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Jamie L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tener + object + gerund

Hola,

I came across this construction and I wasn't sure how to translate it. The use of the gerund does not follow any lesson I've seen. Is it similar to the "hacer/mandar + infinitive" construction?

Tienes un hijo criandose en el convento.

Asked 4 years ago

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James R.A1Kwiziq community member

- where er becomes ie as in preferir -- how do you know which verbs this applies to?

Asked 5 years ago

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Dr. Juanita B.A2Kwiziq community member

Could you please explain to me why the correct answer for the 2nd question was hacen instead of hacéis? I thought this would be the vosotros form?

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Claire N.C1Kwiziq community member

Translation to English

vado una sorpresa negativa al tener un niño en vez de una niña, porque no te lo esperabas ¿no?"

(I imagine you may have got a negative surprise

Native English speakers would say “an unwelcome surprise”, “a negative surprise” sounds very odd

Asked 5 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Spanish writing exerciseRE: Chupachups (B2) Spanish writing exercise Sentence: In this way, the brand grew over the years HINT: In this way = de este modo Kwizbot De este modo, la marca creció con los años I was surprised that the preterite was used here and not the imperfect, as they are talking about over the years, which would have been an ongoing growth up to a point in the future, meaning that the growth was ongoing. Per the lesson attached to this section: Using El Imperfecto vs El indefinido (general use) it states: El Pretérito Imperfecto for actions in the past with no clear beginning and end. I’m sure there is an end to the action, there doesn’t seem to be a clear end. What am I missing? Thank you.

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Maxi A.B2Kwiziq community member

some of the some of the translations are not: muñeca, cuerpo,

Asked 3 years ago

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Grace C.A0Kwiziq community member

Ese es EL ladrón, why not LAS? It hasn't taught me anything to help me with this distinction?Ese es ________ ladrón. The correct answer is el, I answered with las. When I click on "Discuss this lesson" it shows me examples of masculine and feminine the, as in las, los, el, la. Why should this be el, instead of los?

It is frustrating that this program isn't teaching me something before quizzing me on it, or helping me understand why it's wrong. Am I missing something, or is the program missing something? If it's me, what am I missing?

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Yvonne C.A0Kwiziq community member

Want me.... why skip the pronoun me

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Garry M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Future Spanish lessons as stories for all levelsResearch has proven that the best method of learning a language is just as these exercises provide: Listen to the audio of a story to get the gist of what it's about and then on the subsequent hearing, have the the ability to read along. But you take it one step further and give us the ability to look up a translation as we read and listen! *Your system is fantastic!* All that's missing is a pronunciation guide for each phrase!!! If lessons for all learning levels were graded on progressive essential knowledge with stories based on that concept (listen+ listen and read + translate and pronunciation) using the appropriate tenses and vocabulary for the level, I'm sure progress would be more rapid and enjoyable. After the concept was outlined in the mother tongue of the student, all future lessons could be completely in Spanish with the translation available as needed. I envision a page for the lesson/story with inbuilt translations and pronunciation guides, at the top of which is the audio bar that only appears by clicking on a button at the end of the story. Students must be made aware that reading the story first *before* activating the audio is key to rapid progress. My question is, what app or program are you using to achieve these listen/read/translate all-in-one stories? Or do you have a team of techies working overtime to combine the text with the translation and the audio bar separate??

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Ashlyn T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Que other usage

I’ve been trying to find a lesson note on this. Que ya voy = im already going. What is the role of the word ‘que’ in this sentence? I only found notes about que as command or exclamation or as conjunction. Can anyone enlighten me on this usage of que and its meaning?

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