Present continuous: estamos hablando (we are talking)
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Present continuous: estamos hablando (we are talking)
The present continuous is used to express ongoing actions – things happening at this moment.
Ana está comiendo.
Ana is eating.
Nacho y Carolina están bailando.
Nacho and Carolina are dancing.
The present continuous is formed with the verb estar (to be) + gerundio (“-ing” form equivalent).
Estoy saliendo del despacho.
I am leaving the office.
Estamos tomando el sol.
We are sunbathing.
With pronominal verbs, the pronoun can go before the verb estar (to be) or after the gerundio (“-ing” form equivalent).
Nacho se está afeitando.
Nacho is shaving.
Nacho está afeitándose.
Nacho is shaving.
Note: To express ongoing actions in the past or future, we conjugate estar (to be) in other tenses.
He estado estar, pret. perf. hablando con Magda.
I have been talking with Magda.
Estaba estar, pret. imperf. hablando con Magda.
I was talking with Magda.
Estaré estar, futuro hablando con Magda.
I will be talking with Magda.
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