Isn't it Preterite followed by Imperfect in Indicative?I understand the main point of the lesson, how the subjunctive adds conditional inference to the sentences.
However, I'm confused with your first example sentences. Isn't it generally the case that in simultaneous past actions in the indicative the preterite is usually followed by imperfect? For instance.......
Mientras ella reñía a su hija, nosotras mirábamos hacia otro lado
Shouldn't that be.......
Mientras ella riñó a su hija, nosotras mirábamos hacia otro lado
Your examples don't seem to follow that rule. Is it perhaps because 'mientras' occurs at the start of the sentence, but in this one it occurs in the middle......
Los niños jugaron en el parque mientras los adultos nos tomábamos un café y charlábamos.
Saludos
I am .unable to create accents on my keyboard. Have tried all recommended methods, none work.
am losing points.
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"?
Vosotros is used because the speaker is talking to more than one person.
Also, i read that vos (singular) is only used in Latin America.
I understand the main point of the lesson, how the subjunctive adds conditional inference to the sentences.
However, I'm confused with your first example sentences. Isn't it generally the case that in simultaneous past actions in the indicative the preterite is usually followed by imperfect? For instance.......
Mientras ella reñía a su hija, nosotras mirábamos hacia otro lado
Shouldn't that be.......
Mientras ella riñó a su hija, nosotras mirábamos hacia otro lado
Your examples don't seem to follow that rule. Is it perhaps because 'mientras' occurs at the start of the sentence, but in this one it occurs in the middle......
Los niños jugaron en el parque mientras los adultos nos tomábamos un café y charlábamos.
Saludos
Me parece bastante torpe el uso de lo porque sabemos el sujeto. No deja de mostrar que esta institución como la que era, extraordinariamente cruel. (la institución es el sujeto). 😀
Why would the 'tu' form go into this sentence, is it not talking of 'he' so shouldn't it be the 'el' form - pone?? I get this now...it's 'you' who is doing the 'putting' isn't it. 'He' is the person it is being done to. Spanish is sooooooo confusing sometimes my brain just feels like mush!
Hi Kiwziq team,
las comunidades indígenas están reclamando que se les devuelva algunas piezas de museo, porque pertenecían a sus antepasados.
I'm slightly confused as to why this uses 'devuelva' and not 'devuelvan' given that it's 'algunas piezas' being returned and 'las comunidades indigenas' doing the demanding. Please could someone offer an explanation?
Many thanks
Dee
Obtuve más de lo que quería. (I got more than I wanted.)
This sentence seems to require más de, though it is a comparison, and no numbers are involved. Can you explain this, please?
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