eating
*durmiendo = sleeping
*leyendo = reading
viendo = seeing
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