Llevar + gerund is to carry on doing somethng?

Question

Llevo viviendo **I carry on living

Llevo comiendo I carry on eating

''levar' + present participle - samdie, Feb 22, 2011

Dewdew please see my most recent posting :) - FELIZ77, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 1

Indeed, this is the best translation for the present perfect continuous.

I have been living here for ages. Llevo viviendo aquí desde hace siglos

Answer 2

Yes Llevar + quantity of time + gerund expresses the length of time you have been doing something and seguir + gerund expresses the continuation of an action for example: Hace dos horas llovía y todavía sigue lloviendo. Empecé a escribir esta carta hace una hora y todavía sigo escribiendo.

quantity (of time ) - FELIZ77, Feb 22, 2011

Wow yes what a mistake, I must have got my Spanish phonetics mixed up with the English I never used to spell it like that before I started studying Spanish. - kenwilliams, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 3

Yep, it means to keep on ---ing or continue ---ing.

Answer 4

This is what I have been learning with my native online Spanish teacher from Spain in my most recent lesson.

The present tense of llevar + gerund = is used to form the present continuous/present progressive tense which, when combined with a period of time gives the meaning: I have been doing something and the idea of continuing to do something

Por ejemplo/s:

1 Llevo aprendiendo español cinco años = I have been learning Spanish for 5 years

2 (Ella) lleva cantando 3 años = She has been singing for 3 years

3 Llevan viviendo en Madrid algo más de 7 años = They have been living in Madrid for more than 7 years

You can also say, using a different construction: Vivo en Francía desde hace 8 años = I have been living in France for 8 years (desde hace = since)

I hope this helps

it does actually, great! - dewclaw, Feb 22, 2011

íQué genial! Estoy muy feliz de saberlo :) - FELIZ77, Feb 22, 2011