Are "antes de que" and "antes que" fully interchangeable? Does one sound better than the other or is used more in one or another situation? (It could help to say this explicitly.)

Also, you run through the various past/present/future possibilities of "después de que" noting where the subjunctive or indicative is used. You don't give as many cases for "antes de que". Is it correct to infer that regardless of whether we are referring to a past, present or future event, "antes de que" must always be followed by the subjunctive. (Might help to say so explicitly if this is the case.)

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Asked 5 years ago

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nick b.B2Kwiziq community member

Thanks for the explanations here. I am still a little unclear how the last two examples can be Pret Indefinido as no mention/suggestion of timeframe?

Thanks!

Nick

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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CHRISTINA B.A1Kwiziq community member

I think the word Hermano is missing the letter r....right?

Hermano in the story is missing the r.

Asked 5 years ago

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Hola123 E.A1Kwiziq community member

Gender confusions

Hi, if I want to say he is one of the nicest people I know - es uno de las personas más agradables yo sé, is this correct? I am asking this because I'm confused whether you can use uno and a feminine noun like personas and vice versa in the same sentence because all of the examples do not have this sort of example.

Asked 3 years ago

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Afrim S.C1Kwiziq community member

“Como” with or without accent

“Como”can be written with and without accent, it depends on whether it has a interrogative or comparative function.

Asked 1 year ago

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CHRISTINA B.A1Kwiziq community member

where is "has been" written in the answer?

She has been working there

The best answer is:Compare your answer

Ella he hecho trabajado ayahtrabaja allá

You could also say:

Ella trabaja allí

Asked 4 years ago

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Meltem O.C1Kwiziq community member

Using estar+gerund instead of ir+gerund

In the exercise, I translated 'so he was getting a little nervous' as 'así que se estaba poniendo un poco nervioso' but Kwizbot corrected it as 'así que se fue poniendo un poco nervioso'. In the explanation pages we are told that these two constructions are interchnageable but ir+gerund is more emphatic. So why was mine corrected? Is it wrong grammatically or does it sound absurd?

Asked 5 years ago

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