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Ya tienen tres niñas, ojalá el próximo sea un niño.
vs.
Ya tienen tres niñas, ojalá el próximo será un niño.
Could both of these be correct? Or would it have to be the former simply because of the need for the subjunctive mood following ojalá? The english side of my brain wants the latter to be correct too... (something like "they already have three girls; hopefully the next one will be a boy.")
Text reads: "A pesar de que solo tres mujeres resultaron elegidas"........shouldn't this be "a pesar de que sólo tres mujeres resultaron eligidas"?
Select the option with the verb in the correct form of the imperfect tense.
Cuando era pequeño, a Hassan siempre le gusta el güiro. Cuando era pequeño, a Hassan siempre le gustaba el güiro. Cuando era pequeño, a Hassan siempre le gustaban el güiro. Cuando era pequeño, a Hassan siempre le gustan el güiro.Why is it not "¡Qué sorpresa me ha llevado hoy!"?
Why 'comí' una lubina, then 'tomé' un trozo, but with the same english translation?
I've read the answers below, but there are still instances where I'm confused. For example, the test answers say that "Lo están llamando" is the correct translation of "They're calling him." However, I think I saw "They're writing him" translated as "Le están escribiendo." Both take the preposition "a" when the person being called or written is named, and both can use the preposition "to" in English. How is it possible to know that llamar takes a direct object, while escribir takes an indirect object?
In the case of aunque preceding a hypothetical, can you give some guidance on when the present subjunctive is used as opposed to the imperfect subjunctive?
I was taught podrías means could when talking about the future and podía means could when talking about the past. Is this wrong?
Why is cambiar used with the preposition de and sometimes without? Is there any difference between the two ways of using cambiar?
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