{"id":4612,"date":"2013-04-10T12:34:29","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T12:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=4612"},"modified":"2014-07-24T19:55:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T19:55:48","slug":"what-the-are-you-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/what-the-are-you-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"What the @$% are you doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

E a\u00ed, pessoal, tudo bem?<\/p>\n

The post title was only to catch your attention to today’s topic: how to say what you are doing, em portugu\u00eas. So, let’s go for it!<\/p>\n

First, this verb phrase has two parts: the verb estar (in the present) + the main verb in the gerund<\/strong>. Let’s review the verb estar:<\/p>\n

eu estou<\/em>
\n voc\u00ea est\u00e1 \/ t\u00fa est\u00e1s<\/em>
\n ele \/ ela est\u00e1<\/em>
\n n\u00f3s estamos<\/em>
\n voc\u00eas est\u00e3o \/ v\u00f3s estais [rare]<\/em>
\n eles \/ elas est\u00e3o<\/em><\/p>\n

We form the gerung by adding the ending ndo to the verb. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

falar [to speak]<\/em> – falando [speaking]<\/em>
\ndan\u00e7ar [to dance]<\/em> – dan\u00e7ando [dancing]<\/em>
\nbeber [to drink]<\/em> – bebendo [drinking]<\/em>
\ncomer [to eat]<\/em> – comendo [eating]<\/em>
\nsair [to leave]<\/em> – saindo [leaving]<\/em>
\nir [to go]<\/em> – indo [going]<\/em><\/p>\n

Now let’s make some sentences! O que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 fazendo?<\/p>\n

Eu estou<\/p>\n

… lavando a lou\u00e7a. [washing the dishes]<\/em>
\n… varrendo o ch\u00e3o. [sweeping the floor]<\/em>
\n… levando o lixo para fora. [taking out the garbage]<\/em>
\n… lendo um artigo. [reading an article]<\/em><\/p>\n

Ele \/ Ela est\u00e1<\/p>\n

… estudando portugu\u00eas. [studying Portuguese]<\/em>
\n… escrevendo um e-mail. [writing an e-mail]<\/em>
\n… fazendo compras. [shopping]<\/em>
\n… assistindo um filme. [watching a movie]<\/em><\/p>\n

N\u00f3s estamos<\/p>\n

… andando de bicicleta. [riding our bikes]<\/em>
\n… conversando sobre esporte. [talking about sports]<\/em>
\n… fazendo o almo\u00e7o. [making lunch]<\/em>
\n… fazendo uma liga\u00e7\u00e3o. [making a call]<\/em><\/p>\n

Eles \/ Elas est\u00e3o<\/p>\n

… limpando a casa. [cleaning the house]<\/em>
\n… passeando no parque. [walking in the park]<\/em>
\n… estudando para a prova. [studying for the test]<\/em>
\n… lendo um livro. [reading a book]<\/em><\/p>\n

What about you? What are YOU doing now? Leave your answers in our comments area!<\/p>\n

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E a\u00ed, pessoal, tudo bem? The post title was only to catch your attention to today’s topic: how to say what you are doing, em portugu\u00eas. So, let’s go for it! First, this verb phrase has two parts: the verb estar (in the present) + the main verb in the gerund. Let’s review the verb…<\/p>\n

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