I'm sure we all value the great work Inma, Silvia and the rest of the team do in answering all the questions we put to them on the Q&A Forum. I do. For me, this adds a lot to what makes Kwiziq such a valuable learning resource.

So, I think it would be a great idea to be able to add these replies to a seperate notebook. This would not only allow for revision, but also give me some reference to go every time I think, "Hmmm, I'm sure someone gave me a really useful answer on this already!"

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Jean F.B2Kwiziq community member

Conjugate verbs in El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de SubjuntivoParece como si hubieses tenido una pelea con alguien.It looks as if you have had a fight with someone.
This is in the lesson plan. But according to a chart in a textbook I have, if the verb in the main clause is in the present (parece), then the dependent clause would be imperfect subjunctive or present perfect subjunctive. So the correct Spanish for what is written in English above would be "Parece como si hayas tenido una pelea con alguien." And the correct English translation for the Spanish sentence in the lesson would be, "It looks as if you had had a fight with someone," which is not a normal expression. The Spanish should be "Parecia como si hubieras tenido ..." Please advise if I am incorrect and why. Thanks so much.

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R Z.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Present subjunctive?

Would the present subjunctive ever be permissible in these constructions or only the imperfect subjunctive?

Asked 5 years ago

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A. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lesson needs work

This lesson needs a lot of work. If you put expressions with "desde hace" and "hace" in an online translator they ALL come back with the same sentence in English. It's nearly impossible to tell when you're supposed to use "desde hace." More examples are needed. In fact I can't even tell from the lesson why I would ever use "desde hace" when "hace" works just fine for the same meaning. Moreover I talk to natives every single day and no one has corrected me to say "desde hace" instead of "hace." So maybe I'm crazy but maybe this lesson needs work.

Asked 3 years ago

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Ariel I.B1Kwiziq community member

Free Online Language Exchange

Does anyone know of a good free online language exchange?

Asked 5 years ago

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Miguel D.A0Kwiziq community member

Probability in the past

How is the future perfect used for probability in the past

Asked 4 years ago

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