tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post6476576747939414392..comments2010-01-14T09:32:38.024-05:00Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11185922006807494420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post-22020916296540989152010-01-10T02:34:55.919-05:002010-01-10T02:34:55.919-05:00Thank you 0:-) That was really helpfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post-7830453282930750002010-01-07T09:32:08.604-05:002010-01-07T09:32:08.604-05:00Hi there, Andrew! <br />Sorry for taking so long to respond to your comment.<br /><br />Talking smack is an expression that is used, often with sports, that refers to someone who is saying something over-exaggerated in order to make someone or something seem better.<br /><br />Hope that helps!<br /><br />And to Anonymous about when to use the imperfect or the gerund, if the subjects are the same, then you can use the gerundio. Also, this construction is probably more likely to be used in writing and less in conversation.Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984049081492024702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post-41087639750125155122010-01-04T00:40:00.921-05:002010-01-04T00:40:00.921-05:00thanks.<br />Just one thing?<br />which to use? the gerund or l&#39;imperfetto<br />what is the difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post-72535642419912008632009-11-23T14:28:38.719-05:002009-11-23T14:28:38.719-05:00Fantastic. Especially the constructon with &#39;pur&#39; which I haven&#39;t seen before in my textbooksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post-21366316723687128812009-11-17T17:39:40.929-05:002009-11-17T17:39:40.929-05:00Very good explanation! Thanks!Darikonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post-71263930395910757942009-11-14T16:02:54.511-05:002009-11-14T16:02:54.511-05:00Thanks for this interesting and useful explanation of the gerund but as an English, English speaker, I need a translation from US English! &quot;Talking smack&quot; is not, to my knowledge a common expression in the UK - I&#39;m intrigued to know what it means.Andrew Turnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31258560.post-58459623921639288492009-11-10T07:42:26.531-05:002009-11-10T07:42:26.531-05:00The clearest explanation of gerund in Italian I&#39;ve seen so far. Thank you, and keep up the great work.Michaelnoreply@blogger.com