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Jonathan B.C1Kwiziq community member

Tener + past participle

In the introduction to this lesson, you say the meaning is similar to using "haber plus infinitive". I think you mean haber plus past participle i.e. the perfect tense

Asked 5 years ago

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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Feliz cumpleaños a ti

Happy birthday to you. Why is ti used and not te? I can’t find a lesson on the use of ti instead of te. For instance para ti

Asked 5 years ago

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Sara T.A0Kwiziq community member

Gusta vs Gustan

If gustar is followed by a verb, you always use gusta, right? Example: Me gusta nadar con los delfines. VS Me gustan los delfines.

Am I understanding that correctly?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mags M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is the verb llevar always followed by a?In the test it says Vosotros lleváis a Natalia.... I was so concerned about the a that I forgot to put the áis as the verb ending!

Asked 7 years ago

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Kerry B.C1Kwiziq community member

Difference between comer and tomar with the same translation and context.

Why 'comí' una lubina, then 'tomé' un trozo, but with the same english translation?

Asked 3 years ago

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pippy M.B2Kwiziq community member

Feas o feo?Is it ¡Qué feas! instead of ¡Qué feo! because the speaker is referring to a noun that is feminine plural ?

Asked 6 years ago

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allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

no deberías nunca salir con ellaThis is a strange example and not covered in the explanation. When is it customary to insert a word between two verbs? When else can this occur?

Asked 6 years ago

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Heather S.C1Kwiziq community member

Can you explain the inclusion of quería as a translation of I would like?

I would translate quería as I wanted or was wanting. Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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J. H.B1Kwiziq community member

soler (imperfect) + infinitive v. other verb in imperfect

when would you use soler (imperfect) + verb rather than the actual imperfect of the verb? For example why in the first example above wouldnt you say

yo cantaba

instead of Yo solía cantar

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperatives for Reflexive Verb cepillarseIs the imperative for 3rd person plural not one word cepíllense ?

Asked 7 years ago

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