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Why is it “compramos dos billetes de ida y vuelta en ventanilla” and not LA ventanilla? I don’t think I’ve seen this before, it doesn’t seem to fit with the other rules on definite articles?
Hi, Why do you say: “Como es usted” instead of: “Como esta usted”!? Gracias, Arabelle
In the sentence:
"En mi opinión, debemos reducir su consumo para dormir mejor."
The instruction tells you to use the verb "disminuir." ??
"Tú ________ el primero de la lista." (You are the first on the list.)
I made a mistake on this one by using estar. My reasoning is it referred to a location (the first position on the list). It appears the answer you're looking for is to use ser, and that the recommendation is to treat the list and its contents as descriptive.
Would this change if I said "You are the first in line?" Or should I still use the ser verb? Is it a description of a trait of the line, or is it a position that is relative?
Are these types of cases subjective? Or is it pretty common for everyone to use the same verb?
I recommend linking to Difference between cuándo and cuando in Spanish (with and without an accent) as a related topic.
My test question asked for the El Presente Continuo - i’m new to learning Spanish and skipped the question as I thought I didn’t know how to tackle Continuo - only to find that when I selected “Explain” I was directed to the El Presente Progesivo, which I have studied. So are there the two descriptions for this grammar and should your lesson not say El Presente Progesivo or Continuo (for those, like me, who don’t always think outside the box) ?
The lesson is clear that "bueno" in front of a noun means "great," but simply "good" if after the noun. So the instruction is that this girl simply wants a good man. But the "correct" choice is "un buen hombre"!
I think this also translates correctly;
Adorno el árbol de Navidad para que todos admirarlo mañana.
as an alternative to
Adorno el árbol de Navidad para que todos lo admiren mañana.
Two correct answers as choices in the original question unless hinted to use subjunctive
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