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Oloo Leah A.A1Kwiziq community member

Use of usted

¡Hola! Am new here .I have a problem with the placement of 'usted'.For example ¿Usted tiene nietos?and ¿Tiene Usted nietos? Are both of the sentences correct? When or in what context do you use Usted before the verb or after.

Asked 5 years ago

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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Accent on "política"

You have placed the 'tilde' incorrectly in the sentence "En el café se discutía de toros, politíca, teatro y literatura" > It should be written: "... política …" - [in "Tertulias en el Café Gijón" , B2]

Asked 5 years ago

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Victoria Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Mostly habitual sentences

Hola, I see most of the reflective verb examples are habitual sentences, such as "todas las mananas", "todos los dias", 'siempre" etc. Is this usually how a reflective verb would be used? at least in the beginner's context? Gracias

Asked 5 years ago

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Jim K.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Confusing Examples...

In the lesson "Use Hace + length of time + que + El Indefinido " we have this example:

-¿Dónde está Jaime? -Hace dos horas que se fue.
-Where is Jaime? -He left two hours ago.

In the lesson "When to use the perfect tense versus the simple past in European Spanish (Perfecto vs Indefinido)" we have this example:

Note: If you talk about time ago using hace then the tense will still depend on whether the event in question was 'today' or another day:

Lo he visto hace 2 minutos.
I saw him two minutes ago.

Are they both correct? It they are, that tells me that when using "Hace + length of time + que + El Indefinido", we could either of these?

Jim Kurczewski

Asked 6 years ago

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Peter W.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vamos a sentarnos donde haya sombra.

I'm not great at grammar in my own language and before I started learning Spanish I didn't even know what the subjunctive was. So I've learned it's a sort of feeling expressing doubt or IF something were to happen or wishing? I can't quite see how "we're going to sit where there is shade" fits in the subjunctive. Doesn't it suggest certainty? Or am I wrong about this?

Asked 4 years ago

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S. I.A2Kwiziq community member

Example : Ella trae la tarta para tu fiesta de cumpleaños. She's bringing the cake for your birthday party.

Why is it "trae" and not "está trayendo"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Alejandro S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the answer “tenían” and not “tenía”?Why is the answer “tenían” and not “tenía”?
En la tienda no ________ ni pan ni dulces. In the shop, they didn't have bread or cakes.(HINT: Conjugate "tener" in El Pretérito Imperfecto.)

Asked 4 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Example sentece in this lesson:Vosotros anduvisteis por el camino equivocado.You walked on the wrong way. (You plural informal.)

Hello,

It seems to me this is more of a literal translation?

Does it meant rather: "You went the wrong way."?

Or: "You walked on the wrong side of the road." ?

Thank you for your consideration.

Nicole

Asked 6 years ago

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Prahlad I.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is this in the subjunctive?

I was recently given this sentence:

Eugenia (entender) ______ que no podamos ir.

I got it correct and know the form of "entender" to be used, but I have a side question: Why is "podamos" in the subjunctive here? Why not the indicative?

Asked 4 years ago

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