Here are the answers to the two exercises on the gerundio.

Exercise 1. Translate these sentences into English:

1. Cosa stai facendo? = What are you doing?
2. Sto legendo il giornale. = I am reading the newspaper.
3. Stanno preparando l'insalata. = They are preparing the salad.
4. Stavo ascoltando la radio quando il telefono ha squillato. = I was listening to the radio when the telephone rang.
5. I ragazzi stavano vestendosi.= the boys were gettin dressed.

Exercise 2. Translate these sentences into Italian:

1. I am writing a letter. = Sto scrivendo una lettera.
2. She is waiting for a phone call. = Sta aspettando una telefonata.
3. I was watching a football match. = Stavo guardando una partita di calcio.
4. He was doing something. = Stava facendo qualcosa.
5. The girls were sleeping. = Le ragazze stavano dormendo.

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