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I was surprised that this sentence took "sido" and not "estado". As the speaker is talking about their emotional state over a specific time period, rather than their personalities more generally, would "estar" not be used over "ser"?

Hola, 

I'd like to know in this sentence, whether we should use "menor" or not:

La familia actual se ha reducido, el numero de hijos cada vez es menor? menos?

Muchas Gracias!

Hello, 

In the test for this lesson, when it asked for a formal answer to ask Gerardo how he's doing, I selected "Comó está" and it said the response was nearly correct, and that "qué tal" is the correct response. 

Why is "qué tal" considered more correct in this scenario than "comó está"?

Hi, I think the explanation above is misleading as I don't understand the difference among the three forms. The examples given also seem to show they can be used interchangeably, but It doesn't seem to be the case when I looked at the discussion. Grammar is my weak point, so the explanation regarding tenses still leaves me confused. Can I get a strong example of when to use which?

The test answer is “conforme” but it should be “conforme a” según la lección. ?

I love that you've standardized your terminology for the tenses and published it in a well-formatted and complete table (thank you!), but I do keep getting tripped up by the use of "Pretérito Perfecto" to mean the Compuesto and not the Simple. (My primary reference is from the Real Academia.)

Why is “Las voces” translated as “Those voices” instead of “The voices?”

It is easier to think of the translations of these phrases in formal (or correct) English.

En lo que        As far as

Con lo que     with that which

Para lo que    for that which

de lo que       of that which

Por lo que      because of what

a lo que          to that which

And don't encourage bad English.  "You can never place the preposition at the end of the clause like in English:  Be careful what you wish for."  You should never end with a preposition in English  Be careful of that which you wish   or Be careful for what you wish.

From what I see in the lesson these two should both work in Claudia xxxxx 2 minutos ….