-ando endings for verbs
im familiar with verb endings in the present tense and past tense (imperfect and preterite) but sometimes I see verbs with the ending -ando. like hablando and bailando. when would you use this ending and why? and are there and other verb endings im missing? thank you for your help.

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Hablando. Talking.  Baliando  dancing.   You usually say estoy in front of these words.   ER and IR verbs have their endings in iendo. Estoy haciendo.  I am doing this or 
I am making this.

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You use the suffix -ANDO, when you are speaking in a progresive tense, like in english "to be +verb-ing". In spanish you use "estar + verbo-ando/iendo/.
These three suffixes are used for all the progressive tenses, but how do you use each suffix? it depends on the ending of the infinitive verb -ar/-er/-ir
cantAR- cantando, bailAR-bailando
comER-comiendo, ponER - poniendo
vivIR - viviendo, abrIR- abriendo

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