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“I am drawing now.”Translation:Yo estoy dibujando ahora.March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019
11 Commentsancil479Why can’t I say ” Estoy dibujando ahoraApril 5, 2021Mr_Adooni567Is estoy necessary? I thought estoy meant I’m. It could just be yo dibujando ahora.January 11, 2021LonzCatThe estar conjugation — estoy in this case — is needed for the continuous present.January 11, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688> Is estoy necessary?
No – Spanish simple present can be used to represent the English continuous present.
> It could just be yo dibujando ahora.
No – that is incorrect.
– If you want to use the Spanish continuous present, you need a form of “estar” : “(yo) estoy dibujando”
– If you want to use the Spanish simple present, you use: “(yo) dibujo” April 5, 2021ChlorafloraPlus898If dibujando means to be drawing now, why is ahora necessary if we’re not adding mismo to make it right now?May 10, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688’dibujando’ does not mean “drawing now”
‘estoy dibujando’ means “I am drawing” (“now” is implied).
It is necessary to include ‘ahora’ in the Spanish translation here because “now” is explicitly stated, rather than being implied in the English sentence.May 10, 2021ChlorafloraPlus898Okay, thanks! Could you say dibujo ahora or would it sound weird without dibujando?May 10, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing weird about ‘dibujo ahora’
Someone that has spent time actually speaking Spanish might want to comment further.May 10, 2021arnulo1306Yo dibujo ahora. It was marked right.
One of the uses of the Spanish present tense is to talk about things happening now. https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-present-tense-formsDecember 10, 2021Bruce72797Plus404Why is yo needed?November 18, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688It isn’t. It’s optional.
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ancil479Why can’t I say ” Estoy dibujando ahoraApril 5, 2021Mr_Adooni567Is estoy necessary? I thought estoy meant I’m. It could just be yo dibujando ahora.January 11, 2021LonzCatThe estar conjugation — estoy in this case — is needed for the continuous present.January 11, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688> Is estoy necessary?
No – Spanish simple present can be used to represent the English continuous present.
> It could just be yo dibujando ahora.
No – that is incorrect.
– If you want to use the Spanish continuous present, you need a form of “estar” : “(yo) estoy dibujando”
– If you want to use the Spanish simple present, you use: “(yo) dibujo” April 5, 2021ChlorafloraPlus898If dibujando means to be drawing now, why is ahora necessary if we’re not adding mismo to make it right now?May 10, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688’dibujando’ does not mean “drawing now”
‘estoy dibujando’ means “I am drawing” (“now” is implied).
It is necessary to include ‘ahora’ in the Spanish translation here because “now” is explicitly stated, rather than being implied in the English sentence.May 10, 2021ChlorafloraPlus898Okay, thanks! Could you say dibujo ahora or would it sound weird without dibujando?May 10, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing weird about ‘dibujo ahora’
Someone that has spent time actually speaking Spanish might want to comment further.May 10, 2021arnulo1306Yo dibujo ahora. It was marked right.
One of the uses of the Spanish present tense is to talk about things happening now. https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/spanish-present-tense-formsDecember 10, 2021Bruce72797Plus404Why is yo needed?November 18, 2021Jim8161ModPlus688It isn’t. It’s optional.
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https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/49065336November 21, 2021
ancil479Why can’t I say ” Estoy dibujando ahoraApril 5, 2021
ancil479
Why can’t I say ” Estoy dibujando ahoraApril 5, 2021
Why can’t I say ” Estoy dibujando ahora
April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021
Mr_Adooni567Is estoy necessary? I thought estoy meant I’m. It could just be yo dibujando ahora.January 11, 2021
Is estoy necessary? I thought estoy meant I’m. It could just be yo dibujando ahora.
January 11, 2021
January 11, 2021
LonzCatThe estar conjugation — estoy in this case — is needed for the continuous present.January 11, 2021
The estar conjugation — estoy in this case — is needed for the continuous present.
January 11, 2021
January 11, 2021
Jim8161ModPlus688> Is estoy necessary?
No – Spanish simple present can be used to represent the English continuous present.
> It could just be yo dibujando ahora.
No – that is incorrect.
– If you want to use the Spanish continuous present, you need a form of “estar” : “(yo) estoy dibujando”
– If you want to use the Spanish simple present, you use: “(yo) dibujo” April 5, 2021
> Is estoy necessary?
No – Spanish simple present can be used to represent the English continuous present.
> It could just be yo dibujando ahora.
No – that is incorrect.
– If you want to use the Spanish continuous present, you need a form of “estar” : “(yo) estoy dibujando”
– If you want to use the Spanish simple present, you use: “(yo) dibujo”
April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021
ChlorafloraPlus898If dibujando means to be drawing now, why is ahora necessary if we’re not adding mismo to make it right now?May 10, 2021
If dibujando means to be drawing now, why is ahora necessary if we’re not adding mismo to make it right now?
May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021
Jim8161ModPlus688’dibujando’ does not mean “drawing now”
‘estoy dibujando’ means “I am drawing” (“now” is implied).
It is necessary to include ‘ahora’ in the Spanish translation here because “now” is explicitly stated, rather than being implied in the English sentence.May 10, 2021
‘dibujando’ does not mean “drawing now”
‘estoy dibujando’ means “I am drawing” (“now” is implied).
It is necessary to include ‘ahora’ in the Spanish translation here because “now” is explicitly stated, rather than being implied in the English sentence.
May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021
ChlorafloraPlus898Okay, thanks! Could you say dibujo ahora or would it sound weird without dibujando?May 10, 2021
Okay, thanks! Could you say dibujo ahora or would it sound weird without dibujando?
May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021
Jim8161ModPlus688To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing weird about ‘dibujo ahora’
Someone that has spent time actually speaking Spanish might want to comment further.May 10, 2021
To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing weird about ‘dibujo ahora’
Someone that has spent time actually speaking Spanish might want to comment further.
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