Breakdown of El corredor viene mejorando su resistencia y su zancada.
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and
mejorar
to improve
su
its
venir
to come
Questions & Answers about El corredor viene mejorando su resistencia y su zancada.
Why does the sentence use viene mejorando instead of just mejora or está mejorando?
Viene mejorando is a very useful structure in Spanish: venir + gerund.
Here it suggests that the improvement has been happening gradually over a period of time and is still in progress now.
- mejora = he improves / he is improving (more neutral, less emphasis on the process)
- está mejorando = he is improving (focuses on what is happening now)
- viene mejorando = he has been improving / he’s been gradually improving
So this version highlights ongoing progress up to the present.
What exactly does venir + gerund mean in Spanish?
Venir + gerund often expresses an action or change that has been developing little by little over time.
In this sentence:
- viene = from venir
- mejorando = gerund of mejorar
Together, viene mejorando means something like:
- has been improving
- has gradually been improving
- has been getting better
It often gives a sense of continuity and progression, not just a single moment of action.
Why is it mejorando and not mejorar?