ir present progressive
Emily Wong
Updated on June 23, 2026
For “ar” verbs, the ending is “a-n-d-o” or “ando”. And, for “er” and “ir” verbs, the “ing” ending is “i-e-n-d-o” or “iendo”. For example, the word “to talk” is “hablar” and the word “talking” is “hablando”. Let’s look at a few more.
How do you use IR?
If you want to say, I am going to the beach, in English, you know that you’ll have to add the word “to” after the verb “to go.” Similarly, in Spanish, the verb ir is almost always followed by “a.” For example, the preceding sentence would be translated as: voy a la playa.
Which ending do you use for ER and IR verbs?
All regular -er and -ir verbs are conjugated in this way, by adding the ending on to the stem.