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Jenk O.A2Kwiziq community member

Hello. I wonder why we used the pluperfect here: "el ladrón había conseguido escapar durante la confusión que hubo en ese momento."Is it correct to say " el ladrón conseguía escapar..." Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Accent position

Why does the accent change from comprárselos to cómpreselos depending on the conjugation? Does the stressed syllable always change in the imperative form?

Asked 4 years ago

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Garrett K.A2Kwiziq community member

Ti versus tú

In the sentence "Él me trata tan especialmente como tú." why is tú used here rather than a ti - Él me trata tan especialmente como a ti. I'm assuming it is the function of the word as which is what here a preposition or a conjunction. As an aside what might be the most accurate English in this sentence, especially or specially?

Asked 4 years ago

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Tommy S.B1Kwiziq community member

.I don't understand your answer. I used present subjunctive yo form and the answer was in the indicative

Asked 6 years ago

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Laurie L.C1Kwiziq community member

Tú TeWhy is it Si tú hubieras firmado ese contrato te habrías arrepentido but it is Si te hubieras llevado el paraguas no te habrís mojado tanto? Shouldn't they both be Si tú?

Asked 5 years ago

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K. M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I see that your tip says that the degree of probability is the same for indicative and subjunctive. Thst they are interchangeable.

I had never heard that before.So, I can retract my question.

Asked 6 years ago

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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does this sentence make senseA veces espero a mi hija despierta hasta que llega a casa.

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Margaret R.A1Kwiziq community member

I, too, don't understant your explanation of why "Yo no puedo encontrar las llaves" is not acceptable. Can you be a bit more specific?

Asked 6 years ago

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David M.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I really appreciate the clarity

It is indeed a great bonus that Inma speaks so clearly - Many thanks ! … Even after living in Spain for nearly 20 years, it is still often a struggle for me to understand people when they speak, particularly here in Andalusia... I suppose that means that you should be providing me with listening exercises [with a transcript] which feature 'rapid' conversation?

Asked 4 years ago

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Valerie R.B1Kwiziq community member

Could you give me a list of names for the verb tenses? I keep mistaking preterito imperfecto for preterito indefinite

Asked 6 years ago

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