Ch 34 · Lesson 25Spanish · Chapter 34 · Lesson 25 · Common mistake
sigue or lleva?
One measures how long. The other says it has not stopped.
The rule
plus a gerund counts how long something has been going on: . plus a gerund says only that it is still going, with no measurement attached: . If there is a length of time in the sentence it wants ; if the point is that it has not stopped, it wants .
Pick the right one
0/6Pick the right one: sigue or lleva.
dos horas esperando.
trabajando, no se ha ido.
tres años viviendo en Madrid.
A pesar de todo, sonriendo.
mucho tiempo estudiando español.
sin entenderlo.
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