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Francis R.B1Kwiziq community member

Demasiado (agreeing in number and gender) vs demasiado (not agreeing with number and gender)

I’ve been getting the quantifiers mixed up with how to remember they do agree with the gender and plural when it’s applied.

Especially for demasiado and poco. When is it that it does match the thing it’s describing; and when does it not?

Kind regards,

Fran

Asked 5 years ago

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Alejandro S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Antes de que vs. antes de

The lesson explanation says: Antes de que and Antes que are always followed by the subjunctive.

But several ‘antes de” sample sentences aren’t in subjunctive:

Antes de empezar a bailar, había bebido mucho.Antes de haber empezado a bailar, había bebido mucho

So “antes de” isn’t just a shortening of “antes de que” but follows different rules?

Please explain. Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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CTL C.A1Kwiziq community member

when to use ser or estar and why

how do we know how to choose between ser and estar? i thought ser was used for permanent things but estar is for not permanent things?is that thought true?if not how do we know which to choose?

Asked 6 years ago

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Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member

Hasta que + subjuntivo vs. indicativo

Hola,

I took the full-in-the-blanks quiz "Asando Castañas" today and one of the blanks, where I should choose between El Subjunctivo Presente and El Indicativo Presente, was the following:

muchas personas se suman a ella con tal de pasar un buen rato,hasta que ______ (llega/llegue) el amanecer.

Apparently the correct answer was El Indicativo (llega not llegue), but I don't understand why. Isn't sunrise a future event that is yet to happen and therefore the sentence requires El Subjunctivo?

Thanks as always!

Deborah

Asked 3 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why te fuiste vs fuiste¡________ te fuiste con tus amigos de copas anoche! So you went out drinking with your friends last night!
Why te fuiste and not just fuiste? Thanks!

Asked 4 years ago

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giovanni g.C1Kwiziq community member

Is there a lesson or a reference that explains when an accent is needed in the vosotros form of a verb?

Asked 6 years ago

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Jonathan B.C1Kwiziq community member

Felipe 11

You say that Felipe was succeeded as king of Spain by his son Carlos. That is incorrect. Carlos was mentally unstable and conspired against his father by supporting the protestants in the Netherlands. He was imprisoned in 1568 and died the following year. Felipe was succeeded by his second son Felipe 111

Asked 6 years ago

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Mags M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the verb llevar always followed by a?In the test it says Vosotros lleváis a Natalia.... I was so concerned about the a that I forgot to put the áis as the verb ending!

Asked 8 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Invierno ... en el or en

What is the rule regarding seasons of the year. When do we use the definite article el and when not. En el invierno/en invierno.

Thank you

Asked 6 years ago

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