I re-listened to Track 34 on Language Transfer and learned something new about gerunds or gerundios. I had been exposed to the construction on Duolingo but Mihalis explained that in Spanish the gerund form is only used when talking about something that's going on right now. He said that's why all along he's been teaching the present form as for example hablo means I speak or I am speaking. But if someone interrupts you, you would say Estoy hablando versus hablo, because you are speaking right now, right at this moment.
Oh my gosh! What a revelation? That clears up so much of my confusion as to why it was used in some cases and some not. Which brings me to the first time I learned about gerunds and realized what Bailando actually meant 😊😊 Plus it gives me an excuse to post Enrique.
Great break through!
ReplyDeleteI’m finally having a break through with indirect/direct object pronouns on Language Transfer. I knew the difference on paper for some time…I am finally & hopefully transferring it from paper to my speech!!
That is awesome, look at you internalizing Spanish!
DeleteI had the same breakthrough Darlene! Got to love a lightbulb moment!
ReplyDeleteJoyce - Today I left the LT more confused than when we started! I need more time to process this DOP/IOP le la les se business.
I'm where you're at Anouska on se, le, les. It's still a bit murky for me. But I'm hopeful.
DeleteIt´s nice to share this with someone.
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