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In this post we will take into consideration only the progressive use of the Italian Gerundio. Please read this other post in Italian<\/a> to learn more in detail all the uses of stare + gerundio.\u00a0For functions other than the progressive\u00a0gerundio<\/em>, please look at this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cosa fa Laura?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Laura is watching TV. That’s pretty much how one would describe this action in English, using the present progressive. Italian is different in this respect. We can use the simple present or the combination STARE + GERUNDIO.<\/p>\n The use of progressive tenses in Italian is very limited compared to English. We generally use the presente or imperfetto of stare<\/em> and the gerund for building the present and past progressive.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n While I was having breakfast, Marco called.<\/p>\n In Italian, I can say “mentre facevo…” or “mentre stavo facendo …” without changing the meaning of the sentence.<\/p>\n In English, one can use the present progressive to describe an action in the near future. Not in Italian.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In this case we can use the simple presente<\/em> or the futuro<\/em>. “Sto andando a cena con un’amica…” means only right now, in this precise moment.<\/p>\n Another significant difference is with the verb vivere \/ abitare:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We do not say “Sto vivendo \/ abitando a Londra”. However, “Luigi sta vivendo un momento difficile” means that he’s going through difficult times. Vivendo<\/em> here is more like\u00a0experiencing<\/em>.<\/p>\n On a completely different level, we do not use the stare + gerundio<\/em> to mean that “We’ve been<\/strong> doing … \/ We had been<\/strong> doing …” \u00a0something, for or since some time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There’s no “been \/ stato” here in Italian. As a native Italian speaker, when I have to use these structures in English, I find it very challenging. Italians use a simple present in combination with “da”, or the imperfetto \/ stavo + gerundio for the past instead.<\/p>\n Last note about the passive voice combined with the continuous tense as “… is being”. For example:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Italian we can’t say “\u00e8 stando \/ sta stando”, it doesn’t make any sense. We may opt for the use of the verb venire<\/em> instead of essere<\/em><\/a> and maybe clarify that this is happening now, adesso<\/em>. The easiest solution is to avoid the passive and the progressive together and say “Stanno verniciando la mia stanza”.<\/p>\n I decided to keep this post very simple. The stare + gerundio<\/em> is more complex if we take into account other moods and tenses, such as the congiuntivo.<\/p>\n Not today. Please ask questions in the comments.<\/p>\n That’s it for today. Alla prossima.<\/p>\n Painting: Francesco Hayez – La meditazione<\/a> – 1848<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Italian and English progressive gerund are different Let’s see some examples STARE + GERUNDIO In this post we will take into consideration only the progressive use of the Italian Gerundio. 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