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Stephanie S.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Continuar +infinitive

I want to make sure I understand the lesson correctly--so continuar is never used with an infinitive, as it is in English? It is only correct to use it with a gerund?

Asked 5 years ago

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Roger D.A1KwizIQ community member

esta instead of estas

Why is this the correct answer: Usted esta en la lista and not Usted estas en la lista?

Asked 6 years ago

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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

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Robert D.C1KwizIQ community member

? Se puede usar "por lo costumbre" en vez de el verbo soler para expresar lo mismo concepto?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ron D.B1KwizIQ community member

Estar and Ser regarding marital status

I once heard that in saying "Estoy casada," there is a subtle suggestion that one is not quite as bound by the marriage than if one had said "Soy casada." Any truth to that?

Asked 5 years ago

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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Using Ni que + subjuntivo

Put a coat on, Carlitos! Do YOU think it's August?

¡Ponte un abrigo, Carlitos! Ni que estuviéramos en agosto.

Why “estuviéramos” and not “estuvieras”?

Asked 6 years ago

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Vince V.C1KwizIQ community member

tender la ropa?

I tried to use SpanishDictionary to translate tender and it didn't see it as a Spanish word. However, DeepL translated it as "clothesline" when I included it with a list of words (probably a DeepL bug). It translated "tender la ropa" as "tending the clothes". DeepL doesn't translate tender to an english word either. Also, the speaker sounds like she is saying "pender la ropa". I don't hear the "T".

Can you help me with this?

¡Saludos a todo allá!

Vince

Asked 2 years ago

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allison h.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why can't you also use "que" here?

Asked 8 years ago

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rahul p.A1KwizIQ community member

De o En?

Why is it "Yo fui el primero DE mi clase" and not "Yo fui el primero EN mi clase" for "I was first in my class?" Is there any difference or is DE also acceptable?

Asked 6 years ago

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Noa R.A1KwizIQ community member

Sobre vs Debajo

Why whenever I use sobre in a sentence its followed only by 'la/el'? These examples are taken from the course I'm doing on Duolingo.

E.g. El gato esta sobre la mesa.

But if I use debajo its followed by 'de la/el'.

Mi celular esta debajo de la ropa.

Is there a reason for this?

Why does one use just 'la/el' but the other needs the 'de' to be marked correct?

Asked 4 years ago

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