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So this lesson explains that imperfecto can be thought of as currently happening, while the indefinito is something that happened in the past. But then in the lesson that compares the two with "time markers" it says the opposite. Imperfect is meant to indicate something "used to" happen. Seems like a contradiction. Actually the more I try to understand this topic the more it seems like the type of thing I should just try to memorize first, and then try to wrap my head around it much later.
Hello,
In reading one of your lessons on Prepositions, I saw "fiarse de" i.e: fiarse de algo, Roberto, etc.
I was surprised that "de" is used here and not "a" for a person, or "en".
1) Could you help me understand why "de" is used here?
and:
2) Can these forms be used and if so, what would they mean? and if not, why not?
fiarse en algo
fiarse a algo
Thank you,
Nicole
The title of the question says it all! Thanks.
Can you explain why the cake is called 'tarta' in the second and third sentences, but 'pastel' in the fourth?
This is an excellent lesson. Very clearly explained.
I understand the idea of using the imperfect to picture what is happening in the moment. But there is another tense for this as well. I forget the name of it, so I will just use an example.
"La profesora abría la puerta."
"La profesora estaba abriendo la puerta."
Would the choice between these two tenses be up to the speaker, or would there be a grammatical rule that tells us which one to use?
Thanks.
Question in A1 Focus Test
Mi vecina Patricia es ______.
Hola,
I put "maleduca" because it's a woman, it's singular and when "maleducar" is conjugated in El Presente, it comes up as "maleduca." Why is it marked wrong? Why is "maleducada" the correct answer?
In relation to that, I don't feel the question has been covered well because we have not encountered that word previously and I cannot find it in any lessons on the Lawless website.
Gracias por la respuesta!
In the test you say the situation is hypothetical but the answer is in the future tense. Shouldn't it be in the subjunctive?
Hola,
In the sentence "I could be Superman", is it more natural to say "yo podría ser Superman", or "yo sería Superman"?
Gracias,
With: "Both rivers, the Amazon and the Orinoco, and their respective basins", why does Amazon get pluralized to "Amazonas"? I've seen that the masculine is "el Amazonas" and the feminine is "la Amazona". Why is that, please? I'm wondering about the use of "el río Amazonas" versus "la selva Amazona" and "la selva Amazonica".
How does "se nos" change the meaning of "Uno de esos ríos que enseguida viene a la mente" -v- "Uno de esos ríos que enseguida se nos viene a la mente".
And the use of "ello" . . . does "ello" not mean "it" or "that"? Is the use of "ello" as "this" merely the uneducated English useage where "this" and "that" and their appropriate relationships to time and place become misused? : "An example of that is Caño Cristales, a natural sanctuary."
And why the use of the future tense "existirán en otros lugares del mundo"?
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