El Presente Progresivo in Spanish
We use El Presente Progresivo to express ongoing actions in the present.
Look at this example:
In this sentence, we understand that the speaker usually lives in England, however, at the moment of speaking, he is living temporarilly in another country (France in this case).
Read and listen to more examples:
Tú haces natación pero en este momento estás haciendo ciclismo.You (usually) swim but at this moment you are cycling.
You will generally find time phrases that will trigger El Presente Progresivo like:
- ahora (now)
- en este momento (at this moment)
- en este instante (at this moment)
- ahora mismo (right now)
El Presente in Spanish
El Presente in Spanish is used to talk about things that we do more "generally".
Here are some time phrases that express frequency that generally trigger El Presente:
- normalmente (as normal, normally)
- generalmente (generally, normally, tupically)
- siempre (always)
- nunca (never)
- a menudo (often)
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