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Hola Inma,
1. "hacen diferentes actividades [como]" ...The translation offered was "different activities such as ....": I wrote tal como for "such as" and was marked incorrect. My dictionary gives tal como as "such as / for instance" and this seems to be correct for the sentence. My dictionary gives como as "such as" as well, but with the meaning "similar to." Would a better translation have been "different activities like ......."?
2. This is about the use of "preocuparse de." The translation offered is "since they look after them at all times." I understood that the use of " preocuparse de" indicates that you worry about something in the way of occupying your mind / concerning yourself, while "preocuparse por" indicates that you may be worried about something or someone. The more research I do on this the more confusing it becomes because "ocuparse de" also seems to mean look after someone, and that seems to be closer to the translation. Either way my suggestion of preocuparse por was marked incorrect.
It would be great to have some guidance on this.
Saludos. John
I thought general experiences were talked about in the Imperfect. The time markers given in this lesson match up with https://progress.lawlessspanish.com/learn/theme/746448.
And also this lesson seems to indicate using the Imperfect:
Using the imperfect tense in Spanish to express habits or repeated actions in the past (El Pretérito Imperfecto)
Two of the examples use the pronoun "a". For example "¿Tú traes a tus padres...?" and "Ellos traen al perro...". Am I right in assuming that this only applies when there's a person or animal involved?
I'm still confused by the use of "ser" and "estar" for different ideas related to location. Is this pair of sentences correct?
El entierro es en el cementerio de su pueblo. El cementerio está fuera del pueblo.
Hola Inma,
The text of the lesson has been corrected to "riais" but one question is still showing "riáis" as an option [and not showing "riais."]
The question is "Es saludable que [sonráis] a menudo."
Hola, y gracias por responder a mi pregunta.
My question relates to the sentence in this quiz:
"and be able to work on the negative aspects."
Kwizbot: y poder trabajar en los aspectos negativos.
You: y ser capaz de trabajar en los aspectos negativos.
Note: My sentence does translate to : “and be able to work on the negative” aspects.
I wanted to check with you if what I wrote: "ser capaz de" is correct and if not, why not ?
And if my use of "ser capaz de" is correct/acceptable? - I would imagine that
there would be some difference in meaning?..- and if so, what that would be.
Thank you for your help.
Nicole
I have confusion about where in the sentence to place the adverb "mañana". For example, above it notes
"Cuando vayas mañana al mercado ... "
However, I'm confused as to why it would not have been "Cuando vayas al mercado mañana ..."
Please give some clarity.
how can i know when to use the subjunctive or the indicative with Lo/la + noun + es que+ subjuntivo / indicativo for example la idea /cuestion/cosa
I don't understand why my answer to No 1 was incorrect: "... fotografias. Queres ver algunas?"I chose "algunas"because it agreed in gender and number with fotografias and was not in the affirmative. Very confusing.
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