present and progressive present tenses

Question

i'm quite confused with these two sentences.Estoy leer and Estoy leyendo.do they mean the same thing?

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Jul 25, 2011

lol : - fheman, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 1

Estoy leer and Estoy leyendo

Well, estoy leer does not exist, it is estoy leyendo.

The structure is : estar + gerundio

Estoy comiendo, estamos fumando...

Answer 2

The present progressive can only be used to describe things that you are doing right now, unlike English where we sometimes use it to refer to the future.

Estoy leyendo ......

I am reading ..... (right now)

The present tense is a bit more flexible and can be used for the present, just as a generalization or even for the future.

Leo ....

I'm reading (now), I read (generally), I am reading (later)

wow!this's GREAT!thanx - fheman, Jul 25, 2011

no hay de que :) el placer es mío - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 3

Estoy leyendo un buen libro toda la noche.

Answer 4

Just referring to your comment on Gene's post:

For the present simple you don't use the verb estar (estoy) plus the verb leer, just conjugate the verb leer in the present tense.

(yo) leo I read, I am reading, I do read

(tú) lees You (informal) read, you are reading, you do read

(Ud, ella, él) lee You (formal, he, she

(nosotros) leemos We

(ellos, Uds) leen They, You (plural)

It's the present progressive that needs both verbs - that's what makes it a different tense.

Estar + present participle

estoy + leyendo I am reading.

estás + leyendo You (informal) are reading

está + leyendo You (formal), he, she ...

estamos + leyendo We are reading

están + leyendo You (plural), they are reading

Perhaps it will help you to see it in English -

present simple tense - I 'read' books about travel.

(one verb) to read

present progressive - I 'am' 'reading' books about travel.

(two verbs) to be (I am) & to read

u're real good at explaining.thanx - fheman, Jul 28, 2011

Answer 5

Leer in yo form is simply LEO...I read, I am reading

yep.that's my point.if estoy leo means i am reading,is there any difference between estoy leo and estoy leyendo? - fheman, Jul 25, 2011

yes, there is and I believe that it has been explained. This semester I am reading Tolstoy. ( Leo) I am reading a newspaper at the moment. (Estoy leyendo) - 0074b507, Jul 25, 2011

There is no estoy leo as Heidita mentioned. - 0074b507, Jul 25, 2011

Answer 6

hey guys i'm sorry i meant to write leer in the yo form.so what difference is there between the two?