I have a Spanish grammar book that teaches this construction of the passive voice: ser + past participle + por... is this NOT correct? That same book does not mention using estar

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A. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No porque is followed by the subjuntive

According to the Cervantes Institute "no porque" must be followed by the subjunctive. Not sure where you guys get that you can use indicative.

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A small tab would be useful

Present + desde hace ...

Hace ... que + present

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Imperfect + desde hacía ...

Hacía ... que + Imperfect

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

D is missing from the English.Ustedes solían también venira esta tienda?Did you also use to come to this shop?Hi, in the English, the d is missing from use(d). Gracias,Shirley.

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Edwin R.C1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation question

Two sentences from today's lessons for me:

1. ?Vosotras pudisteis reservar ese hotel tan barato?

2. Lo he visto a él primero, y después de ella.

In both sentences, the accented stress on the recording is on the last syllable of the last word. I like to listen to all the sentences without looking and make sure I understand what is said. This pronunciation fools me every time. Why is it not on the penultimate syllable? Is this regional?

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quiz question

Me alegra que ellos sean los primeros.

Why is this subjunctive? Is it because it comes after "que"? This sentence doesn't seem to express any doubt about their being the first.

Could I say "me alegra que ser el primero?" if I were talking about myself or would I have to write "me alegra que yo sea el primero"?

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D. A.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Maldecir conjugation

The test question was to conjugate maldecir into the "they" form but no explanation of how to do so was given, only for "decir" ("dicen"). But maldecir does not follow the same rule as "decir" it seem because the correct conjugation was shown to be "maldicen" (and not "maldecen," which would match the "decir" pattern). Why is there a difference in the conjugation pattern between decir and maldecir? Is there a rule to be learned? Thanks!

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