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I think I can understand why "... se puede ver a las ballenas jorobadas retozando, coqueteando ..." is correct - [meaning: "... one can see the humpback whales ...", or "... you can see ..."] - after reading your Kwiziq lessons " Using se debe/se puede to say You must/you can (impersonal sentences) " [number 6933] and " Expressing instructions and general statements in Spanish with the impersonal se = one " [number 5132].
However - under 'Your Practice', you recommend the lesson " Forming the Spanish passive with se (la pasiva refleja) " [number 6089] - which seems more consistent with this answer: "... se pueden ver las ballenas jorobadas"? (i.e. with 'pueden' in the plural, and without the "a" [before the 'las']). Would this^ be a correct way of saying "... the humpback whales can be seen ..."?
Why not use "te" as the indirect object?
Does Spanish allow combining this construction to say:
“No se qué ves en ese chico. No es totalmente feo pero ni que fuera Brad Pitt.”
Or could/should I say, “No es feo pero (tampoco) no es como si fuera...”
Thanks!
Hi!
I think if the English was restructured for a few of the examples, the distinction between haber/tener would be clearer. Essentially the past participle would be moved towards the end of the sentence while placing the object after have/has.
For example: You have two rooms painted. Marta and I have a trip to Egypt planned.
Thanks!
I'm confused about the use of imperfect tense (éramos) in this sentence below, rather than preterite (fuimos). I understand the knocking on the door as a specific, completed action that took place at a specific point in time, which I understand as characteristic of preterite (We knocked on the door/It was us who knocked on the door.). I understand the use of imperfect to discuss ongoing, continuous actions, so I'm confused in this example, because a knock is not an ongoing action that continues over time. I'm sure I'm missing something in my understanding; I'd appreciate some advice! Gracias!
Éramos nosotros los que llamamos a la puerta.
I translate this with "what would she be thinking when she made it", is that correct? What confuses me a bit is that "estaría" is used to describe events in the past but it is present here. This is still just a 'condicional simple', correct?
Elsewhere I found an example where "¿Qué estaría pensando ella?" is being translated with "what was she thinking?" Again, the past seems to be implied here.
¿Por qué hay tilde en “ ésa”?
“ésa sería mi abuela Carmen sin duda.”
and consists of a wooden box,
Kwizbot y está formada por una caja de madera,
You y consiste en una caja de madera,
I read the lesson attached to this, but was wondering if the verb "consistar" can ever be used in this context, and if so/or not?
why and how would it be used?
Thank you.
Is "Le" at the beginning necessary or do I need it only for emphasis?
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