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27 Mar 2017
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What is the difference between Yo trabajo and Estoy trabajando ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Yo trabajo and Estoy trabajando ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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27 Mar 2017
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@okean yo trabajo es de carácter general. Indica que tienes trabajo o la utilizas para decir dónde trabajas.
"yo trabajo en el hospital"
Estoy trabajando, sin embargo indica que en el momento en el que estás hablando, estás trabajando.
"No puedo ir ahora, estoy trabajando"
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- Spanish (Spain)
yo trabajo se refiere a que tienes trabajo..y estoy trabajando se refiere a que AHORA en este preciso momento estas trabajando
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- Spanish (Spain)
yo trabajo:
eres estudiante o trabajas?
-yo trabajo
you study or work?
-I work
Estoy trabajando:
[ring ring]
-perdone, estoy trabajando, llame luego.
[ring ring]
-sorry, I'm working, phone me later.
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@okean yo trabajo es de carácter general. Indica que tienes trabajo o la utilizas para decir dónde trabajas.
"yo trabajo en el hospital"
Estoy trabajando, sin embargo indica que en el momento en el que estás hablando, estás trabajando.
"No puedo ir ahora, estoy trabajando"
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I work --> Yo trabajo
I'm working --> Yo estoy trabajando
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- Spanish (Spain)
yo trabajo, es presente.. equivale a I work
for example: I work in the Italian restaurant
y yo estoy trabajando, sería más correcto utilizarlo en frases de presente continuo, es una actividad que se está realizando justo en este momento.
for example: I' m working, see you later!!
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