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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I have difficulty to understand (Me cuesta entender) the difference between me voy and voy. Is it usually possible to yse them almost synonymously?

Asked 5 years ago

Paulette J.A1Kwiziq community member

Present tense v. presente progresivoOne of my Spanish grammar books says that the present tense in Spanish can be translated both by the present simple and the present progressive in English. So, for example, they said ella canta could translate both as "she sings" and "she is singing." My question is what is the difference between translating the present tense that way, and using el presente progresivo. Are the meanings different? When do I use one or the other in Spanish if I want to talk about an ongoing action? Thanks for any guidance.

Asked 7 years ago

D. A.A1Kwiziq community member

Isn't La Ropa plural?La ropa huele a limpio. Why is this singular? Isn't the clothes plural which would make it huelen.

Asked 4 years ago

andy v.B1Kwiziq community member

Why "siempre supe..." and not "siempre sabía que había algo..."?

Asked 5 years ago

Graeme R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Acordar vs Estar de acuerdo

The way I learned, for many of the examples you give here, I would probably use the construction estar de acuerdo. (ie. Estoy de acuerdo contigo = I agree with you).

Can someone explain what the differences between acordar and estar de acuerdo are. I wonder if the latter is regional variation as I'm not sure if I ever heard it said in Spain?

Asked 4 years ago

Sue B.B1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between 'semi-regular' and 'irregular' when describing changes in verbs

Asked 6 years ago

Татьяна Т.A1Kwiziq community member

Maestra vs profesora

I wrote 'maestra' instead of 'profesora' and this was marked as a mistake. But why, isn't it the same?

Asked 4 years ago

Alexander V.C1Kwiziq community member

Parece que, why incorrect?

I am wondering why in the question "Which of the following expressions are followed by the subjunctive?" the option "Parece que" was marked as incorrect? There is no any information about it in the explanation. However it is followed by the subjunctive, isn't it?

Asked 5 years ago

allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using indirect object pronouns with darI have been told that it is not redundant, and is in fact necessary, to use the indirect object pronoun even if you specifically mention the recipient. For example, Le di el regalo a Jose. Is this just a Central American thing?

Asked 6 years ago

William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Por or Para with quien?Slightly confused here. The text suggests "para" but the answer says "por"

Asked 7 years ago

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