Spanish language Q&A Forum

when do we use aumentar vs ir en aumento?

when do we use 'en' + noun pattern? or rather when do we use 'ir`? is it a grammar pattern where 'ir' + ' en' + noun?

there is this sentence = the deceased were only remembered on November 1st.

the answer is = solo se recordaba a los difuntos el primero de noviembre.

But is using acordarse acceptable as well? 

= solo se acuerdaba ?

second question is that, for a few years = unos pocos años or pocos años.

can we use unos cuentos años or un par de años?

i do not understand why one is preferred over the other.

by the way, the audio seems to have some problems as i cant play it.

thanks

when we want to say a scary movie, or a funny movie etc, do we always use 'de' + whatever noun of the category?

for example, scary movie = pelicular de terror, pelicular de miedo. rather than pelicular asustado = scary in adjective forms rather than nouns.

why would there be accent on vosotros form sometimes and sometimes not?

I think there might be a correction to the English is this sentence:  

I've just seen the singer who they gave a prize last year.

I believe it should say:

I've just seen the singer to whom they gave a prize last year.

Silvia y Inma, you make a great team. I love this section of the website and wish it popped up twice a week! 

Besos . . .

Garry

the answer is ¡llegué en solo dos horas! 

but can i say 'dentro de dos horas'?

for this story, can i say 'el clima era bueno.' to replace 'Hacía buen tiempo' ?

I was planning to go for a holiday - pienso ir de vacaciones, pensaba ir de vacaciones. Iba a ir de vacaciones. Does all these mean the same thing ? Ir in imperfect + a + infinitive seems very similar to pensar + infinite. In this case, do we use pensar in present tense or in imperfect (same as the way IR is used) ? 

the lesson note wrote that due to english's influence, we do use en

then it says en can be used to mean within a time period such as en una hora = in, within one hour

is this use not recommended too? if so, what is the spanish correct way of saying within an hour etc?