gerundio, infinitivo y participio
1. María quiere pasar el fin de semana leyendo novelas sentada en el sofá.
Why not use [sentándose] here?
Is it because [sentarse] describes [leyendo], not [pasar]?
If not, why using P.P here?
2. ----Vio alejarse el oso.
----Esta mañana he visto a Elsa y Marcos discutiendo en una panadería.
Why using inf. in the first sentence, but ger. in the second?
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Answers · 3
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Past participle sometimes can be used to describe someones action or how they perform the action in this case "sentada" is how she will be while she does the action "leyendo novelas" that's why you say "sentada" because is "maría" and not "sentado" since it is she and not he
on the second example:
the first sentence someone is looking at something else doing and action "el vio alejarse el oso" so he watched the bear to do that
on the other sentences someone is looking at someone else doing something so while he was looking at them they were doing something
yo vi a elsa y marcos discutiendo" this was happening while i was watching
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In English people would say "sitting on the couch" or "seated on the couch." Spanish prefers to use the past simple rather than the present participle.
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Past participle sometimes can be used to describe someones action or how they perform the action in this case "sentada" is how she will be while she does the action "leyendo novelas" that's why you say "sentada" because is "maría" and not "sentado" since it is she and not he
on the second example:
the first sentence someone is looking at something else doing and action "el vio alejarse el oso" so he watched the bear to do that
on the other sentences someone is looking at someone else doing something so while he was looking at them they were doing something
yo vi a elsa y marcos discutiendo" this was happening while i was watching
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