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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

El instalarnos aquí.....

Hola,

I have not seen this type of construction before which i think translates as "Settling here ........" Is it just something common in Spanish that we learn as we go along or is there a lesson about it?

Another point .... would it be possible to get translations of the weekly lessons underneath the final transcript when the exercise is finished, so that we can check our understanding?

John

Asked 6 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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Carl R.C1Kwiziq community member

Why not use the English historical present in the translations of the Spanish examples?

I don't understand why the English translations of the historical present are not in the English historical present. For example, "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies in 2013." would be perfectly acceptable in a historical context. To use the past tense in the English examples is just confusing, since the point of the lesson is that the same tense exists in Spanish as well.

Asked 7 years ago

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Link with the "must have done" with the verb deber?

Could I suggest adding a link to the aforementioned lesson so that that it's a little easier to see them difference between must have and should have?

Asked 5 years ago

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Stephen S.A2Kwiziq community member

frances vs franceses

On this question, "Me encantan los quesos franceses y las tartas ________." the correct answer is marked as francesas.

Isn't the french cheese masculine, "el queso francés"? So isn't the answer franceses?

Asked 3 years ago

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Mieke v.A2Kwiziq community member

Where can I learn more about when to use Había and when to use Hubo?I know había is imperfecto and hubo is pretérito, but in this context it seems not always applicable. Is there a clear distinction?

Asked 8 years ago

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Alexander B.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

indicativo / subjuntivo

¡Hola!

Could you tell me if it is indicativo or subjuntivo that follows the expression:

¿No es cierto que...?

Regards,

Alexander

Asked 6 years ago

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Lyndsey G.A2Kwiziq community member

Remembering

I have the worst time remembering which one is what. I get ese/esa and esto/esta mixed up all the time. Any suggestions on how to remember them?

Aquello/aquella isn't so hard to remember since it's so different

Asked 8 years ago

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Vrunda S.A2Kwiziq community member

Tener or Llevar?

In the first two egs given "Tengo escritas veinte paginas de mi futura novela" y "Tienes pintadas dos habitaciones. Falta una mas para terminar", why is tener + participio used instead of Llevar + participio? Since the repetition of the action is going to continue.

Thanks.

Vrunda

Asked 4 years ago

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Mags M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When to use estar?Is it too soon to ask for the situations when estar is used? Is it only for being in a place and for descriptive adjectives?

Asked 8 years ago

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