Ir tirando

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #11 October 28, 2013, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexls

Hi deandddd, in Spain *** (You need to insert a subject and a conjugated verb so your sentence is not fragmentary) to say "Vamos tirando". Is the verb "Ir" no "Ser"

@Alex: Look out. "Estamos tirando" is using the verb "estar", not "ser".

JPablo · #12 November 04, 2013, 03:30 AM

In Spain is "ir tirando"...

"Estamos tirando" sounds "odd" to an Iberian ear... ie... you can use it but NOT naturally in the sense of "getting along"...

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #13 November 04, 2013, 09:41 AM

Right, that's understood, and that's certainly what Alex meant.

I was just commenting on the last part of his message (about which I forgot to also suggest corrections):

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexls

Is the verb "ir" no "ser"

JPablo · #14 November 09, 2013, 10:18 PM

Thank you, Angelica!

deandddd · #15 November 11, 2013, 04:35 AM

Alexis,

Ah, I have just realized what you are saying. So I have to say "vamos tirando" and not "estamos tirando"? Is this it?

Dean

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #16 November 11, 2013, 11:32 PM

Right, Dean.

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