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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.
Hola Inma,
When referring to 'around' a given time, is 'a eso de' the only way to express an approximate time?
Gracias y saludos
is there a rule if adjectives are before or after the noun?
Tengo dos hermosas hijas OR Tengo dos hijas hermosas?
Hola Señora,
Dónde tenemos que usar SOBRE y EN por ON en español.
In the last example “Aquello me tiene un poco preocupado”, may I suggest using the English verb have instead of get... It has me a bit worried. (It was a bit confusing for me.) Thank you.
Hola Inma,
"haciendo la vida más fácil al usuario" and "costará a los gobiernos millones de dólares".
I wonder if it would be wrong to say haciéndole la vida más fácil al usuario and les costará a los gobiernos millones de dólares, instead.
Saludos
Ελισάβετ
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?
A suggestion, add “Cuando plus subjunctive” to the title. It would be easier to search for a lesson on when to use the subj with cuando.
Shirley.
Does this construction always require indicative or can it also be used with subjunctive?
consider:
(1) she has made many sacrifices for her children
(2) she has made many books for her children
why
in (1) "for" --> por
in (2) "for" --> para
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