No. 7,477 in Spanish
ing
The term "ing" is not a Spanish word. In English, it is a suffix used to form present participles and gerunds.
In a sentence
Estoy estudiando para el examen mañana.
I am studying for the exam tomorrow.
'Estudiando' is the gerund form ('-ing' equivalent in Spanish), used here to indicate a continuous action in progress.
Viendo una película me relajé mucho.
Watching a movie, I relaxed a lot.
'Viendo' is the gerund form ('-ing' equivalent in Spanish), used as a verbal action describing a simultaneous activity.
La cantante llegó cantando su canción más famosa.
The singer arrived singing her most famous song.
'Cantando' is the gerund form ('-ing' equivalent in Spanish), showing the manner or means in which the action (arrival) happened.
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