Conseguir a, is “a” necessary
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Conseguir a, is “a” necessary
________ muy duro para conseguir a este cliente. I worked very hard to get this customer.Hi, is “a” necessary after conseguir? Gracias, Shirley.
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)"
Asked 11 months ago
InmaKwiziq team member
Hola Shirley
In this case we use the personal "a" as the direct object is a person (cliente) - if it was talking about a "thing" you don't use the "a":
Trabajé muy duro para conseguir un buen salario.
I worked hard to get a good salary.
This lesson will help you understand this concept.
Saludos
Inma
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