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D. S.A2Kwiziq community member

"escoger" presented as a regular -er verb in the excercise

I just did a test related to this section on "regular" -er verbs and the verb used was escoger. The question did not relate to the 1st person singular so it did have a regular -er ending, but it was little confusing for this to be presented as regular when it has the same g-> j change as coger. There are plenty of completely regular verbs to choose from.

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Anna S.B2Kwiziq community member

El futuro perfecto?Es probable que haya hecho toda la tarea antes de ir al concierto.It's probable that I'll have done all my homework before going to the concert.
The English translation sounds like El futuro perfecto should be used instead:Es probable que yo habré hecho toda la tarea antes de ir al concierto.
Is it that both can be used, or do they have different implications? Or am I just overthinking it? Can you clarify this please? Thanks!

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mary d.B1Kwiziq community member

conjugating first "let's" in "special we imperative" but not for second "let's".

Let's forget about our problems and let's enjoy ourselves.

Olvidémonos de nuestros problemas y disfrutemos!

-monos ("s" dropped from mos before "nos" added) used for olvidar,

but -mos (present subjunctive) used for disfrutar. Rule?

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Wendy M.B2Kwiziq community member

nuance using present indicative vs subjuctive after desde queIn the following: Cada domingo estudio español ________ almuerzo.Every Sunday I study Spanish from the moment I finish lunch....I used subjunctive because "from the moment I finish lunch" seems to be in the future.... Why is the answer present indicative?

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Kim G.A2Kwiziq community member

Confused about hay and está for the weather

Hello. Can someone provide insight please? It says you use Hay in front of a noun so why is it used to say something is foggy. I am sure that foggy is an adjective just like the word sunny so why is esta used to say something is sunny but you can’t use it to say it is foggy?

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Z. G.B1Kwiziq community member

Do "hay" and "había" actually come from the same root word?

As other users have commented, "había" seems to be the past-tense equivalent of "hay".

"Había" is the past imperfect conjugation of haber, but the present tense conjugations of haber (he has ha hemos han) do not include "hay".

Is the word "hay" some other conjugation of "haber", or is not actually from the same root word?

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Sheila E.A1Kwiziq community member

Conversation group

Does anyone here run a conversation group to practice lives zoom etc.? I'm not looking to join tandem or meetup.

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mary d.B1Kwiziq community member

"never use ser to talk about the weather"

But correct answer is "...and can be unstable" (the weather') y puede

SER variable / cambiante / inestable. (I put puede estar variable)

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Faith N.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is the answer not subjunctive?Consiguió mantenerse escondido durante horas ________ dónde estaba.

The answer is sin saber los adultos. I’m not sure why the answer is not subjunctive as there are two different subjects, the one who stayed hiding and then the parents

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Carl E.B1Kwiziq community member

Cayos means Quays?

I thought LLaves was keys I'm not sure what the spanish is for quays, is it cayos?

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