Constructions with the Gerund Flashcards

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Salir + perdiendo o ganando

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Expresan el resultado final
expresses the final result

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Tener + Gerundio

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Tiene la misma forma que Estar mas Gerundio pèro la persona que hace la acción del gerundio es el objuete directo del verbo principal.
The person who performs the action in the gerund is the direct object of the principal verb. For example, “ellos tenían trabajando a los niños en el taller”

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Seguir o Continuar + Gerundio

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expresa la continuidad de un procesco.
Expresses a continuing process

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Estar + Gerundio

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Basic progressive form

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Andar + Gerundio

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To be doing something unfocusedly or disorganizedly

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Acabar + Gerundio

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Expresa conclusión
Expresses conclusion (to finish doing smth)

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Ir + Gerundio

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Se usa para enfocar la accion en progreso hacia una meta, o transmitir la idea de gradualmente o poco a poco.
Used to focus on the action in progress towards a goal, or transmit the idea of gradual change.

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Dejar + Gerundio

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To stay in one place doing something (reflexive verb)

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Llevar + Gerundio

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Tiene carácter acumulativo de duración y sólo se usa cuando se especifica el tiempo transcurrido en la realización de una acción
Has accumulative character of duration, only used when the time passed is specified

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Quedarse + Gerundio

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Significa permenecer en el mismo lugar haciendo la misma acción cuando es posible hacer algo diferente
Means someone stayed in the same place doing the same thing when it was possible to do something different.

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Encontrarse + Gerundio

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To be doing (formal)

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Venir + Gerundio

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Se añade cierto énfasis en el movimiento en el tiempo. Se conoce el momento en que se empezó.
Adds emphasis on movement in time. One already knows how long it has been going.

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