praying and sacrificing
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If I want to say, "He spent all his time in the temple, praying and sacrificing," what tense are "praying and sacrificing" in? Do I use the gerund, or what?
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updated May 26, 2010
edited by 00494d19
posted by Opinionated
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I would say that you would use the imperfect since there is no clear indication as to when the action was completed ...only that he spent all his time in the temple.
El pasó todo su tiempo en el templo, estaba orando y sacrificando
= He spent all his time in the temple praying and sacrificing
I am including the personal pronoun because the verb being conjugated in the 3rd person singular needs clarification in this instance.
' to pray' can be translated either by orar or rezar
(I have to say that I prefer' orar')
updated May 26, 2010
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Usted es mi heroe. :D - Opinionated, May 25, 2010
De nada .. es un placer - FELIZ77, May 26, 2010
