test items pertaining to this lessonHi Inma,
The test questions given at the end of this
section are as follows:
1. ________ poner el despertador. He [accidentally] forgot to
set the alarm clock.HINT: Use a construction with the verb "olvidar" that expresses
an "unintentional action"
Correct answer given: Se
me ha olvidado
2.
________ poner el despertador.He [accidentally] forgot to set the alarm clock.HINT: Use a construction with the verb "olvidar" that expresses
an "unintentional action"
Correct
answer given: Se le olvidó
Both examples feature an action represented by a verb that
follows a form of olvidar. This is apparently an example of the accidental “se”.
But the examples in this lesson use a different structure. The object forgotten
is the subject of the sentence and olvidarse is conjugated with that in mind. It
is explicitly stated that the verb is conjugated in the third person plural “to
agree with the subject .” That is not
the case on either test item. Plus the test “hints” given are not useful for
two reasons: 1) They ask that you use
the verb “olvidar” instead of “olvidarse” (misleading) and 2) it says that the
verb expresses an “unintentional action”; which is true of all forgetting , no?
However, I think I could have figured out what was wanted If the sentence
structure of the test item were not different from the lesson (e.g. in the
lesson the thing forgotten was the subject of the verb).
El suele comprar siempre en la misma tienda.
He usually buys in the same store
why is “siempre” used in that sentence?
I am very confused with the use of subjunctive mode in hypothetical clauses intorduce by si and the second followed by conditional verbs. I found out there their are different modes, present ,past, imperfect 1&2 , pluperfect 1&2. How do I know which is to use,?
In the kwiz, the sentence is: "La matemática y la aritmética no son lo mismo." I understand that we use "lo mismo" when discussing an abstract idea, but in this case, does the phrase have to match the compound subject and verb, los mismos?
vegana por su novio. I put se ha hecho.
My sister has become a vegan for her boyfriend.How is this different from the example given with the use of hacerse?
Example given:Se ha hecho vegetariana después de ver el documental.She became a vegetarian after watching the documentary.
Is it because he changed (radically) for his girlfriend and not his (ideology) on his own accord ?
I used "mirar" and that was corrected to "ver". Is the difference somewhat the same as the difference between "watch" and "see"?
My question from yesterday was poorly worded. One sees "algo que" with most verbs as in "Tiene algo que declarar/hacer" but one sees "algo de" or "algo para" with "Tiene algo de comer/beber?" or "Tiene algo para comer/beber?" Most verbs seem to take "algo que" in translators when there is an infinitive afterward and certainly when there is a conjugated verb after "algo." Are "algo de comer/beber" and "algo para comer/beber" just idioms or set phrases? If not, when does one use "algo que" vs "algo de " (which can also mean some or a bit of) and "algo para"?
In the example, "We saw a very interesting film at the cinema", why isn't el Pretérito Indefinido used, i.e. "Vimos" instead of "Hemos visto"? I would think that hemos visto would be used in the following case, "We have seen a very interesting film at the cinema". I can't tell which tense to use.
Hi Inma,
The test questions given at the end of this section are as follows:
1. ________ poner el despertador. He [accidentally] forgot to set the alarm clock.HINT: Use a construction with the verb "olvidar" that expresses an "unintentional action"
Correct answer given: Se me ha olvidado
2. ________ poner el despertador.He [accidentally] forgot to set the alarm clock.HINT: Use a construction with the verb "olvidar" that expresses an "unintentional action"
Correct answer given: Se le olvidó
Both examples feature an action represented by a verb that follows a form of olvidar. This is apparently an example of the accidental “se”. But the examples in this lesson use a different structure. The object forgotten is the subject of the sentence and olvidarse is conjugated with that in mind. It is explicitly stated that the verb is conjugated in the third person plural “to agree with the subject .” That is not the case on either test item. Plus the test “hints” given are not useful for two reasons: 1) They ask that you use the verb “olvidar” instead of “olvidarse” (misleading) and 2) it says that the verb expresses an “unintentional action”; which is true of all forgetting , no? However, I think I could have figured out what was wanted If the sentence structure of the test item were not different from the lesson (e.g. in the lesson the thing forgotten was the subject of the verb).
Please clarify what is meant by each it.
I assume the first it refers to the reflexive pronoun and the second it refers to the verb. BUT ONE CANT BE SURE
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