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How have you been lately?


Caballero July 03, 2011 11:17 AM

How have you been lately?
 
¿Cómo se dice eso en castellano?

Rusty July 03, 2011 11:57 AM

Here are two very common ways:

¿Cómo has estado?
¿Qué tal te ha ido?

Elaina July 04, 2011 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caballero (Post 113202)
¿Cómo se dice eso en castellano?


¿Como has estado ultimamente?
¿Como te ha ido ultimamente?

I take it the person was going through something and you already know so you just want to know about "lately".

AngelicaDeAlquezar July 04, 2011 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elaina (Post 113238)
¿Cómo has estado últimamente?
¿Cómo te ha ido últimamente?

I take it the person was going through something and you already know so you just want to know about "lately".

I agree with the situation when we would use "últimamente".
A Mexican would just ask "¿Cómo has estado?". The verbal tense already expresses "lately" for us.

CobaltStymie July 04, 2011 05:43 PM

Pardon me, but is "estado" the present progressive tense of "está"?

Does it always convey the meaning of "lately"? Or are there other meanings it can convey?
Also, I am not familiar with "ido", but that appears to me as a progressive ending attached to nothing. Is it a word on it's own in this case?

Please forgive my ignorance.

Luna Azul July 04, 2011 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CobaltStymie (Post 113250)
Pardon me, but is "estado" the present progressive tense of "está"?

Does it always convey the meaning of "lately"? Or are there other meanings it can convey?
Also, I am not familiar with "ido", but that appears to me as a progressive ending attached to nothing. Is it a word on it's own in this case?

Please forgive my ignorance.

"Estado" is the Past Participle of "estar". The verb tense is Perfect Preterit which is formed by the auxiliary haber + Present Preterit in Spanish.

Yes, it generally conveys the meaning of "lately", "recently".

"Ido" is the Past Participle of the verb "ir" : "Yo he ido" = "I have gone".


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