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Hi,
I find some of the recorded examples too fast to clearly hear the pronunciation. Is there a way of slowing it on replay?
This leads to another question: when Spanish is spoken quickly, can some of the sounds be omitted or words run together.
Thank you.
Colin
Wouldn't the English translation be more correct to read "(French literature interests her.)"?
Y despues? Quiero saber que pasa con Angela y Roberto!
hay diferencias, o ?son el mismo tiempo?
I am trying to sort out the tenses in the following example from above:
Dejó el trabajo porque quería mejor sueldo.He left his job because he wanted a better salary.
The first verb (dejó) is preterito indefinido indicating a complete action in the past.
The second (quería) is preterito imperfecto.
I think this is because "he" probably had been wanting a better salary for a while before he left his job and it was an ongoing action. Is this the right way to think about this sentence?
Hola a todos,
In the Weekend Workouts of the 29th November- ‘Friends’
I have tried to start the B2 dictation- ‘La mejor terapia para ser feliz’, however I receive a message to say that it is unavailable.
I’d be grateful if you could take a look at this for me.
Muchas gracias
Saludos
El turista espera que los autóctonos le traten bien durante su estancia.
Doesn’t “le” mean “to/for” him?
Thank you,
Shirley.
Hola,
The third person plural form of the Present tense, (El Presente), and the Preterite tense, (El Preterito Indefinido), are identical for -ar verbs.
Since that is the case, may I suggest that there is a note about this in the lesson with a few examples to show how context can clarify which tense is being used? This would be very helpful.
A simple chart comparing the present and past conjugations alongside each other of some common verbs such as 'trabajar' or 'hablar' would also be useful, especially for those learners who are very visual.
Gracias y Saludos!
In the above example the English translation refers to “she”, but am I correct, that there is nothing in the spanish
sentence that refers to a “she”? In fact, wouldn’t “le” normally default to the masculine?
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