I notice from the examples that hacerse seems to be used (with few exceptions) when the change is under your control or voluntary. This is logical because you are "making yourself" change.

And quedarse means "keep", suggesting that you're stuck with the change permanently!

This seems to help me. I hope it helps other students.

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Susan L.C1Kwiziq community member

Before a masculine plural noun is the correct form cualesquiera

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Kyle O.A0Kwiziq community member

Qué tal is formal? How much info do you need for me to ask a question

¿Enserio güey? Qué tal? Formal?

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James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Polite request why use podrías rather than podría

If it is a polite request, why use the tú form rather than the usted form?

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Daniel L.A2Kwiziq community member

Inanimate Objects#Why does it say "You never use le and les to replace inanimate objects." When other sources say that spanish does not distinguish between inanimacy.

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G. M.C1Kwiziq community member

I'm not sure I understand why despierta is used here and not despierto (1st person conjugated)A veces espero a mi hija despierta hasta que llega a casa

Is it because despierta is being used as an adjective here? Thank you

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cuando + presente de Subjuntivo to express future intentionsHow would you say "When she opens her presents at Christmas she often gets perfume"? The answer given is: "Cuando ella abre sus regalos en navidad a menudo tiene perfume." The present subjunctive for abrir (3rd person) is abra, no?

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