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Melissa M.A2Kwiziq community member
Answer in Pluscuamperfecto de Subjunctivo marked wrong?

Hi, in a C1 quiz I just took, the question was the following and I entered the subjunctive as the answer (hubiera estado) but was marked wrong. I don't understand why.

Si le hubiesen admitido en el equipo, él ________ contentísimo.If you'd let him join the team, he'd have been thrilled.(HINT: use verb "estar")habría estadohubiera estado


Aren't either of these options correct according to this lesson? 

Thanks!

Asked 4 years ago
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Marcos G.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
How do we distinguish the two uses of "tanto...como"

This is probably an easy question, but is there a simple way to tell when "tanto...como" means "both" and when it means "the same as"?  Thanks.

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Fuimos Ha Mallorca ___trabajo. (We went to Mallorca for/because of work.)

Hi,

I was wondering if and how this sentence would change if you were to use "para" and it comes to mind that perhaps if you used "para" then the sentence would have to change to "para trabajar" and not "para trabajo" ?

Or would there be 3 different meanings for each use: por trabajo, para trabajo, para trabajar (the latter meaning for the purpose of work, correct?)

Thank you. Nicole

Asked 6 years ago
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Kay N.C1Kwiziq community member
Use of present perfect or present to describe continuing action

I don’t understand why my answer to this question is wrong, using the present perfect (ha trabajado). My understanding is that the present perfect can be used to describe actions that continue up to the present . May be the question to be translated should be ‘Juan has continued to work in the same company for 5 years’, then only use of the present (trabaja) would be correct. Or have I misunderstood?

Asked 5 years ago
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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why is the conditional inapt?

Quiz question: "Si envías un correo hoy, probablemente ________ respuesta mañana." The conditional is apparently wrong here, but I don't think I understand why. Wouldn't it translate as "If you send a letter today, you would probably get a reply tomorrow."? 

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Hans d.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
La pelota ha caído ________, en el jardín de al lado. alli or ahi

Hola,

La pelota ha caído ________, en el jardín de al lado.

If i follow the lesson it seems to me that the correct answer should be alli, not ahi

Asked 7 years ago
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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Could algo be used instead of nada in the second sentence? Antes que digas nada...
Asked 6 years ago
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Josefine P.A2Kwiziq community member
Past tenses

Hola

I am having a hard time learning all the past tenses and when to use what. Does anyone have a good advise on how to make it less complicated?

Josefine :)

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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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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
No he quedado means i have not met or i didn’t meet. The correct answer is in the present tense, i am not meeting anyone. Wrong tense?
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