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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Present subjunctive?

Would the present subjunctive ever be permissible in these constructions or only the imperfect subjunctive?

Asked 5 years ago

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

"María come poco pan."

Wouldn't that sentence better translate to "Maria eats little bread."?

And "Maria doesn't eat much bread." better translate to "María no come mucho pan."?

Asked 5 years ago

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Clara M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I can't find anything referring to 'aguantar' and it's usage...

Hola Inma,

Just wanted to ask if it would be possible to cover 'aguantar' at some point when you have time? It's a word that I often remember hearing as a young child. I think it'd be a good word to cover as it seems that it's often used in Spanish.

Gracias y saludos :)

Asked 4 years ago

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G. M.C1Kwiziq community member

Han gustado - plural agreement

HI Inma

I'm not sure why the answer for this is conjugated singular (ha gustado) & not plural (han gustado);

Siempre me ________ leer autobiografías de gente famosa.

Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Que vs. lo, is there any difference in meaning between these two in this context? Qué bonita es/ Lo bonita que es...?

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Roberto K.C1Kwiziq community member

My correct answer is not registering so I cant get to 100%Aún no había llegado...No había llegado aún...Había todavía no llegado...Había aún no llegado...Todavía no llegado...

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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

"One must" sounds (to my American ear) like it's British English. Here we'd say "you have to". Is that an acceptable way to think of "hay que"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why Imperfect subjunctive?Ojalá yo ________ un hijo a los 33 años. I hope I have a son by the time I'm 33.(HINT: Conjugate "tener" in El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)For “Have a son”, why not use subjunctive? Doesn’t Imp subj mean HAD a son?Thanks

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allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Don't we always need an indirect object pronoun?Which is the correct sentence for "We've already mentioned it to the boss."?What about "Ya se lo hemos mencionado al jefe????Ya hemos lo mencionado al jefe.Ya lo hemos mencionado al jefe.Ya hemos mencionado al jefe lo.Ya hemos mencionádolo al jefe.

Asked 7 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.

Asked 3 years ago

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