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Ariana N.A2Kwiziq community member

por vs para

I know 'para' usually goes in front of verbs in the infinitive form. When does 'por' go in front of verbs in the infinitive form?

Asked 3 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

reflexive spanish verbs are in the infinitive form when followed by pronoun, but the bot says: "separame: and I said: separarme . Pls explain why?Kwizbot Pero ahora no podría separame de mi "handbike" You pero ahora no podria separarme de mi handbike. I think wizbot is incorrect: from what I have learned so far, and having checked online, reflexive spanish verbs are in the infinitive form when followed by pronoun. Also per Spanishdict.com they say: “Reflexive pronouns are attached to the end of affirmative commands. For compound verbs like the present progressive, the pronoun can either be attached to the end of the infinitive or present participle or go before the conjugated verb.” Thank you! Nicole

Asked 7 years ago

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Eric G.C1Kwiziq community member

recordar / acordarse

In the Superbike translation exercise, you translated "We'll always remember this day" as "Vamos a acordarnos siempre de este día". Why is "Vamos a recordar siempre de este dia" not also correct ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ronald T.B2Kwiziq community member

Los marteses voy a la biblioteca. Is this a contradiction to the rule i.e. "Days of the week do not have a plural form except sabados y domingos."

Asked 7 years ago

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Pati E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Confusing TranslationA Elisa le había tocado hacer turno doble en el hospital.Elisa had had to do a double shift at the hospital.I was a bit confused and wondered if the above also be translated as "Elisa had to do a double shift at the hospital"?
Pati E.

Asked 6 years ago

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Marcia M.B1Kwiziq community member

subjunctive jugarMe sorprende que ustedes ________ al dominó. I'm surprised that you play dominoes. (HINT: Conjugate "jugar" in El Presente de Subjuntivo) jueguen juegan juguen juguemos why isn't the answer JUGUEN like other ther irregular verbs ending in GAR such as apagar, entregar, llegar, and pagar?

Asked 11 months ago

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Alexander B.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Modal verbs

¡Hola!

Let's have a look at the examples:

- Sorry, I couldn't come yesterday, I was a bit busy

- You couldn't have come anyway, roads were blocked because of the snowfall

- I saw Maria yesterday

- You can't have seen her. She left for Bahamas three days ago

How can I express these ideas in Spanish by means of the verb poder and perfect infinitive?

Regards,

Alexander

Asked 6 years ago

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Valerie R.B1Kwiziq community member

Could you give me a list of names for the verb tenses? I keep mistaking preterito imperfecto for preterito indefinite

Asked 7 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Gerardo - the elderly man?

If you are also an elderly man? Can you use "¿Cómo estás?" when greeting Gerardo?

Asked 6 years ago

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Pinky Bhupinder J.A1Kwiziq community member

In exam conditions would the 'you' formal and non-formal be marked incorrect?

Asked 5 years ago

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