In the sentence 'Les amenecé seriamente' I don't understand why the indirect object pronoun 'Les' is used. I would have thought it would have been a direct object pronoun ie 'Los' or 'Las'. Are 'they' not the direct object of the threatening? I seem to often have a problem with this. It's ok when it's a straightforward 'I gave the present TO her' for example where it is quite clear but in sentences like the one above I get very confused as it often seems the indirect object pronoun is used. Any advice greatly appreciated.

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Ian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I was going to vs I was about to.10________ avisarte de que la fiesta se ha cancelado. I was about to warn you that the party is cancelled.Iba aEstuve aFuiEstaba yendo a Tuve que

I was completely thrown by the inclusion of the words "About to".

Iba a avisarte would just mean "I was going to warn you"

I was about to warn you should surely be: "Estaba a punto de advertirte" Not given as an option

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Ian

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can we use espero with El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo? Would the meaning be different from when El Perfecto de Subjuntivo is used?

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Christine H.A2Kwiziq community member

La palabra ‘varios’

Vivo en España - aquí usamos la palabra ‘unos’ o algunos..para mi este lección es confuso

Asked 6 years ago

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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I would like to ask why is lo que followed by a verb in Subjuntivo?

Asked 6 years ago

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Janet c.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of "estadounidense" as North American

The reading exercise translates estadounidense as North American. Is this usage more common in Spain? I thought estadounidense meant American, and norteamericano = North American.

Asked 4 years ago

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Christy R.B2Kwiziq community member

When to use past vs perfect subjunctive?

One of the questions connected to this lesson is: No es posible que ________ en la montaña. (It is not possible that they got lost in the mountains.)

The correct answers are given as se perdieran and se perdiesen. But why can't it be se hayan perdido as well?

Asked 6 years ago

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VIOLETA L.C1Kwiziq community member

subjunctive for suggestions

Hello, I'm wondering why the subjunctive here is used but then not in the same sentence:

"no la dejes ir y cuida su amistad"

shouldn't it be: "no la dejes ir y cuide su amistad" since both are suggestions?

Thank you

Asked 4 years ago

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