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Geneviève F.C1Kwiziq community member

How would you say “I want neither a sandwich nor a borrito”

One of my answers is “No me apetece un bocadillo ni un burrito”.

According to the corrector, this answer is wrong.

I do not understand because in the explanations, there is a note which reads as follows:

“We sometimes omit the first “ni” and only use the “ni” in the second element of the sentence with a verb in negative”

Asked 7 years ago

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John O.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Estar and Ser

Hola,

Here is my train of thought. "Ayer estuve en un concierto:" "Yesterday" requires the pretérito indefinido because it refers to a completed action at a time in the past, and the verb is estar because it is referring to a location; hence estuve.

However I am stuck with "Fue en San Juan:" Is San Juan not a location? If so, would it require the verb estar rather than ser?

It would be great if you could explain this.

Many thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

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Alexander B.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Modal verbs

¡Hola!

Let's have a look at the examples:

- Sorry, I couldn't come yesterday, I was a bit busy

- You couldn't have come anyway, roads were blocked because of the snowfall

- I saw Maria yesterday

- You can't have seen her. She left for Bahamas three days ago

How can I express these ideas in Spanish by means of the verb poder and perfect infinitive?

Regards,

Alexander

Asked 6 years ago

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vlad h.A2Kwiziq community member

Cómo escribir un correo electrónico formal

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Solo para la información.

Asked 6 years ago

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Richywinningham L.A2Kwiziq community member

The question in the knowledge check was "Usted ________ todo lo que quiere." I chose "consigue", but it said the correct answer was "consigues"...

Asked 7 years ago

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Jessica R.A0Kwiziq community member

Masculine or feminine?

How do I know when a noun is masculine or feminine?

Do I go off the last letter of the noun? Like planta and idea end in 'a' so I use una, but if it ends in an 'o' or any other letter besides 'a' then I say un.

Asked 5 years ago

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Laurie L.C1Kwiziq community member

Tú TeWhy is it Si tú hubieras firmado ese contrato te habrías arrepentido but it is Si te hubieras llevado el paraguas no te habrís mojado tanto? Shouldn't they both be Si tú?

Asked 7 years ago

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Ελισάβετ Α.C1Kwiziq community member

Why personal "a" is missing here

" para cuidar tus amistades" : why the personal "a" is missing here?

P.S. Me gustan musho sus grasiosos e interesantes cuentos y me ayudan musho también.

(I wellcome all corrections to my Spanish.)

Muchas gracias!