Your translation of "There were many feminist movements" is given as "Hubieron muchos movimientos feministas" I had "Había muchos movimientos feministas". I can see why "hubo" would be preferred here, but I'm confused about "hubieron" Isn't the third person singular always used for "there was/were"?

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Connie S.C1Kwiziq community member

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Esto me encontré muy interesante. Vivía en España, en Valencia, durante el año escolar 1973-74. Sabía que Franco estaba enfermo y no tenía mucho tiempo. Me gusta mucho entender lo que pasó después que volví a EE.UU. No había tantos noticias en nuestra país sobre lo que pasaba en España. Gracias para esto video. Es importante que nosotros aprendamos de la historia.

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James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Conjugate soler in El Presente (present tense). El problema es la pronunciación de la palabra "todas".

En esta lección Yo pienso que hay un ejemplo de una pronunciación que no está correcta. Este ejemplo sigue: Suelo ir a natación todas las semanas. Específicamente es la palabra "todas". Por favor escucha esta palabra Y dígame si es correcto.

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Graeme R.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Conocer el éxito

This seems like a useful phrase! A few questions...

• How common is it in Spanish?

• I guess we could just as easily use nouns like 'fracaso', 'dificultad' etc?

• It's similar to 'meet with success' in English of course, but would it be totally wrong to use 'con' in Spanish?

• And, does the noun usually carry the article? (conoce el éxito)

Saludos

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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Infinitive with "aconsejable"?Is it worth mentioning, and maybe even cautioning against the [simpler !] construction "[Es] aconsejable + infinitivo"? - i.e., writing: "sería aconsejable visitar la Casa-Museo Unamuno"? ... (My Oxford Spanish Dictionary actually includes a sentence to illustrate its use: "Es aconsejable reservar un asiento") ... Or is this considered 'sub-standard'?

My grammar book (by Butt and Benjamin) says that the verb 'aconsejar' is in a transitional state, such that it is sometimes seen followed by an infinitive rather than by a subjunctive (despite the change of subject - like 'persuadir' and several other verbs)... Perhaps the 'Academia' in Madrid needs to make a ruling on this matter?

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Speed of recordings

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

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Anabelle G.C1Kwiziq community member

Can we use "hasta" for a deadline/time limit?

Necesito el coche hasta el sábado

Tengo que terminar los informes hasta las cinco

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Frankie F.B1Kwiziq community member

Me tiene un poco preocupado. It’s got me a bit worried

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.

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