Why don’t buitres and águilas reales have definite articles? Is it because they are examples? It’s 50/50 for me with definite articles, I can’t see any pattern and the rules seem to change even after looking at the lessons!

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Andrew H.A2Kwiziq community member

Unexpained les in normal sentence structure3Les _________ que prueben un vino Ribera de Duero. We recommend that you try a Ribera de Duero wine.(HINT: Conjugate "recomendar" in El Presente)Question:When I saw the "les", I had thought that recomendar might have been an inverted verb (like gustar)..... but.... apparently not.So..... why is there a "les"??? Transitive verbs require a direct object pronoun..... but.... les is an indirect object pronoun!recomiendorecomendorecomindorecomendamos

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Mohmmad Q.A1Kwiziq community member

¿Puedes venir a casa a las cinco?

i have two questions for this one first why there is an a after venir is it coz its

equivalent to be able to ?

second why five is las not la five is a number singular thx in advance for the support gracias

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T. M.C1Kwiziq community member

Still ongoing action?I am confused that "have been waiting" is wrong, and "had been waiting" is correct.Based on this lesson, In Spanish we can use the verb llevar followed by a gerund (Gerundio) in order to express the duration of a still-ongoing action:
Llevábamos esperando el tren mucho tiempo." means:I couldn't wait for the train for a long time.We had to wait for the train for a long time.✔️We had been waiting for the train for a long time.✖️ We have been waiting for the train for a long time.

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David C.A1Kwiziq community member

Can you give advice/commmands in Spanish with the conditional form of deber/tener que?

Can you give advice/commands in Spanish with the conditional form of deber/tener que?

In this lesson I see:

Si te gustan esos pendientes, deberías comprarlos.

If you like those earrings, you should buy them.

Si ellos son los responsables, deberían pagar.

If they are responsible, they should pay.

These are advice/commands.

There is also the other lesson "Si [if] followed by present indicative + main clause [command/request/advise]".

What is the point then of this lesson?

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David C.A1Kwiziq community member

Why should you use the imperative in the conditional if the present tense suffices?

Hello,

Why should you use the imperative in the conditional if the present tense suffices?

In this lesson it is taught that you have to use the imperative in the conditional if you want to give advice.

However, in the other lesson "Si [if] followed by present indicative + main clause (present tense/future tense)" there are also sentences that give advice without using the imperative.

Si te gustan esos pendientes, deberías comprarlos.If you like those earrings, you should buy them.

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Erika 에.A2Kwiziq community member

ME ENCANTO ESTA PEQUEÑA HISTORIA

ayyyyy necesitamos otra parte para saber que pasara con Angela y Robertooo

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Wylie Y.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Indirect Interrogative Sentences

I am struggling with identifying indirect interrogative sentences in spanish. For example, what makes "Cristina no sabe dónde todavía va a celebrar su cumpleaños" an indirect interrogative sentence, but not "Viajaremos adonde nos recomiende el agente de viajes. Can you explain this please or refer me to a lesson that does? Thanks.

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