Ch 33 · Lesson 19Spanish · Chapter 33 · Lesson 19 · Common mistake
hablar or hablando?
English uses -ing in places where Spanish flatly refuses to.
The rule
Spanish uses the INFINITIVE where English uses -ing after a preposition or as the subject of a sentence: , . The gerund is mainly for an action in progress, or running alongside another: , . is not Spanish, however natural the English feels.
Pick the right one
0/6Pick the right one: hablar or hablando.
Antes de , piensa.
Está con su madre.
español es difĂcil.
Sigue y no me escucha.
Me cansé de .
Entró por teléfono.
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