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Kent W.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of Pretérito Perfecto or Indefinido

Example in the quiz: ¿Cuanto tiempo has tardado en hacer ese proyecto?

Could that also be said as ¿Cuanto tiempo tardaste en hacer ese proyecto?

In other lessons, it’s been mentioned that Peninsular Spanish more commonly uses the Pretérito Perfecto where LatAm Spanish uses the Pretérito indefinido in similar contexts. Would that difference apply here?

Asked 4 years ago

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Dave P.C1KwizIQ community member

Ojalá and placement of the accent.

I thought Ojalá had the accent on the last A.

Asked 2 years ago

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Jeannette R.A1KwizIQ community member

Which of the following articles could you use with the letter "t" in Spanish: "te"? Question 2

Does this mean I would never use EL or Un with Te?

Thank You

Asked 5 years ago

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Alastair M.B2KwizIQ community member

Using que to express cause in Spanish

Hola Kwiziq team

I can't find any on-line Spanish grammar text that indicates that "que" can be used in place of "porque" to begin an explanatory clause. I assume that that usage must be very colloquial and only used when talking with friends. Am I correct about that?

Asked 3 years ago

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Thea R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

conditional indicative not allowed for principal clause after a si + imperfect subjunctive

It seems to me that there are examples of both Indicative and subjunctive for the main clause in the lesson, yet when I use indicative in the tests it is always marked wrong. Please explain.

Asked 4 years ago

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R Z.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Quiz question confusion

"Ella ha roto con él pero ________ así él sigue insistiendo.

She broke up with him but even so he keeps trying.

(HINT: aún or aun?)"

I've already forgotten which I picked, but I got it wrong. My confusion is that according to the lesson, both "aun así" and "aún así" mean "despite that". I can't think of a sentence in English where "even so" is not interchangeable with "despite that". It certainly seems like they are interchangeable in the quiz question above. Is there a nuance that I'm not grasping that explains why only one of the options is correct?

Asked 5 years ago

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fred b.A1KwizIQ community member

Formal use? and using peoples names

Hola,

1. None of the examples use 'usted' or 'ustedes'. Can you use those or is gustar just not used in a formal way?

2. What if I want to say something like "Sarah likes David"? Do I still have to include the indirect pronoun? And use "a xxx" for the name of the person doing the liking?

like: "David le gusta a Sarah"

Fred.

Asked 5 years ago

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