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¿ Donde trabajando ahora?

¿ Donde trabajando ahora?

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¿ Donde trabajando ahora?

Where are you working now?

Thank You

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updated May 19, 2011
posted by Wannalearn
And I'll give you a vote for such lovely manners :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 19, 2011

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¿Dónde trabajas ahora?

trabajando is "gerundio" which in English is: "working"

So, your sentence is: "Where you working now?" which is nonsense without an "are".

But in Spanish, in this situation I'd prefer: present tense rather than present continuous.

updated May 19, 2011
posted by culé
thank you - Wannalearn, May 19, 2011
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¿Dónde está(s) trabajando ahora?

Don't forget your accents on interrogatives (question words) smile

Present progressive tense - estar + present participle.

updated May 19, 2011
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Thank You - Wannalearn, May 19, 2011
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Culé makes a good point, I also agree with that unless the person is actually working on something when you ask the question.

The present progressive for something that is taking place at the time of speaking (and never for the future like we do in English - I'm going to Spain in June).

The present can mean three things:

Trabaja(s)

You work.

You are working.

You do work.

So your sentence would be:

¿Dónde trabaja(s) ahora?

updated May 19, 2011
posted by Kiwi-Girl