Confusion. ¿Por qué?
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For the present tense, it says it can mean I dance or I am dancing. I thought that the only way you could say "I am dancing" is "Estoy bailando".
I was not aware that "Yo bailo" could mean "I am dancing". 
Can someone explain why that means "I am dancing". 
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updated Jul 9, 2011
posted by SonrisaDelSol
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I believe that is referred to as verb aspect. The present tense has several different aspects.
I dance, I do dance, I am dancing. The present tense can also refer to future and past times.
Voy a bailar.
I am going to dance there next week. or I am dancing there next week.
The present progressive tense is used when you wish to emphasize that the verb's action is ongoing at the exact moment that you spoke.
updated Jul 9, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
Thank you - SonrisaDelSol, Jun 7, 2011
