Spanish language Q&A Forum

Can we get an option to remove hints from the tests?

For example with the following hint: 

HINT: Conjugate “ser” in El Pretérito Imperfecto

There is really no point to the question, because I can easily conjugate the verb if you tell me this...the difficulty is in knowing when to use the imperfect vs the preterite.

I would also like an option to get rid of the multiple choice answers for the one or two word answers. Sometimes you can eliminate three options just based on context without actually understand the grammar that is supposedly being tested.

Right now it is too easy to get the right answer when you don't really know the topic very well.

1. You marked my "continúa" as incorrect, telling me to remove the tilde (but you then included the tilde in your final version).

2. You told me to "Use a conjunction other than conque for 'so'", and then you proceeded to use "conque".

Maybe I’m wrong but I thought in English, “when” is the one that goes with pretérito indefinido because it is “when” something happens, “when” something interrupts an existing action. So I would say “I was taking a shower when the phone rang” or “when you called, I was talking to a friend.” It’s weird to me to use “when” to go with an ongoing action. I mean “when” is a point in time, right? Not an ongoing event.

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.

Hello, hope you are all well.

In this exercise the link that says (lesson) brings us here, however there is no lesson, nor any explanation as to the use of this particular phrase and another one below.  I did a search of these terms, but nothing came up.

I have two errors, that I would like to understand why they are errors to learn from them, i.e.

this one "Me hacen falta " and the one of " "aquí es la tarjeta:. (see below text)

CLIENT: I need two, one for me and one for my father. 

CLIENTA: Me hacen necesidad dos, una para mí y otra para mi padre. 

CLIENTA: Me hacen falta dos, una para mí y otra para mi padre. "

CLIENT: Here's the card. Thank you.

I looked for a comment in the exercise itself, but there was none, so I am writing this here.

Thank you for your help and stay well.

Nicole

For example

Ellos no saben cuándo van a llegar

Ellos no saben que lleguen?

Yo no sé cuándo van a llegar

Yo no sé que lleguen/llegarán?

They all have an element of doubt in which would suggest the subjunctive but there is a rule here that I am not understanding fully!

Thanks

Nick

Hola,

En esta frase, donde usamos el indicativo en vez del subjuntivo-  ‘Te llamé porque necesitaba ayuda’, ¿No necesitamos usar el adjetivo posesivo ‘tu’? La ‘ayuda’ podría ser ‘tu ayuda’ o ‘su ayuda’ ¿no? La traducción en inglés dice ‘I called you because I needed ‘your’ help.

Gracias 

It is not clear when to use qué after mismo. For e.g.

Andrea lleva la misma camisa que llevaba ayer.

Vs.

No me cuentes de nuevo la misma historia.

In one of the mini quiz questions the answer options gave en not a as the chosen preposition: never have I gone to Paris (it said en Paris, not a Paris). We can use either and they'd be right?

Amable gracias,