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Mathieu C.C1Kwiziq community member

Difference between cómo no and por supuesto

You wrote : "¡Cómo no, por supuesto!" but isn't it the same thing two times? What is the difference between "cómo no" and "por supuesto"?

Asked 4 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

pretérito vs presente

Just a terminology question, but why is this called "El Pretérito Perfecto Subjuntivo" instead of "El Presente Perfecto Subjuntivo"? I thought pretérito meant past tense? (It seems to mean past tense in the context of Pretérito Indefinido and Pretérito Imperfecto.)

Asked 5 years ago

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Elaine C.A1Kwiziq community member

What are reflective verbs

Asked 7 years ago

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A. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bad translation into English

As someone else pointed out this is a bad translation of English. In English it would be said that, "It's a good thing I left Miguel!" I don't buy the British translation that was proposed as I have literally never heard that.

Asked 2 years ago

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Susan D.A2Kwiziq community member

Encontrar ?This lesson seems to define encontrar as 'being able to find': ex. I can't find my keys' : Yo no encuentro mis llaves. Why not : Yo no puedo encontrar mis llaves.

Asked 8 years ago

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Marco G.A2Kwiziq community member

La clínica vs el consultorio

¿Sería el mismo decir "la clínica de libros" como "el consultorio de libros"? ¿Son sinónimos?

Asked 5 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cambiar de ...

Why is cambiar used with the preposition de and sometimes without? Is there any difference between the two ways of using cambiar?

Asked 6 years ago

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Vince V.C1Kwiziq community member

La familia es/está?

I wrote "La familia está" since it seems to discuss a relationship. The correct answer is given as "La familia es". So, "es" seems to be a strong opinion. Couldn't both be correct?

Also, the issue with my answer doesn't really relate to plural versus singular ("es" vs "está").

Asked 4 years ago

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Catriona T.B2Kwiziq community member

Placement of pronounsI'm getting confused. This lesson tells us pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or after the verb, attached to it, except with imperatives it must be the latter. I seem to remember a situation in which they must go before the verb but can't remember what it is.

Asked 8 years ago

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