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Jamie L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tardar, Exclamations and More

Are these translations also valid:

"It was magnificent!" = "¡Qué magnífico!"
"I arrived in just two hours!" = "¡Tardé solo dos horas en llegar!"
"We also drank cava!" = "¡Bebimos cava también!"

Also, can "Después" be changed with "Luego"?

Asked 5 years ago

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A G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

animar [a] — use of “a” required?

Do the brackets around “a” mean that it can be used at the speaker’s discretion, or its use sometimes or always required?

Could I have said, “Os animo que vengáis” or “Me han animado comprar un perro” ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Elvira N.B1Kwiziq community member

using the present participle in the past

Is there a rule for choosing between the preterite + present participle and the imperfect + present participle eg:

Estuvimos hablando con la gente/Estábamos hablando con la gente

Asked 5 years ago

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Benhur B.C1Kwiziq community member

se debe vs se debería

Hola,

In the sentence "Therefore, time should be invested...", I answered "Por lo tanto, se debería invertir el tiempo" while the given answer is "Por lo tanto, se debe invertir el tiempo". Since the English sentence shows 'should', shouldn't 'se deberia' be more appropriate than 'se bede' which would translate to 'must' rather than 'should'?

Gracias,

Benhur

Asked 4 years ago

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G. M.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi - I'm not sure I understand why despierta is used here and not despierto (1st person conjugated)A veces espero a mi hija despierta hasta que llega a casa.

Is it because it is being used as an adjective in this sentence. Thx

Asked 6 years ago

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lilou l.C1Kwiziq community member

why

Hello, in "Puedes hacer lo que quieras, no me importa.", why is it quieras and not quieres ? I got that it's the subjunctive but I don't understand why. Thanks !

Asked 6 years ago

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Hans d.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is the "we" form correct and not the they form in Sería necesario que ________ más idiomas en nuestro currículum para acceder a ese trabajo.Sería necesario que ________ más idiomas en nuestro currículum para acceder a ese trabajo. It would be necessary to have more languages on our CV to get that job.HINT: Use "tener" in El Imperfecto de Subjuntivotuvierantuviésemostuviéramostuviesentuvieses

Asked 7 years ago

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Hayley L.B2Kwiziq community member

Who is the verb referring to?I had a quiz "Yo haré lo que usted me ___", I wrote encarquES which is the wrong answer, and correct one should be encarquE. I'm confused because normal sense should be "you order".

Asked 4 years ago

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Penelope H.A0Kwiziq community member

object pronoun and subject of the following sentence: Me alegra que tengas trabajo. as: I aglad you have work. Explain logic & word order.o