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Originally Posted by laepelba
- Do all verbs have a separate form for the present participle and the gerund? If so, would you please give me some examples of other verbs' forms?
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Not all, but many.
This form used to be called "participio activo". It's the combination of the verb root with a suffix "-ante", "-ente", or "-iente".
·perseverar - perseverante - perseverando - perseverado
·oír - oyente - oyendo - oído
·causar - causante - causando -causado
·suplir - suplente - supliendo - suplido
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Originally Posted by laepelba
- This word "sapiente", which is to be used as an adjective, could you say something like "hombre sapiente" for "wise man"? If not, how would you use that word in a sentence?
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Yes, you can use it like that, although it's usually replaced by "sabio".
·Tuve la fortuna de escuchar una sapiente conversación entre Jorge Luis Borges y Alfonso Reyes.
I was fortunate to hear a wise conversation between Jorge Luis Borges and Alfonso Reyes.
·El Doctor Hernández Pérez es un sapiente médico.
Dr. Hernandez Perez is a wise physician.
Edit: Rusty beat me to reply, but one more answer won't harm, I hope.
