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Las sábanas están secas, las estoy doblando.

Las sábanas están secas, las estoy doblando.
The sheets are dry, I am folding them.
From Lesson 80:Pronoun placement with infinitives·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Las sábanas están secas, las estoy doblando.

Could I attach the pronoun las to the end of the verb instead?
Yes! Because this sentence uses a gerund (the "-ing" form, doblando), you have two options for the pronoun las ("them"). You can put it before the conjugated verb (las estoy doblando) or attach it directly to the end of the gerund (estoy doblándolas). Both are perfectly natural, but notice that attaching it requires adding an accent mark to keep the pronunciation the same.
Why does the word las appear twice in this sentence?
They are actually two different types of words that happen to look identical. The first las in Las sábanas is the plural feminine article meaning "the". The second las in las estoy doblando is a direct object pronoun meaning "them", which refers back to the sheets.
Why do we use están (from estar) rather than son (from ser) for "are dry"?
We use estar for physical states and conditions. The sheets are currently dry, but they were wet in the wash earlier. If you used ser, it would imply that being dry is a permanent, defining characteristic of those sheets.
What verb does doblando come from?
It comes from doblar, which means "to fold". To make the "-ing" form (the gerund) for regular -ar verbs, you drop the -ar and add -ando, resulting in doblando.

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