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Margaret O.A1KwizIQ community member

Que tal is not formal

Since the question asked for a formal question as I would be addressing an elderly man, I would only use company esta? I would not use question tal? That is a very informal way of asking and means more ‘how’s everything?’

Asked 5 years ago

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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 6 years ago

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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 8 years ago

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R Z.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Déjame saber?

Is this an acceptable construction for "let me know" or does it need to be "déjame que sepa"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Carol S.A1KwizIQ community member

I notice you use "deberes" for homework. I learned tarea. Is this regional or interchangeable?

Asked 8 years ago

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A G.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Medio vs. mitad: Expressing the beginning and of a period or space

I understand your explanations perfectly, but I was surprised to learn that it was correct to use "mitad" and "medio" interchangeably when discussing physical space.

It seems to me that way back when I was first learning those concepts, I was told that medio meant middle and and mitad meant half, and that it was an error to confuse the two. Is this a case of one of those "errors so common among native speakers that now it's not wrong anymore" ? Or was I taught incorrectly to begin with?

Thanks for the insight!

Asked 4 years ago

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Miles R.B1KwizIQ community member

Fuimos vs. Éramos"____ nosotros los que llamamos a la puerta. "

Sé que la pista era para conjugar "ser", pero no entiendo porqué "éramos" es la unica que funciona aquí

Es inválido "fuimos"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Melissa M.A2KwizIQ community member

Why estaban and not estuvieron?

This was the question in the test that led me to this lesson, but the lesson doesn't address the issue of choosing the correct past tense.

Ustedes ________ separados el año pasado.You were separated last year.
The hint tells you to use the tense for estaban, but I don't understand why since this seems to be talking about a definitive time that something happened. Either the action of separating happened last year or the circumstance of being separated happened last year. Can someone explain why we should choose estaban over estuvieron (ustedes) besides the fact that the "hint" tells us to?
Thanks in advance for any help!

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I would like to ask about hacía and hizo...

Yo veía lo que el hacía/hizo.

Would the first verb mean that e.g. I saw how he was building something and the second that I saw the reault... e.g. a house? Thank you.

Asked 7 years ago

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andy v.B1KwizIQ community member

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

Asked 7 years ago

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