Learn Spanish (Latin America): Seguimos avanzando en el proyecto.

Seguimos avanzando en el proyecto.

We keep moving forward on the project.

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Questions & Answers about Seguimos avanzando en el proyecto.

Why does this sentence use Seguimos avanzando instead of just Avanzamos?

Using the verb seguir (to follow or continue) followed by a gerund (an -ing word like avanzando) emphasizes that an action is ongoing. While Avanzamos just means we move forward, Seguimos avanzando means we keep moving forward.

What is the base verb for avanzando and how is this form made?

The base verb is avanzar, which means to advance or to move forward. To make the gerund (the -ing form) for an -ar verb, you drop the -ar ending and add -ando.

The English translation says on the project, but the Spanish uses en. Why not a different word for on?

In Spanish, the preposition en is very flexible and commonly translates to in, on, or at depending on the context. You do not need a separate word for on when talking about making progress on a project; en is the natural choice here.

Could Seguimos also mean we kept in the past tense here?

Yes! For -ir verbs like seguir, the we form (nosotros) is exactly the same in both the present tense and the simple past tense (preterite). Depending on the context, this sentence could also be translated as we kept moving forward on the project.