| Gerunds | moods |
| Regular gerunds | irregular gerunds | ||
| -are -ere -ire -arre |
-ando -endo -endo -raendo |
parlando-speaking vendendo- selling capendo- understanding attraendo |
bere - bevendo- drinking dire - dicendo- saying fare - facendo- doing dare - dando stare - stando |
Present progressive tense (implies doing it NOW- more restricted than english).
| stare + | gerund | |
| sto stai sta stiamo state stanno |
sto leggendo- i am reading stiamo parlando- we are speaking stavi dicendo- you were saying when used in the future, expresses probability no, starà dormendo- no, he'll be asleep (probably) |
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