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In the tip it says - Unlike in English where as if is often followed by a past tense in the indicative, in Spanish como si can never be followed by a tense in the indicative or El Presente de Subjuntivo, or El Pretérito Perfecto Subjuntivo. But there is a C1 lesson that is about using como si followed by the indicative. Is this tip incorrect, or am I missing something?
Hola Inma,
I can't understand the meaning of the phrase "lo suyo sería buscar un trabajo remoto". Can you, please explain?
Un salydo
Ελισάβετ
I looked on Wiktionary and noticed that ‘prediccion ‘ means ‘prediction’ in Spanish. When I took the quiz, why was ‘pronostico’ the correct answer?
As an English speaker, it is very difficult to learn and apply indirect objects in Spanish.
I understand why you need les in the following sentence. It is because you are making dinner "for them." However is there an easy way to remember this construction when you are actually talking. I seem to understand it when I read it, but don't seem to be able to apply indirect objects when I try to speak. Is this common? How do I overcome it? It is like you are saying for them twice. Once as the pronoun "les" and once as "a nuestros invitados.
Nosotros les preparamos la cena a nuestros invitados.We are cooking dinner for our guests.
For the phrase 'and he even gave his opinion', would 'y incluso dio su opinion' be an acceptable answer?
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?
I really enjoy your reading practices. Good pacing and vocabulary complex enough for me to learn it well.
Hace dos días Manuel ________ con el jefe sobre el nuevo proyecto. Two days ago Manuel was speaking with his boss about the new project.(HINT: Conjugate "hablar" in El pretérito Indefinido progresivo)estuvo hablandoesutvo hablando
I have the following sentence: "La sospechosa fue interrogada por la mañana."
How is this tense called? Checking your nice overview https://progress.lawlessspanish.com/spanish-tense-names here, I have guessed it to be one of the Los Pasados Progresivos forms https://progress.lawlessspanish.com/spanish-tense-names - but it seems to be different by using "fue" and not "estar".
Any help would be appreciated.
1. I notice that in the headings of this subject, the "de" is placed in parentheses and that while most of the examples keep the "de", a couple don't, that is only "antes que" is used. Can you explain why this is so? Is there a grammatical reason or rule?
2. Is there a subtle, nuanced difference between "Despues de que" and "Luego de que", or are they completely interchangeable regarding meaning and use?
3. Is the tense of the subjunctive verb in the subordinate clause (i.e., presente de subjuntivo vs. pretérito imperfecto subjuntivo) determined by the indicative tense in the main clause?
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