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I. D.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

using pronouns with llamarseIn the grammar section of llamas it says about pronouns: it is actually more common to drop them, so "Ella se llama Clara" = "Se llama Clara".

I forgot to drop it the first time, so I got a "nearly correct". The second time I dropped it, and it was still "nearly correct". - This I don't understand...

Asked 6 years ago

Wylie Y.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

haber in conditional vs imperfect subjuntive

Hi Inma,

This lesson says that sometimes haber in the imperfect subjunctive can replace haber in the conditional; but doesn't say when. I had a tutor in Mexico who claimed (that least in some cases) the construction had to be hubiera....hubiera; whereas a Mexican friend said the construction is always hubiera.....habría or vice versa depending on which clause comes first. This lesson seems to say you can replace habría with hubiera in this construction if you feel like it. Can you clarify this for me, please?

Asked 6 years ago

molly d.A1KwizIQ community member

¿quiere usted?

¿Señor Hernandez, ________ otra copa de vino?

I answered "quiere usted" and was marked wrong. It's ok, isn't it?

Asked 6 years ago

William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of subjunctive

No quiero que ________ el dinero que te he dado.I don't want you accidently losing the money I gave you.

The answer se te pierda.

Just a thought! Perhaps point out the use of the subjunctive in this example.

Asked 7 years ago

Bo S.A1KwizIQ community member

Are you not contradicting yourself?

In Spanish, to express to the / in the + masculine singular noun (a + el), you use the contraction al.

Granada es una ciudad del sur de España.

Granada is a city in the south of Spain.

Asked 7 years ago

Ean H.A1KwizIQ community member

Cómo estás Hello, about the question: "Pedrito, how are you? " My answers were: ¿cómo estás?, ¿qué tal? and ¿cómo está?. The bot took my third choice as non correct. At the explanation tab however, it states : "even when we greet a person using their first name, we can still use a formal greeting as a sign of respect for an elderly person or because we feel that person prefers a more formal approach - in this instance we can still use the formal question: "¿Cómo está?", for example: Carmen, ¿cómo está?" So, I dont understand why cant we use the formal type for Pedrito too. I would think because he is a child but still a child could have the right to prefer a more formal approach. What is the case here, and why is the question: "Pedrito, ¿cómo está? wrong?

Asked 6 years ago

Hans d.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Quiz question estuviste caminando The quiz question was:
Tú ________ al anochecer. You were walking at dusk.HINT: Conjugate "caminar" in El Pasado Progresivo/Continuoand i did it wrong, i said:
estuviste caminando, while it should be estabas caminando But i think the hint is not totally clear, it doesn't specify a imperfecto, or does it?
The lesson is totally clear, but i thought i could use an indefenido. Indefenido is pasado as well.

Asked 7 years ago

Stuart M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Question mark usage

Hola,

I'm intrigued that the threats are interpreted with a question mark, rather than an exclamation mark. Are they interchangeable?

Gracias,

Asked 6 years ago

ama s.C1KwizIQ community member

Quantitative adverbsThis question is in the lesson about quantitative adverbs "In my opinion, the bosses seem too strict"? Please explain why the "too" is an adverb and not an adjective.

Asked 5 years ago

John O.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Podrías habérmelo dicho a mí antes....

Hola,

The translation is given as "You could have told me before."

My step by step translation is "You could have to me it said to me earlier / before."

Can you explain why to "to me" is repeated?

Thanks. John

Asked 7 years ago

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