haciendo

This is the 191st most frequent Spanish word.


haciendo

"Doing" or "making."


In this sentence, "haciendo" is the gerund form of the verb "hacer" functioning as part of the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.

Estoy haciendo la tarea de matemáticas.

I am doing the math homework.


In this sentence, "haciendo" describes an ongoing action performed by others, conveyed in the third person plural.

Voy al taller porque están haciendo reparaciones en mi coche.

I am going to the workshop because they are making repairs to my car.


Here, "haciendo" is again in its gerund form, this time part of a past continuous tense, indicating an action that was occurring in the past when interrupted by another action.

Estaba haciendo ejercicio cuando me llamaste.

I was exercising when you called me.