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Él está barriendo el suelo y viendo la televisión.

Él está barriendo el suelo y viendo la televisión.
He is sweeping the floor and watching television.
From Lesson 59:Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Él está barriendo el suelo y viendo la televisión.

Why do we use está here instead of es?
To talk about an action happening right now (the present continuous), Spanish always uses the verb estar (to be), never ser. Since the subject is él (he), the correct form is está.
How are the words barriendo and viendo formed?
They are the -ing forms (called gerunds) of the verbs barrer (to sweep) and ver (to watch). To make this form for verbs ending in -er or -ir, you drop that ending and add -iendo.
Why isn't there a second está before viendo?
Just like in English where we say 'He is sweeping and watching' instead of 'He is sweeping and is watching', Spanish lets you drop the second está when the same person is doing two continuous actions connected by y (and).
Why does Él have an accent mark, but el in el suelo does not?
The accent mark on Él (he) is just a visual tool to tell it apart in writing from the word el (the). They sound exactly the same when spoken out loud.

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