Fue vs. Fue ie. Was vs. WentWhen I quizzed my Studyplan, one of the questions was:
"What does "Olivia fue a la piscina esta mañana." mean?
The correct answer was: "Olivia went to the swimming pool this morning.", which I got right, because 'ir' is followed by 'a' in this sentence.
I noticed that in the lesson all the examples using "ser" in the Preterito Indefinido were followed by either a noun or an adjective:
"Él fue alpinista en su juventud." (He was a climber in his youth.) In this case a "noun";
"Ellos fueron muy famosos el año pasado." (They were very famous last year.) In this case an "adjective".
My question is how would you say, "Olivia WAS at the swimming pool this morning."?
Would you say, "Olivia fue en la piscina esta manana."?, using "en" rather than "a"?
("Olivia fue la piscina esta manana." doesn't sound right at all.)
If this is the case, a few examples added to the lesson would be a great help.
Gracias y Saludos
may i summarise and say that igual de... que is used for non quantity or another way, quality comparisons only? for example, we can use tanto... como for 'tiene tanto dinero como yo', but we cant use it with igual de. non quantity or quality comparisons which are adjectives, adverbs.
With es que we introduce a cause which is often at the same time a "justification or an excuse" for doing something or having done something.Direct from lesson
What is “As I don’t have any money” if it not a justification?
What is “As I don’t have any money if it is not the cause”
IT POOR TEACHING IF YOU GIVE AMBIGUOUS QUESTIONS AND THE MARK THEM WRONG
I have the same comments about the questions on Alguno
When I quizzed my Studyplan, one of the questions was:
"What does "Olivia fue a la piscina esta mañana." mean?
The correct answer was: "Olivia went to the swimming pool this morning.", which I got right, because 'ir' is followed by 'a' in this sentence.
I noticed that in the lesson all the examples using "ser" in the Preterito Indefinido were followed by either a noun or an adjective:
"Él fue alpinista en su juventud." (He was a climber in his youth.) In this case a "noun";
"Ellos fueron muy famosos el año pasado." (They were very famous last year.) In this case an "adjective".
My question is how would you say, "Olivia WAS at the swimming pool this morning."?
Would you say, "Olivia fue en la piscina esta manana."?, using "en" rather than "a"?
("Olivia fue la piscina esta manana." doesn't sound right at all.)
If this is the case, a few examples added to the lesson would be a great help.
Gracias y Saludos
It seems to me that it is a statement of opinion or one of uncertainty, not a statement of fact.
Thank you
You should add some comprehension questions after each reading text
Hola Inma: Regarding El Preterito Perfecto, I don't know what you mean when you say the speaker sees herself inside that same timeframe. For example: “¿Vosotras pudisteis reservar ese hotel tan barato?” In what way does the speaker see herself inside that timeframe? Likewise, for El Preterito Indefinido, in what way does the speaker see herself outside the timeframe, ex: “No pudimos conseguir entradas para el concierto”?
Hi Kwiziq Team,
Please may I ask the following questions:
1) 'Soy profesora de español' - I am a Spanish teacher.
**Why is the answer not 'Soy una profesora de español' - why is there no need for the 'una' / 'a' in this sentence?
2) 'Está en el centro de la ciudad' - It is in the centre of the city.
**Why would the correct sentence not be 'Está en el centra de la ciudad' - would 'centro' not need to change to 'centra' to work with 'la ciudad' which is feminine?
Or is 'centro' simply a location, not an adjective in this example so doesn't have to change gender?
Apologies if my questions are confusing! Thanks very much for your help! Great website!
Natasha
Hi could anyone tell me what " usar", "comodo", "velicidad", "dejan" "cojer" mean?
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