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Michael B.C1Kwiziq community member

Why doe we use "supo" instead of "sabia" here?

Why is it "Mi abuela sabia cocinar", but "Mi abuela supo cuidarme muy bien"? Shouldn't both sentences be in imperfect tense? My assumption is that the action is descriptive and doesn't have a definite start or end.

Asked 4 years ago

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Catherine D.C1Kwiziq community member

Difference between Ir + gerund and Venir + gerund

What is the difference between these 2? Both are expressing action in progress but I'd like to be more clear about when we would use each.

Asked 4 years ago

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Kari C.B1Kwiziq community member

Computer vs Ordenador

In this lesson it said to translate “Dad’s computer”. So I entered “La computadora de papá”. It said that is incorrect and should be “El ordenador de papá”. Can you help me understand why computadora would not be correct? Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

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Anita A.C1Kwiziq community member

Haber sido VS.Haber estado

I am having a lot of trouble knowing which one of these to use. The explanations I have found don't make sense to me. For instance "haber estado" refers to something in the past that expresses movement. Then why, when I receive something from Amazon Mexico, does it say "Tu paquete ha sido entregado". ? Very confused about this and I can't find any coherent answers.

Asked 3 years ago

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Sandra D.B2Kwiziq community member

Maremoto is that the same as tsunami? Maremoto = tidal wave. Tsunami = tsunami is that correct? I know they almost mean the same thing but not quite

Asked 6 years ago

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Christopher I.B1Kwiziq community member

Feminine plural adjectivesSo, for the quiz, I got this one wrong: “El gazpacho es andaluz y las sevillanas también son andaluzas”. I guess there must be a rule about feminine plural adjectives? Maybe it needs to be clarified in the lesson?

Asked 8 years ago

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G. M.C1Kwiziq community member

Plural or Singular for hospital

For this phrase;

Se necesitan médicos con experiencia en ese hospital.

My instinct would be to translate it as necesitan - the same as English 'they need - but I normally look at Spanish nouns like Hospital & Gente as singular - so I might say "se necesita médicos". What is up with my logic here? Ta

Asked 6 years ago

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Brett T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can you use mismo to refer to yourself? For example: I will tell her myself - Voy a decirle yo mismo ??

Asked 7 years ago

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Brett T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hola, I'm very confused about the difference between debe haber; debe de haber; debe ser; debe de ser; debe tener. Is there a lesson on these?

Asked 7 years ago

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Κάλλια Τ.A2Kwiziq community member

What is the Difference Between catarro and resfriado