I am busy right now
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I am busy right now. What are you doing ? I am writing an exam.
( Yo) estoy ocupado en este momento. ¿Qué hace usted? (Yo ) estoy escribo un examen.
Any grammar issues ?
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updated Jun 26, 2012
edited by Ejules25
posted by Ejules25
Estoy escribiendo un examen. But writing an exam looks weird to me in both Spanish and English. But I'm no native Spanish speaker. - degrazia, Jun 26, 2012
I would say, "Hago un examen." Something like that. - degrazia, Jun 26, 2012
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( Yo) estoy ocupado en este momento. ¿Qué hace (usted)? (Yo ) estoy escribiendo un examen; or (Yo ) escribo un examen, the first one is in presente progresivo, so the verb must be in gerund, the second one is presente simple, so the verb estar must not be used
updated Jun 26, 2012
posted by diagonx
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I am not a Spanish native. I don't see any issues except that yo was not necessary.
updated Jul 17, 2012
posted by miliard
Diagonx is correct. - --Mariana--, Jun 26, 2012
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From what I grasp, the second part of the sentence is told as if the speaker were a teacher, who's not taking and exam, but rather drawing it up or writing it.
updated Jun 26, 2012
posted by diagonx
I read it that way too. - --Mariana--, Jun 26, 2012
