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Hello, I am not clear why “estaba” is used (imperfecto) but all the other verbs are in the pretérito tense. I have read all the lessons on this subject but still nearly always get the tense wrong. I think the guidance is that the pretérito is used when there is a specific beginning and end - but is that not the case with “mucha gente no estaba de acuerdo”? Many thanks, Tony
Why is the past participle used after the verb sigues. Can you point me to the lesson where this structure is explained. Many Thanks
Why do we say "pasear al perro" instead of "pasear el perro". Why is the "al" used?
FYI: this sentence in English is incorrect.
I bought her some books about Mexico in case they were useful for his trip to Acapulco.
"in case they would be useful"
"Yo tomo el café con menos leche"--why is "tomo" shown as "have" in the English translation? It is a very common phrase in English to say "I take my coffee with . . . ," so was there a reason to change it to "here?"
Me han recomendado que ________ a un abogado. Someone has recommended that I hire a lawyer.contratecontratarcontrataríacontrataré
I used "mirar" and that was corrected to "ver". Is the difference somewhat the same as the difference between "watch" and "see"?
Yes .. .I have the same question. John
“Jacinta y yo sabemos donde es la fiesta”. I thought it was standard to say está when referring to location. Am I missing something about a circumstance to say “donde es”?
Does the expression "Si no queue" functions in the same way as "si es que" Here's an example sentence: ¡Si no que está prediciendo todos mis movimientos! ¡¿Qué planeas, niño?! Could we as well say, without changing the meaning: ¡Si es que está prediciendo todos mis movimientos! ¡¿Qué planeas, niño?!
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