Lost in Translation..:/

Question

How do you say when he started yelling in Spanish. Is it cuando el empezó a gritar? I'm unsure of how to translate gerunds.

Answer 1

Well you can say that in two ways with two different meanings.

..., cuando el empezó a gritar - something was happening, when he started yelling.

cuando el empezaba a gritar, ... - when he was starting yelling, something happened.

Thanks! - DeeLo, ENE 12, 2010

Answer 2

Thanks for the help!

Answer 3

You got it right. As a rule gerunds are used less freely in Spanish.