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Pat B.C1KwizIQ community member

Verbs converted to nouns: when are articles needed

The lesson gave me the impression that articles are only needed when they are in plural form, but based on the discussion below it sounds like they are always needed for both singular and plural forms. Is that correct? So that’s why “el cantar” was correct in the quiz question but “cantar” alone was incorrect? How do we know when a verb is considered a noun without a quiz hint?

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Pat B.C1KwizIQ community member

When is “a” or “a + article” required after jugar and before an activity?

Are there some activities that do or don’t take “a” or “a + article”? Juego al ajedrez vs Juego un partido.

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Ciaran P.B2KwizIQ community member

Tal vez + encontrar

Hola!

I'm new and finding this really useful, but I was wondering about this:

Tal vez ________ cervezas en el frigorífico. (encontrar)

The answer is meant to be encuentres - but I thought that with e.g. tal vez / quizás you could use either encuentres or encuentras, I think I'm missing something but I'm not sure what! Do you know where I'm going wrong?

Thank you!

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C C.A2KwizIQ community member

Verb conjugation

Hi,

Why is it not the verb "continuar" + unconjugated verb, or the verb "seguir" + unconjugated verb?

For example, "Continúa caminar..." why is it written instead as "Continúa caminando?" I do not understand the why behind making the second verb -ando or -iendo.

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David L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

When do you use definite article with parts of the body?

Tomó uno de los arándanos entre los dedos y lo llevó a su boca

I put la boca but I dont see what the rule is here.

Gracias

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Still confused Hola, lo siento..This example from the lesson looks like a precaution (just in case) yet uses the imperfect indicative. Muchas gracias, Shirley.
Le di el dinero que le debía por si acaso se me olvidaba después.I gave him the money I owed him just in case I forgot later.

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J. R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"No sé quién puede haber escrito ... " "I don't know who could have ..."

Hello,

"I don't know who could have written that" is given as "No sé quién puede haber escrito eso" which backtranslates as "I don't know who can have written that". What about "No sé quien podría haber escrito eso"?

Muchas gracias,

Joanna

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Sarah E.B2KwizIQ community member

Moverse sin carro

As I have been learning spanish, castellano, why is carro used? Carro does not mean car here.

Therefore I thought the phrase was 'sin caro:, ie without costing a lot.

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JOHN C.A1KwizIQ community member

nos v. nosotrosTenemos dos hijos y nos concentramos mucho en ellos.We have two sons and we focus a lot on them. "nos" instead of nosotros? This reads as if the children are concentrating on "us". l get it for gustar, but "concentramos"?