No. 1,279 in Spanish
hablando
"Speaking" or "talking."
In a sentence
Él está hablando con su amigo sobre el encuentro.
He is talking with his friend about the meeting.
In this sentence, 'hablando' is used as a gerund, indicating an ongoing action, as part of the present progressive tense.
Llevábamos horas hablando cuando llegó la noticia.
We had been talking for hours when the news arrived.
Here, 'hablando' is used in the same way as in the first example but within a past progressive scenario, describing a continuous past action.
¡No sigas hablando y empieza a trabajar!
Stop talking and start working!
In this case, 'hablando' is used to refer to the act of speaking, indicating a command or prohibition.
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