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Is there a reason why there's only one that can be played? I noticed this on some of the other vocab lists as well. I find listening helpful, so hope this can updated!
A good exercise ! - but perhaps more at B2 rather than B1 level? - [no worries !]
However, I am a bit puzzled by two words (written here in bold letters) in "Aún así no importa como esté el tiempo" - I confess that I thought "cómo" should carry an accent, and that the first two words should be "Aun así ..." [> ? could they be translated as: "In any event, (it does not matter ...)"] - although I do realise that I might not have completely understood the meaning here of "aún".
Thank you Inma; thank you Shui - keep up the good work !
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Since I wrote that^ I've been chewing it over, and maybe I can now see an alternative translation which might fit the use of "como" with no accent > ? Something like: "Even with weather like that, there will be nothing to worry about". Perhaps both 'como' and 'cómo' are permissible, but with different meanings?
I think I read in one of the lessons that decir was used to describe briefer statements, while contar was used when statements were more extensive or detailed. Would it also be correct to say "Me contó que solo era cuestión de tiempo..."?
After reading this chapter and the comments I think there is an English usage that is very similar and helps to explain it a little more clearly. We have the structure "to have got(ten)...done." (instead of I have done 3 things). Like in Spanish, it usually means that you've done several things toward your goal and you have gotten them out of the way.
e.g.
I've painted three rooms. He pintado tres habitaciones.
I've gotten three rooms painted, or I got three rooms painted. Tengo pintadas tres habitaciones.
You can apply that formula to all the other examples. Helped me to understand this much better.
Same thing with:
The book has (gotten) me interested.
El libro me tiene interesado.
En la discoteca había muchos chicos guapos. Shouldn't this be habían as "muchos chicos guapos" is plural?
The lesson doesn't seem to differentiate between these two words and the 2 quiz questions just require the same single word answer. Is there anywhere that explains the differences in more detail please?
Re: Mamá, ________ -Bien ¿y tú? Mum, how are you? -Good, and you?
In a test I just did, for the above question, I added: "¿cómo está?" but it was marked wrong.
I chose this, because in certain areas, children address their mother formally, so that is why I used the "formal" in this case. i know it is not common, but the test did say, some or all may be correct.
Thank you for your attention to this,
Nicole
En la cuestion:
"Tú tenías miedo de que ________ de mal humor.
You were afraid that I had come in a bad mood."Mi respuesta fue: yo hubiera venido, pero el sistema dijo que el correcto es hubiera venido. Por qué no puedo usar el yo?
Hola Inma,
could we use " De haberlo sabido antes" insted?
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