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Graeme R.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

tener ganas de in different tenses

In the lesson you give examples for estar deseando in imperfect, but not for tener ganas de. I feel pretty sure I could use tener ganas de in imperfect as well, but neither seems to fit well with preterite.

Could you say more about how these two are used with other moods and tenses and what limitations, if any, exist.

EDIT: Sorry, I see you answered part of this in an earlier reply. However, could you indicate any other limitations that might apply. I wonder about subjunctive too.

Asked 6 years ago

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Álex D.A2KwizIQ community member

pelo claro vs rubio

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre "tener el pelo claro" y "ser rubio"?

Asked 5 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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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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Bonnie Y.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

No comprendo este frase ni en inglés ni en españolWhat does "Todo el alquiler incluye las facturas" mean?
All the rent includes the bills.

Asked 8 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Creer - prepositions

What prepositions can be used with creer and how do they change the meaning.

Creer en/a ...

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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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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john b.A1KwizIQ community member

Pareja dispareja

Mujer trabajadora - hombre perezoso, pareja dispareja. Una relación que terminará rápidamente

Asked 5 years ago

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Kent W.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Creer que +subjunctive?

- Ella cree que habrá consecuencias.

- Creía que era una bicicleta por participante.

Because the subject in the two examples above believed/thought that …(creer que) …, I would have used the subjunctive in the second clauses. I equated this to querer que and esperar que both being followed by the subjunctive. What am I missing?

Asked 4 years ago

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