Spanish language Q&A Forum

Hello, thanks for this excellent tool for learning Spanish!

My question is about the use of pero in a second sentence.  Should this be explained as a second clause rather than a second sentence since the examples use one sentence?

Does anyone know of a good free online language exchange?

How is the future perfect used for probability in the past

Would my answer (quiénes) be correct if I didn't have the accent? If not, can you explain why not? The correct answer was shown as "que" 

Hi, Why do you say: “Como es usted”  instead of: “Como esta usted”!? Gracias, Arabelle

Finding this lesson on Kwiziq has proved a real revelation for me!  I've been learning Spanish for the last 3-4 years through online courses geared toward Latin American Spanish and wasn't aware of this difference. I've always been aware of some regional vocabulary differences but, since I've geared my learning toward Peninsular Spanish (which I need), I'm now finding quite a few grammatical differences too. I had seen the perfect used in this way in El País articles and books etc but I'd not been able to find any resource that actually explained it... until now! 

Could you answer how specific times might influence choose of tense? 

I spoke to him at 3am this morning 

His flight left at 6pm today

These specific times seem to indicate start and finish times. Do they point toward preterite?

RE: translation exercise : Festival of The Flowers in Colombia

Link: https://progress.lawlessspanish.com/my-languages/spanish/exercises/judge/105/418096?response=52866&page=10

1)

ine: and you have to pay for the ticket.

I wrote: y tu debes pagar el boleto.

but none of the answers gave this as a possible answer.

Is there something I'm missing as I thought it means: you must...(do something) as in:

b. have to (SpanishDict.com)

Ya sabes que debes ponerte la corbata para ir al colegio.

You know you have to wear your tie to go to school.

2)

Also in the same exercise:

Line: I would like to visit Medellín next year.

I wrote: Me gustaría visitar Medellín el año proximo.

But none of the answers take this verb into account, but go with the verb: Querer: 

Quiero visitar Medellín el próximo año. 

Would this not also be a way of saying "I'd like to go" or should the English have been: "I want to go" and that there is 

possibly an error here?

Thank you,

Nicole

Tiene   -  can be stated with or without  tu, so this question should be marked correct!

Hi, can you clarify this question? In my opinion this is a question about something that WILL happen. It seems to me that the situation is that it is already decided that we will go out tonight, so I answered with the indicative:

¿Dónde quieres comer cuando salimos esta noche?

but the correct answer was given as:

¿Dónde quieres comer cuando salgamos esta noche?

Can you explain this a little more? I'm clearly missing some nuance.

Thanks!