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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why le, not loSi le hubieseis admitido en el equipo, él ________contentísimo. If you'd let him join the team, he'd have been thrilled.(HINT: use verb "estar")habría estado. Hola, why le, not lo, here? Muchas gracias, Shirley.

Asked 1 year ago

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Julia M.C1Kwiziq community member

When people are chatting informally, do they really use “hubieses” or “hubieras”? It sounds awkward or pretentious to me

Asked 2 years ago

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Ted S.C1Kwiziq community member

Can't get to 100% on this question.

I continue to have exactly the same problem as the users below. Your team really needs to fix this.

Asked 2 years ago

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Marilyn M.C1Kwiziq community member

Can't get to 100% on this question

Using the pluperfect subjunctive in hypothetical clauses (si) followed by the perfect conditional/ the pluperfect subjunctive

I have answered these questions correctly many, many times and I can't get 100%. I was at 92% but after answering correctly ten times it took me back to 88%. Please check?

Asked 3 years ago

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Melissa M.A2Kwiziq community member

Answer in Pluscuamperfecto de Subjunctivo marked wrong?

Hi, in a C1 quiz I just took, the question was the following and I entered the subjunctive as the answer (hubiera estado) but was marked wrong. I don't understand why.

Si le hubiesen admitido en el equipo, él ________ contentísimo.If you'd let him join the team, he'd have been thrilled.(HINT: use verb "estar")habría estadohubiera estado

Aren't either of these options correct according to this lesson?

Thanks!

Asked 3 years ago

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Juanita M.A2Kwiziq community member

El pluscuamperfecto subj. vs. condicional

When I look at these two examples from the English to the Spanish there is no clear indication of why the pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo is being used vs. the condicional.

Si no hubiésemos comprado esta casa, hubiésemos tenido más dinero para vacaciones.

If we hadn't bought this house, we would have had more money for holidays.

Si no hubiéramos comprado esta casa habríamos tenido más dinero para vacaciones.

If we hadn't bought this house we would have had more money for holidays.

Asked 3 years ago

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Thea R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

indicative or subjunctive with conditional clauses

I have only now noticed that I read 'brought' for 'bought', but the rest of my question stands.

Asked 3 years ago

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Thea R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

conditional indicative not allowed for principal clause after a si + imperfect subjunctive

It seems to me that there are examples of both Indicative and subjunctive for the main clause in the lesson, yet when I use indicative in the tests it is always marked wrong. Please explain.

Asked 3 years ago

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David C.A1Kwiziq community member

El Pluscuamperfecto Subjuntivo in hypothetical clauses (si): impossible condition

What do you mean by "the condition is impossible"?

Asked 3 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

An eg of using Casar vs casarseFurther to my question re casar vs casarse, This is on spanishdictIonar.com

INTRANSITIVE VERB

4. (to marry; used with "con")a. to marryCasó con una chica de familia humilde.He married a girl from a humble family.

Asked 4 years ago