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JoseC1Kwiziq community member

Names for the verb tenses in spanishWhen studying Spanish in Kwiziq it is very confusing that you use diferent names for the verb tenses than the online grammar references that I find. For instance: What you call Pretérito perfecto is referenced by most as Pretérito perfecto simple. What you call Pretérito indefinido is referenced as Pretérito perfecto compuesto. Am I using the wrong sources? Is there a "standard/official" name? Please see http://conjugador.reverso.net or http://www.conjugacion.es.

Asked 6 years ago

JohnA2Kwiziq community member

When would you use "este" instead of "esto" since they are both masculine and singular?

Asked 6 years ago

GailC1Kwiziq community member

Poneos?I am not sure why poneos is used in the sentence "Cuando os tumbéis en la playa poneos la crema solar."

Asked 6 years ago

GailC1Kwiziq community member

Why is it Compráoslos and not Comprádoslos?In the example "Comprad caramelos para vosotros. -> Compráoslos." why isn't it Comprádoslos

Asked 6 years ago

GailC1Kwiziq community member

¡Tenga el cambio! -translation?I thought "¡Tenga el cambio!" would mean "have the change", not "here's the change". Can it mean both?

Asked 6 years ago

GailC1Kwiziq community member

How does "Hace días que Laura no viene a visitarnos." fit the pattern?This was the quiz answer. I would have chosen "Laura no viene a vistarnos desde hace días." but it wasn't an option.

Asked 6 years ago

GailC1Kwiziq community member

Should the lesson say se comes before 3rd person singular and plural verbs? The lesson says that when using se the verb is conjugated in the 3rd person singular, yet in the quiz, the verb bailar was conjugated as bailan. Does this mean the lesson should say 3rd person singular and plural?

Asked 6 years ago

MagsA2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does the comparative agree only with the noun following it?Comprad tanta carne como pescado. Should I ignore the gender of the second noun?

Asked 6 years ago

HabibaA1Kwiziq community member

Why is it felizmente and not felizmente?

Asked 6 years ago

MagsA2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Hay or hace?In the question It's very foggy, I used hay instead of hace (by mistake!) But I got the credit. I guess it could be ok to say there's a lot of fog, hay mucho niebla, but is it better to stick to hace?

Asked 6 years ago

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