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Gromit L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ser vs estar again (sigh)

Hi, Shui, is there a difference between “este está compuesto por” and “este es compuesto por”? I would have expected the ser form in this context. From reverso.com I see both forms are quite common. Why would you choose the estar form in this case, and would the ser form be wrong? Thanks!

Asked 4 years ago

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Vinuki B.A1Kwiziq community member

Translation into english

It would be great to have the english version as well so it is easier to understand unfamiliar words.

Asked 5 years ago

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Valerie R.B1Kwiziq community member

Why can't I use desde hace in this example?

Asked 7 years ago

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Richywinningham L.A2Kwiziq community member

The question in the knowledge check was "Usted ________ todo lo que quiere." I chose "consigue", but it said the correct answer was "consigues"...

Asked 6 years ago

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Daniel L.A2Kwiziq community member

Inanimate Objects.

Asked 8 years ago

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Vicki S.A2Kwiziq community member

Feliz vs Contenta/o

When I took the ¿Cómo Estás? A2 Kwiz related to this subject, this question below was marked wrong ("feliz" in red), saying my answer should have been "contenta". Since they both refer to being Happy, can you explain why Contenta is better in this sentence?

MARÍA: Venga chicas, ¡ánimo! Yo estoy muy feliz, ¡tengo un trabajo nuevo!

Asked 5 years ago

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James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Sobre un título sobre un título de una lección¿Cómo lo puede que "El Pretérito Perfecto" significa "(present perfect)"?
Este es el título del uno de mis lecciones bajo de sujeto, ¨Conjugate ver in El Pretérito Perfecto (present perfect)".

He lo tratado pero, me parece que es muy difícil a preguntar una pregunta en el forum en una moda que consigue para mi una respuesta.

Gracias, Jaime

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hi. Why is in one case donde followed by subjunctive (yo pueda) and in another by indicative (hacen saltar)?

Asked 6 years ago

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allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imagino plus indicative?

Imagino que vosotros ________ la verdad. I imagine that you had told the truth.HINT: Conjugate "decir" in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Imagining always takes the indicative, or is this case specific?

Thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

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John B.B2Kwiziq community member

cuando/cuándo

I understand your explanation of the usage of this pair, but cannot relate them to the sentences that you set and so consequently keep getting marked wrong. It is very unlikely that I will ever do much writing in Spanish, so it is not very important to me. Unfortunately, the consequence of getting them wrong means that you keep on setting new ones on the same subject. A vicious circle. Can you please stop setting them for me so that I can move on and learn new things. The same applies to que/qué

Asked 5 years ago

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