The fill in the blank read "Mi prima __________ Miss Universe." The interpretation read " My cousin was Miss Universe" I don't see why era should be considered incorrect. She was (past tense) implies that she no longer is, hence she used to be. I have seen many sentences like "Cuando era niña..." translated as when I WAS girl. As the sentence stands, either fue or era should be accepted. To be honest, I think era is a more accurate description.

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Louie Y.A1Kwiziq community member

Is the verb not conjugated whenever you're expressing obligation?

For example,

Tengo que ir al colegio.

Instead of using "voy", ir was used. Why is that?

Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

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Thea R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

mirar - transitive or intransitive?

I have read all the correspondance around this lesson, but my problem has not surfaced. It is this:-

if 'mirar' is intransitive and needs pronoun 'a' before inanimate objects, then I don't have a problem. If, however, it is transitive and takes a direct object ( of inanimate objects ) then I cannot see why there is an indirect object pronoun at all. Can you explain?

Asked 5 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why sometimes "a" is used after oler and sometimes not. Is there some logic?

Asked 8 years ago

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Asuka S.A1Kwiziq community member

Why needs "el" here?

Hi, if "tuyo" means "yours" by itself, why do you still need "el" in front of it in this sentence:

Mi coche corre tan rápidamente como el tuyo.

Asked 5 years ago

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Sherri ..C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

alguno vs algunos, alguna vs algunas

There seem to be a lot of confusion around this subject. especially when using the word 'some.'

Could you please explain the difference illustrated in these two examples.

Tengo muchas postales de Venecia, ¿quieres algunas?
I have many postcards from Venice, do you want some?

He imprimido nuestras fotografías del viaje, ¿quieres ver alguna?
I have printed the pictures of our trip, do you want to see some?

And just as an aside, the sentences in English should be separated by either a semi-colon or a period, not a comma. When a comma is used to separate two independent clauses, it's called a comma splice or a run-on sentence. I'm not trying to be a know-it-all. This is in the spirit of having the best grammar.

Asked 6 years ago

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Else S.A1Kwiziq community member

Note that to express [to do something] a lot / much, you use [verb] muchoHi - This text appears above in the info on MUCHO - I think it should be adverb? from Else

Asked 8 years ago

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