The Progressive, or Gerund, is a tense used in Galician grammar to express ongoing actions or states. It is constructed by combining the verb « estar » (to be) in the present tense with the gerund form of the main verb.

For example, to say « I am reading » in Galician, we would say « Estou lendo », where « estou » is the first person singular present form of « estar » and « lendo » is the gerund form of « ler » (to read).

The Progressive is used to talk about actions that are happening at the moment of speaking or actions that are in progress over a longer period of time. It can also be used to indicate future actions or to express annoyance or irritation.

In addition to its use as a tense, the Progressive can also be used as a noun and as an adjective in Galician. As a noun, it refers to the action itself, for example, « O ler é unha das miñas actividades preferidas » (Reading is one of my favorite activities). As an adjective, it describes something that is happening at the moment, for example, « A música que está soando é moi bonita » (The music that is playing is very beautiful).