Spanish language Q&A Forum

Can a demonstrative adjective such as "este" for example, ever be used alone to signify a person or thing?

Por ejemplo:

Ana irá a la escuela con Pedro con la condición que ESTE lleve sus libros.

Your "Exercise" has a spelling mistake in the English translation of El ejercicio es complicado.  Should read the exercise is complicated. 

Why is costar used without a pronoun to express something people in general find difficult, while other words DO use a pronoun to express general things, as explained in the "The impersonal se in Spanish" lesson?

Lesson - The impersonal se in Spanish:
Expressing instructions and general statements in Spanish with the impersonal se = one

What if I want to use querer in el preterito indefinido, but I don't want it to be interpreted as tried or refused?  Por ejemplo:

Yesterday, I wanted apples, but today I don't.

The action is complete, it requires the preterito indefinido, but I don't want to interpret the sentence as: Yesterday, I tried apples, but today I don't.

'Tis a conundrum for me.

How does one determine whether to use "sido" or "estado" with haber in such instances as "I have been a good person..." or "I have been seen with ..." or "I have not been trying hard to..."?

Also, with regard to "he, has, ha....etc.", is this conjugation referred to as the present perfect indicative, the past perfect indicative (preterito perfecto), or both?

Can you use estar para + noun? e.g. Miguel no está para bromas

Hola.  Could you please explain why, in the following question, "todo aquel que" is a wrong answer?

________ vinieron el año pasado han vuelto este año.All those who came last year returned this year.(HINT: It refers to people in general both male and female)