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Three gerunds that bend the rule
Almost every gerundio is regular. The few exceptions are verbs that come from a longer Latin form — and they're some of the most common:
| Infinitive | Gerundio | English |
|---|---|---|
| fare | facendo | doing, making |
| bere | bevendo | drinking |
| dire | dicendo | saying |
You'll hear facendo constantly: Cosa stai facendo? — What are you doing? It works from the same stem as faccio; bevendo from bevo; dicendo from dico.
Verbs like andare, venire, uscire, dormire are perfectly regular: andando, venendo, uscendo, dormendo.