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No. 10,271 in Spanish

comiendo

"Comiendo" means "eating."

In a sentence

  • Estoy comiendo una manzana.

    I am eating an apple.

    In this sentence, 'comiendo' is used to describe the action of eating as it is happening right now in the present (present progressive tense).

  • Está comiendo mucho estos días.

    He/she is eating a lot these days.

    Here, 'comiendo' indicates an ongoing action during a general time frame (present progressive tense).

  • El niño estaba comiendo en el parque.

    The child was eating in the park.

    In this sentence, 'comiendo' is part of the imperfect progressive tense, signifying a past action that was in progress.

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