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Thea R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

tense of Spanish verb

You give:- Ha venido quejandose hasta hoy = He's been complaining until today. Then:- Sospecho que desde aquel dia viene ocultamdome...- he's been hiding...

Same tense in English but different in Spanish. Why, please?

Asked 5 years ago

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Sarah E.B2KwizIQ community member

Use of hacer

Is it common to use hacer as "gave" in this question? Why not use diste (dar)?

Asked 2 years ago

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Marcos G.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Use present perfect tense for questions?

Just wondering if we can use the preterite tense for questions or if the present perfect tense is the only option. There are two examples of questions, both using the present perfect tense: ¿Tú has montado en globo? ¿Has jugado al golf alguna vez?

Thanks.

Asked 3 years ago

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Ryotaku S.B1KwizIQ community member

The position of pronounsIn the example,

Al haberse portado tan mal, lo expulsaron del colegio.

the pronoun se came right after haber not after portado nor in front of haber.

This is different from any other rules I knew, like:

Me lo dijo. Me lo ha dicho. Dímelo ! Quiero dárselos.

So which rule applies to this ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Could I add to haber le avisado: a ella?

Asked 7 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why subjunctive? Hi, i need help understanding the reason for ser in the subjunctive here: “Sean veinte o cuarenta…”.

Thanks,

Shirley.

Asked 4 years ago

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Cachoot M.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Primer and Primero

I still don't get the difference. Always pick the incorrect answer in quiz.

Carlos no es mi primer marido.

.Why not primero?

Asked 2 years ago

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Jamie L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Para mi vs Personalmente

Could "Personally" also be translated as "Para mi"?

Asked 6 years ago

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George C.C1KwizIQ community member

English translation of "remove the resistance on the bike"

I am curious about a couple of things in the phrase below:

no podíamos quitar carga a la bicicleta.

1) Why isn't there a la in front of carga?

2) How do I decide that a is the correct proposition to use for "from the bicycle"? My first thought was to use de. My second thought that the English wording " remove the resistance on the bike" hinted at en. After seeing the answer, I considered the possibility that cargar may always be followed by a (by grammar rule).

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Asked 5 years ago

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