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John O.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Pretérito Indefinido or Pretérito Perfecto

Hola Inma,

Having read your reply to David I'm still a bit lost. Many of the phrases were translated in the past tense for example "We lit the fireplace" and "we sat in front of it" etc but all took the pretérito perfecto because they occurred today "Hoy". However, "We loved seeing how the firewood was consumed" was the only phrase given in the pretérito indefinido and expanded in the imperfecto.

There must be something about the phrase that calls for this construction. Can you give me a pointer?

Saludos. John

Asked 5 years ago

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Gerald R.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

The placement of the adjective "buenos (as)" before or after the noun it modifies.

In this exercise, what exactly is the reason to prefer "libros buenos" rather than "buenos libros"?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ashlyn T.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Verse another meaning

Esta pizza se ve deliciosa

Cómo ves esta hamburguesa

I have realised that verse can be used to say how someone thinks of something. Is this correct? I can’t find such meaning in dictionary but I’ve been seeing this se ve a lot.

Asked 3 years ago

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Amethyst K.B2KwizIQ community member

"Ojalá encuentren" example

Hi, in this example:

Ojalá encuentren la medicina adecuada para tratar su enfermedad.I wish they found the right medicine to treat his illness.

Doesn't the Spanish say "I hope they find the right medicine to treat his illness."? That is, "ojalá encuentren" is in the present tense expressing a hope, not the past tense expressing a lament ("I wish they (implied: had) found.")

Asked 5 years ago

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Kevin C.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is the verb singular rather than plural

Part of a sentence in the above exercise says "Donde se encerraba a los enemigos del castillo" Should encerraba not be plural i.e. encerraban? Is it singular because " a los enemigos" is indirect? I'm confused. Why not fueron encerrados?

Asked 5 years ago

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Stuart M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of son

Hola - if the answer to the question is 1, would the ‘ser’ variant be ‘es’? Gracias!

Asked 1 year ago

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David O.B1KwizIQ community member

Muchas Gracias

just want to thank you for all the free material. literally any grammar question i have is somewhere on this site. I've been using it silently for 2 years now

Asked 3 years ago

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Ellen M.B2KwizIQ community member

Poco/a vs. un/una poco/a

Hi, my understanding was that "un poco" was always used when poco was used as a pronoun, instead of as an adjective or adverb along with the explicit noun?

Ex: Quieres arroz? Si, un poco (de arroz).

Ex: Solo quiero poco arroz.

Ex: Necisito estudiar poco.

Is this not correct?

Thanks!!

*(BTW, this website is so incredibly helpful.

Asked 2 years ago

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adıgüzel k.A1KwizIQ community member

el,la usage Ella se lava el pelo con champú y suavizante.She washes her hair with shampoo and conditioner.why we use el before pelo ,should not it be la cause ella refers to she?

Asked 3 years ago

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