Spanish language Q&A Forum

Please could you explain why in the writing translation exercise on Picasso the correct answer is “fue pintado” in the passive form and not estaba pintado. Please explain the distinction between the 2 sentences

I’m confused about the sentence “Yo le dije que la quería”. Why not “Yo LA dije que la quería”

Por qué se marcó incorrecta mi respuesta cuando escribí: La feria de Navidad de (no en) Dallas. A pesar de dar un sugerencia que utiliza (de) en vez de 

'en'

Por qué se marcó incorrecta el uso de gradas en lugar de 'stands' o ṕuestos.

HI

Can you send me advance lesson on all tocar uses

Thanks

Hola!

is it true that "vago" or "perezoso" can be used with both "ser" and "estar", depending on whether it's a permanent personality trait or just a current mood? 

Gracias!

I know that this construction (using cómo si + indicative to express indifference) is common in colloquial speech.  My question:  Is this a currently officially excepted grammatical construction by the RAE?  I found one source that says that the RAE says that this construction is common but must be considered incorrect.  But I am not sure if I’m looking at the most appropriate or most updated source.

Why "de donde *eres*" for informal but "de donde *es* usted" for formal?