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Bill H.A2Kwiziq community member

Hubo vs Habia

I don't understand the difference between hubo and habia. They seem to mean the same thing. What is the difference between them and when do you use one as opposed to the other.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ahmed A.A0Kwiziq community member

why i never reach 100% is there something i supposed to do rather than answering the 2 questions?

Asked 7 years ago

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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Melchor o Melchior?

Hola,

El título de este ejercicio indica que el nombre del rey mago es "Melchior" pero el texto usa una ortografía diferente de "Melchor."

¿Hay una diferencia?

Saludos

John

Asked 6 years ago

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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

que mande su currículum ......

Hola,

Is there a reason why "mande" is preceded by "que." It appears to translate as "Anyone who wants to apply for this job, that sends his CV to the address ....... etc."

Is the "que" obligatory to trigger the subjunctive? In that case does it translate as "that he / she send?"

Thanks. John

Asked 7 years ago

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Mike S.A1Kwiziq community member

"going to..."I thought that" ir" took the infinitive, as in Vamos viajar a Lima

Asked 3 years ago

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Celia V.A2Kwiziq community member

Conjucations for acaba de

What are the rules for conjucating "acabe de"? Is it:

yo: acabo detu: acababas deel/ella/ud: acaba denosotros: acababamos devosotros: ?ellas/ellos/uds: acababan de

Asked 7 years ago

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D. A.A2Kwiziq community member

I hear you saying I HAVE TO use the vosotros form for Juan y tú. In my part of the world that would be the ustedes form.

I'm finding myself very confused because you are assuming something that I haven't been taught to assume. (I've been taught to assume something else.) I don't want to reprogram my brain! I'm content with *recognizing* (in a passive way) when the vosotros form is being used. But I'd like to continue to use ustedes when it is appropriate in the form of Spanish I've been learning and using. I don't want to learn (in an active way) the vosotros form.

Asked 7 years ago

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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.

Asked 8 years ago

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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is there a lesson for the rules on Spanish accents and if not why not?

My understanding was that the accent falls on the penultimate syllable unless another syllable is accented. Given that where does the accent fall on “peinar”? Is it not split into pe in ar?

Asked 6 years ago

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T. E.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

He comido muchoCould one also say 'yo he comido mucho?'

Asked 8 years ago

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