This show is called "Españoles en el mundo" not "Españoles por el mundo": https://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/espanoles-en-el-mundo/ It's one of my favorite shows in Spanish. Thank you for featuring it Kwiziq team!

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Erika K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

a casa de mis padres

In the phrase "Este domingo iré a comer a casa de mis padres", why isn't there an article (la) before "casa"?

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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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Miguel D.A0Kwiziq community member

Probability in the past

How is the future perfect used for probability in the past

Asked 4 years ago

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Gerald R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ordinal adjectives

¿Qué tal números mas grandes como 37th, l00th, 461st, 1000th, etc.?

Asked 3 years ago

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Mary Jane H.C1Kwiziq community member

Why was my use of pronoun marked wrong?

My answer “él tuviera” was marked wrong. How is it wrong to include the stated pronoun for clarity?

Asked 4 years ago

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Hugo M.C1Kwiziq community member

"éramos" or "fuimos" for "used to be."

In this question I answered "éramos" instead of "fuimos" since the text referred to "used to be." Why was that wrong? I get that the "completed action in the past" hint confused the situation. Shouldn't the question be clarified, or am I missing something here?
Nosotros ________ muy buenos estudiantes.We used to be very good students.(HINT: Refers to a completed action in the past.)

From the lesson:

"Note that while "fue" is generally translated into "was" in English, "era" can be translated into "was", "used to be" and "would be"."

Asked 3 years ago

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Graeme R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Consistir en vs estar formado por/estar hecho de

In the writing challenge we are asked to translate: "The Spanish guitar has 6 strings and consists of a wooden box, a neck and a fretboard". Kwiziq's answer is given as "La guitarra española tiene 6 cuerdas y está formada por una caja de madera, un mástil y un diapasón" and "está hecha de una caja..." is given as an alternative answer.

I used consistir en instead of estar formada por or está hecha de. However, if the sentence had been "The Spanish guitar is made of..." I'm pretty sure I would have gone with está hecha de.

So, is my answer wrong? Or, could my answer be considered a third alternative? And could you explain the differences between the two forms, consistir en and estar formado por/estar hecha de, and in what contexts I might use one in preference to another.

Saludos

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