Cuando indicative vs. subjunctive for future eventFor the question:
________ del colegio tendrás que hacer tus deberes.
When you get back from school you will have to do your homework.
Cuando volverás
*Cuando hayas vuelto*
Cuando volverías
Cuando volviste
I still don't understand why "volverás" is wrong. In another Kwiziq lesson under: Learn about como, cuando, donde and quien in Spanish, one of the examples is as follows:
Hablo con ella cuando llega a casa.
I speak with her when she gets home. [specific situation]
Hablaré con ella cuando llegue a casa.
I will speak to her whenever she arrives home. [We don't know when she will arrive]
In the first case, the indicative is used even for a future event (ie. the event isn't until she comes home). Why is future then note used for "cuando hayas vuelto"?
Thank you!
Are por qué no/ mejor no only used with vamos? Or are these phrases more commonly used for all commands (not just ir)?
For the road signs, are they third person singular for affirmative commands, and third person plural for negative commands? Or are both singular and plural third person used equally for either negative or affirmative commands?
En verdad no hay cartas horizontales, sino hay cartas colocadas horizontalmente. me suena mejor usar el adverbio que un adjetivos.
________ del colegio tendrás que hacer tus deberes.
When you get back from school you will have to do your homework.
Cuando volverás
*Cuando hayas vuelto*
Cuando volverías
Cuando volviste
I still don't understand why "volverás" is wrong. In another Kwiziq lesson under: Learn about como, cuando, donde and quien in Spanish, one of the examples is as follows:
Hablo con ella cuando llega a casa.
I speak with her when she gets home. [specific situation]
Hablaré con ella cuando llegue a casa.
I will speak to her whenever she arrives home. [We don't know when she will arrive]
In the first case, the indicative is used even for a future event (ie. the event isn't until she comes home). Why is future then note used for "cuando hayas vuelto"?
Thank you!
Hello. I'm a bit confused on the optional placements of "le" in sentences. For example, if i want to say "I don't want to ask my brother for money". Would both sentences below be correct? And if so, is one construction more commonly used in Mexico and Latin America?
No le quiero pedir dinero a mi hermano vs. No quiero pedirle dinero a mi hermano.
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Why is usted placed in the middle of the verbal structure? After estar but before the gerund.
Mis hermanos mayores, ____ son gemelos, tienen personalidades diferentes.
i know that los cuales is possible but feel so awkward. should it not be erased from an option? this sounds very invasive.
"la agencia" is singular. So why "tienen" coches. What not "tiene". Is this just the (poor) way people speak? For example they refer to a team as "they" instead of "it"?
Does the expression "Si no queue" functions in the same way as "si es que" Here's an example sentence: ¡Si no que está prediciendo todos mis movimientos! ¡¿Qué planeas, niño?! Could we as well say, without changing the meaning: ¡Si es que está prediciendo todos mis movimientos! ¡¿Qué planeas, niño?!
En la frase: será colorear en un cuaderno que tenga figuras en blanco, por qué se necesita tenga en lugar de tiene?
1) Why do you say “No tienen casa” and not “No tienen un casa”? 2) Is it “algunas” and not algunos because it agrees with personas? 3) Could you also say, La gente buscó ayuda de iglesias… as well as en iglesias? This is the first time I did one of these exercises and I found it really helpful!
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