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Catriona T.B2Kwiziq community member

AccentsPlease explain the rules for accents in Spanish -- not just written accents, but we also need to know which is the stressed syllable in a word without written accents that we have not heard before. This is very confusing because most explanations I have seen elsewhere only describe rules for written accents in terms of the variation from the usual norms for pronunciation but that is not helpful if we don't know what the norm is.

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JamieKwiziq team member

Juan ________ prepara el desayuno todos los días."

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Catriona T.B2Kwiziq community member

Placement of pronounsI'm getting confused. This lesson tells us pronouns can go before the conjugated verb or after the verb, attached to it, except with imperatives it must be the latter. I seem to remember a situation in which they must go before the verb but can't remember what it is.

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Carol S.A1Kwiziq community member

I notice you use "deberes" for homework. I learned tarea. Is this regional or interchangeable?

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Paulette J.A1Kwiziq community member

Present tense v. presente progresivoOne of my Spanish grammar books says that the present tense in Spanish can be translated both by the present simple and the present progressive in English. So, for example, they said ella canta could translate both as "she sings" and "she is singing." My question is what is the difference between translating the present tense that way, and using el presente progresivo. Are the meanings different? When do I use one or the other in Spanish if I want to talk about an ongoing action? Thanks for any guidance.

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Successive conjugated verbs "trabajaba era'This example has successive conjugated verbs. How common is this in Spanish?

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Mark E.A1Kwiziq community member

Tengo mucho hambreWhen I write "Tengo mucho hambre" in the quiz it says I am wrong and I have to use "Tengo mucha hambre". Can you explain why? Thanks.

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Significance of NOS in this example.We will have drunk all the beer before the match. Nosotros NOS habremos bebido today la cerveza antes del partido.

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Origin of ojalaWhat is the infinitive of this verb. Ojala means is translated here as "I wish". What is the translation of "He wishes, you wish, we wish and they wish" for this verb

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Laurie B.A1Kwiziq community member

How do you say was at? As in "I was at the supermarket" vs "I went to the supermarket".

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