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Old April 25, 2022, 09:53 PM
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Why is "bajar" and not "bajando" used here?

I have the following:



"Dos veces el año, el primer día de primavera y el primer día de otoño, se puede ver a una serpiente bajar del templo. Parece una serpiente de fuego, pero es el sol reflejado en las escaleras del templo."


I'm a bit thrown by the use of "bajar". I would have expected "bajando". Is it normal to use an infinitive as a progressive like this?



I'm also wondering why the personal "a" seems to be used before "una serpiente".
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