"Ele dorme enquanto eu cozinho."

Translation: He is sleeping while I cook.

[valdemarvascaino]

Why not "He sleeps while I cook"?

[Paulenrique]

That would be the correct!

[falko.richter]

english translation: "He is sleeping ....."
so wouldn't " Ele está dormindo ....." fit better here?
(or does "enquanto" indicate a progress "while" something else is done and therefore the gerúndio would be redundant?)

[inshadeone]

If it's a habitual thing, like he usually sleeps every time I cook, you won't need continuous.

[DeanG6]

"he sleeps while i cook" is accepted now.

[surfx2015]

aceito agora 06/2015

[easyvet]

Can someone explain to me when to use enquanto and when durante?

[Paulenrique]

"Enquanto" involves two (ongoing) actions at the same time, "durante" does not.

• (1) Vou dormir enquanto (2) chove.
• Durante a segunda guerra mundial, ...

[easyvet]

Thank you so much! :)

[claudio380522]

he is sleeping while I'm cooking (now); he sleeps while I cook (habitual)