Spanish language Q&A Forum

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

Hola Inma, 

Yo usé se volveré en este frase. 

¿Hay alguna razón específica para usar convertirse? Saludos y feliz el año nuevo. John

"La pelicula trata problemas de la sociedad" vs "La pelicula trata de problemas de la sociedad"

The movie addresses society's problems vs The movie is about society's problems

So in Spanish these two phrases mean the same thing, or there is a difference? Trying to wrap my head around this one. I have always said "...sobre de" and I want to stop using this, replacing with trata or trata de used correctly. Gracias!

Wouldn´t some other options for "appetizer" include: entrante, aperitivo, entrada?

For "main course":  plato principal, plato fuerte

for "some":  algunos/algunas   as in "algunas buenas verduras"

En la frase "me quedo comtemplándola por horas", debería ser "contemplándola".

Self grading has no importance to me. It is cumbersome to have to click an emoji just so I can continue with the test. Please make it optional.

Hi there!

What are the other pronouns? What if we want to say: "They like the train"? Do those pronouns follow the rules of the reflective ones? So, is it: "se gusta el tren"?

I believe the accent is on the wrong syllable in the word basándose.

 It says ' Do you prefer to wait sitting or standing' and I had to fill in the gap for prefer/preferir.

 ' Usted prefiere esperar de pie o sentado?' 

I don't understand how prefiere is the answer and not prefieres