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Paris K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Agreement in gender and number

hi room and experts

Please clarify why 'tener + participio cases' must have agreement in gender and number with the noun acting as a direct object, whereas this rule does not apply in 'haber + participio cases'

For example - Tienes ya pensada la estrategia para convencer a Inés? - (show agreement)

He pintado dos habitaciones. (does not show agreement)

Asked 6 years ago

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Speed of example sentences

Hi,

I have mentioned before the speed at which some of the example sentences are said and I wondered whether it is structured.

I presume that this lesson is solely for A1 level students. If so, there is a sentencs that is so fast that I cannot hear all of the syllables.

In "Andrea juega al ..." I find it difficult to hear all of the syllables near the start of the sentence.

Could it be that the sentences are slowed for the lower levels and speeded up as we become more adept at listening to Spanish?

Sorry to complain but I find the course suits my needs and this tweak would make it even better for me. I don't know whether others would agree.

Many thanks.

Colin

Asked 5 years ago

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Paul E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ella esta mi esposa?

Hello, I use several sources to learn Spanish, and the other ones suggest using Estar for relationships with husband and wife, is there any reason why they would be incorrect? Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Meghan Y.B2Kwiziq community member

Demasiado or tanto

A question in a quiz asked No es bueno beber ___________ alcohol. The answer was tanto but I chose demasiado. don't they both essentially mean the same thing? Or is there a distinction in Spanish? Thanks

Asked 8 years ago

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steven s.C1Kwiziq community member

consigo vs con ella

In the quiz, the sentence was : Vas a ir con ella al teatro. I know that it doesn't sound quite right to say "Vas a ir consigo al teatro", but why would that be incorrect?

Asked 2 years ago

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britt D.A1Kwiziq community member

usted does the word usted or ustedes change the person form ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Alec C.C1Kwiziq community member

Option to get rid of hints

Can we get an option to remove hints from the tests?

For example with the following hint:

HINT: Conjugate “ser” in El Pretérito Imperfecto

There is really no point to the question, because I can easily conjugate the verb if you tell me this...the difficulty is in knowing when to use the imperfect vs the preterite.

I would also like an option to get rid of the multiple choice answers for the one or two word answers. Sometimes you can eliminate three options just based on context without actually understand the grammar that is supposedly being tested.

Right now it is too easy to get the right answer when you don't really know the topic very well.

Asked 7 years ago

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Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member

Si vs. cuando

Hi, I was wondering if in the following examples, "cuando" can be interchanged with "si", because there are lessons about si-sentences with the exact same combination of tenses/modes to excited hypothetical situations.

Ella te habría perdonado cuando tú le hubieras pedido perdón.

She would have forgiven you when you had apologised to her. (hypothetical situation)

Dijo que me llamaría cuando llegara al hotel.

He said he'd call me when he arrives at the hotel. (future/hypothetical event)

Thanks so much! I really enjoy this course :)

Asked 5 years ago

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