Translating English Present Perfect with 'since'
you have been my best friend since we were children = eres mi mejor amiga desde que éramos pequeñas.
BUT In the previous exercise 'My Love Story´
Since then, we've been joined at the hip = Desde entonces, hemos sido como uña y carne
When I queried why in the second example it was incorrect to say somos como uña y carne, Sylvia explained:
This construction with "hemos sido" (present perfect)
conveys the idea that the close relationship has been ongoing since
that point in the past. Your attempt was almost correct, but using
the present perfect aligns better with the context of an enduring
connection over time.
I don't understand then why it is incorrect to say has estado mi mejor amiga desde que éramos pequeñas
Is it correct to say " he vivido en esta casa desde hace 20 años" ? There is an enduring connection. The lessons with desde always state the use of the present.
Gracias
In the quiz question with the answers "We have to be patient with our teenage children.
We need to be patient with our teenage children."
As a native English speaker, I don't understand the distinction being made between these two options. They seem synonymous.
Hola Inma,
The text has an opening question which I answered as "¿A quién no le apetece......?" and was marked incorrect. Shouldn't there be an accent on "quién"?
Also in the final sentence, I'm sure that the speaker doesn't say "las ensaladas" but it is included in the text.
Saludos
John
I don't see anywhere in the lesson that the "que" can be omitted. I don't think the sentence looks right either.
From the quiz:
Ben ________ la alarma.
Write ''Ben had been woken up by the alarm.
había sido despertado por
Could I also say, "A Ben le había despertado la alarma."?
Thank you.
So when we say we 'wonder' in english we are also saying that we 'speculate'?
And how does that indicate the future when we are currently speculating? How does speculation imply the future? Is it that some result could eventually be revealed?
I see now, helps to write it out.
hi team,
May i clarify on some sentences?
Los paisajes están preciosos en esta estación del año.
I would think to use ´ser ´ as it is characteristic of the autumn season that we are talking about.
En esta época, voy a empezar un proyecto nuevo y voy a ser muy feliz.
For this sentence, i would think to use estar as i will or going to be happy, which sounds like a change in mood.
Hope to clarifies.
Thanks in advance.
you have been my best friend since we were children = eres mi mejor amiga desde que éramos pequeñas.
BUT In the previous exercise 'My Love Story´
Since then, we've been joined at the hip = Desde entonces, hemos sido como uña y carne
When I queried why in the second example it was incorrect to say somos como uña y carne, Sylvia explained:
This construction with "hemos sido" (present perfect) conveys the idea that the close relationship has been ongoing since that point in the past. Your attempt was almost correct, but using the present perfect aligns better with the context of an enduring connection over time.
I don't understand then why it is incorrect to say has estado mi mejor amiga desde que éramos pequeñas
Is it correct to say " he vivido en esta casa desde hace 20 años" ? There is an enduring connection. The lessons with desde always state the use of the present.
Gracias
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