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Eya C.A1Kwiziq community member

difference between vosotros y usted

what's the difference between usted and vosotros?

Asked 3 years ago

Kirstie F.A2Kwiziq community member

Ser vs. estar for "eran muy felices"I am confused about the use of eran instead of estaban in this sentence below. I understand feelings to be impermanent states, for which we generally use estar. No one/no couple is usually happy constantly, all the time; they experience a variety of different, variable emotions. Is it the difference like saying, "We were a happy couple" vs. "we felt happy"? Gracias!
Ustedes ________ muy felices como pareja.You used to be very happy as a couple.

Asked 3 years ago

Mi Chel H.A1Kwiziq community member

Translation QuestionI do not understand the translation of the first sentence. Which word in Spanish represents activities?
En verano en Madrid hay una oferta grande de ocio. In summer, there are a lot of leisure activities available in Madrid.

Asked 6 years ago

Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Por la mañana desayuno cereales.

Hi,

I note from my dictionary that there is also the verb desayunarse. In the above sentence desayunar has been used, when would desayunarse be better?

Many thanks.

Colin

Asked 5 years ago

Alexander B.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does no debe stand for must not or don't have to ?

Regards,

Alexander

Asked 7 years ago

Ricky M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Please forgive me. I am having difficulty writing the sentences.

It should be:

But I don't understand the use of 'que' in the following:

Tengo algo que contarte

When 'para' is used in the other two examples

Hope I did not confuse you too much.

Asked 7 years ago

Gerald R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tan...como/Tan...que

In Spanish, the structure "Tan...como" is referred to as a "comparative structure".

What is the name of the structure that utilizes "Tan...que"?

Asked 1 year ago

Peter H.A1Kwiziq community member

Past perfect or preterite?

Paco ________ una manifestación en la ciudad. Your answer: Paco ha visto...Paco saw a demonstration in the city.(HINT: Conjugate “ver” in El Pretérito Perfecto)Why would this sentence use a perfect tense, when the event is clearly finished?Paco ha visto... - Paco has seen... is very different than Paco saw.

Asked 5 years ago

Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

New lessons... how can I find out which lessons were recently added? Is there an updated list with the dates when the lessons were introduced?

Asked 6 years ago

Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member

Quedar vs quedarseHola,

I am having some difficulties with this sentence: Los empleados de la tienda se quedaron perplejos.

Why is quedarse used here and not quedar? I went back to the lesson that deals with the differences and therein both are used with an adjective or participle to express the result of an action (=quedar) or change (=quedarse). For quedar + adjective, it is also written that the meaning is rather "to end up", and I feel like it fits well in the sentence above: they ended up perplexed due to what Beru did.

Could both be correct in this context?

Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

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