Breakdown of Vienen transmitiendo el legado.
venir
to have been (doing), auxiliary + gerund
transmitir
to pass on
el legado
the legacy
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Questions & Answers about Vienen transmitiendo el legado.
Why use vienen transmitiendo here instead of han estado transmitiendo or llevan transmitiendo?
While han estado transmitiendo is grammatically correct, venir + gerund is highly favored in Spanish to express an action that started in the past and continues into the present with a sense of accumulation or tradition. It emphasizes the continuous, steady build-up of passing down the legacy over time. Llevar + gerund is very similar but is usually paired with a specific timeframe, such as llevan años transmitiendo.
Why is vienen in the present tense if the English translation uses the past-focused 'have been'?
Could we say van transmitiendo el legado instead?
Why use transmitiendo for passing on rather than pasando?