Spanish language Q&A Forum
Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert Spanish teachers
6,108 questions • 10,004 answers • 1,050,031 learners
Getting that for you now...
Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert Spanish teachers
6,108 questions • 10,004 answers • 1,050,031 learners
I’m confused about the sentence “Yo le dije que la quería”. Why not “Yo LA dije que la quería”
While I understand the explanation via timeframes and don't want to complicate things unnecessarily, this made me think:
Can't I use the imperfect (progressive) with such timeframes, too?
Ayer estaba limpiando la casa. (Should be ok.)
Ayer entre la 1 y las 2 estaba limpiando la casa. (?)
Ayer entre la 1 y las 2 estaba limpiando la casa cuando algo me asustó. (Should be ok.)
That is, can't the imperfect (progressive) be used with an explicit timeframe, too, as long as its function is descriptive or establishing a background, i.e. as long as the aspectual semantics are imperfective within the timeframe?
So can i use que and cual interchangeably eg
Mis vecinos, quienes tienen tres hijos, son muy ruidosos.
Mis vecinos, que tienen tres hijos, son muy ruidosos.
Hola , yo podría utilizar tambien Futuro Perfecto o Condicional Perfecto ?
Serían las siete cuando terminó por fin la reunión.- Habrán sido las siete cuando terminó por fin la reunión.
Tendríamos diez años en esa foto.
-Habríamos tenido diez años en esa foto.
Gracias
Note that the last example above expressing it's about to rain, could also use por with the same meaning: "Está por llover"
Hola, what is the difference between estar por and estar para. Muchas gracias, shirley.
If we use hechas, doesn't that mean "Why do you do that there?" As in, "Whenever we go to my parents' house, you always sulk in the corner and refuse to talk to anyone. Why do you do that there?"
I believe hechas is just as valid as echas, but it was marked incorrect. Please either accept this answer or remove this question from the quizzes.
Hi, I'm wondering if you can use this construction in cases where the "future time indication" is implicit. For example:
¿Vas al concierto?
When both participants know that "the concert" is going to take place next week. If that's not incorrect, does it sound more or less natural than "¿Vas a ir al concierto?" ?
Thanks!
Alan
How do we get lessons to clear from our listing. I seem to do the lesson, get both test questions correct, but the lesson stays in my list.'
Thanks.
What setting do I use for the oven?
Find your Spanish level for FREE
And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it
Find your Spanish level