Why is the "quedarse + gerund" translated throughout as "stay...". I'm a native U.S. English speaker, and I don't know anyone who would say that someone "stays doing" anything. We'd say the person "keep doing...".
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This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Quedarse + [gerund] = to do something continuously in Spanish (perífrasis verbal)"
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Pati E.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
typo ---- we'd say the person(s) "keeps...", "keep", or "kept...",
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For what it's worth, I would have preferred it to remain as "stays". The English is awkward, but I like having the more literal translation because it helps connect to other meanings of "quedar".
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