In English we would say this as "Were you going to go..." and "They were going to go..." We don't know if these actions were ever completed or not, so it makes sense to use the imperfect tense.

Is this a valid interpretation and use of the imperfect tense? Thanks.

Asked 6 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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Joseph A.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is the reflexive verb Te and the conjugated verb nosotros?Te ________ que salgas con tiempo pues hay mucho atasco.We recommend that you leave early because there is a lot of traffic.HINT: Conjugate "recomendar" in El Presenterecomendamos?

Asked 7 years ago

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Korbel K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

a lot of vs. lots of Mucho vs. MuchosTengo ________ chocolate, podemos compartirlo.I have lots of chocolate, we can share.This test question needs clarification.Here's the lesson: -¿Hay muchas cervezas en el frigorífico? -Sí, hay bastantes.-Are there lots of beers in the fridge? -Yes, there are quite a lot.muchamuchomuchosmuchas

Asked 7 years ago

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Sherri ..C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

podía, pudo

This seems to me to be too ambiguous (or maybe too subtle) to be used in a lesson.

Gabriel no podía meter las llaves en la cerradura anoche.
Carlos couldn't put the keys in the keyhole last night.

Without additional information, it appears that it could be either way, depending on the reader’s interpretation.

Asked 6 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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Marc W.A2Kwiziq community member

SeducirIn the question:Los chicos de mi calle ________ a las chicas todo el tiempo.The boys in my street used to seduce the girls all the time.HINT: Conjugate "seducir" in El Pretérito Imperfecto.I answered seducion however it marked me wrong and stated seduciron as correct I thought you remove the -ir as made example in the lesson.

Asked 7 years ago

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Harkonnen L.B2Kwiziq community member

Imperfect Vs Preterite

I notice that in the test question "iba" was used, but in the example here the preterite "fueron" is used. How do we know which to use and when?

Asked 4 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor