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Spanish · Chapter 34 · Lesson 9 · Grammar primer

Verbal periphrases: acabar de, llevar, volver a + verb

The helper-verb toolbox that adds aspect beyond plain tense: acabo de llegar (have just), llevo dos horas esperando (have been waiting), volvio a llamar (called again), sigue lloviendo (still raining).

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