How can you tell the difference between an "interruption" and an "end"?In the fill-in-the-blanks exercise I was doing, the sentence I didn't understand was as follows:
Nosotros continuamos con nuestra fiesta particular y estuvimos charlando y bebiendo hasta el amanecercuando me confesó que estaba enamorado de mí."
So it seems that "hasta el amanecer" was the "ending" of the chatting and drinking and that's why "estuvimos" was used.
If the sentence removed the until sunrise part, would this be correct because of the interrupting action ("me confeso")?
Nosotros continuamos con nuestra fiesta particular y estabamos charlando y bebiendo cuando me confesó que estaba enamorado de mí.
But what are some tips for how to tell the difference between an interruption and an end? Is the interruption always some kind of action? And the end is always a reference to time? It doesn't seem like it from the example in this lesson:
"Estuvimos almorzando hasta que acabamos con toda la comida y luego nos fuimos al cine.
We were having lunch until we finished all the food and then we went to the cinema."
Yo creo que la palabra ella es una combinación de las palabras el y la. Similarmente, la palabra ellos es una combinación de las palabras el y los y también la palabra nosotros es una combinación de las palabras nos y otros y también la palabra vosotros es una combinación de las palabras vos y otros. Me parece que son similares con el tipo de palabras en inglés llamada contracciones. Yo espero que yo tengo razón pero no estoy seguro de este. Por favor me explique.
In the fill-in-the-blanks exercise I was doing, the sentence I didn't understand was as follows:
Nosotros continuamos con nuestra fiesta particular y estuvimos charlando y bebiendo hasta el amanecercuando me confesó que estaba enamorado de mí."
So it seems that "hasta el amanecer" was the "ending" of the chatting and drinking and that's why "estuvimos" was used.
If the sentence removed the until sunrise part, would this be correct because of the interrupting action ("me confeso")?
Nosotros continuamos con nuestra fiesta particular y estabamos charlando y bebiendo cuando me confesó que estaba enamorado de mí.
But what are some tips for how to tell the difference between an interruption and an end? Is the interruption always some kind of action? And the end is always a reference to time? It doesn't seem like it from the example in this lesson:
"Estuvimos almorzando hasta que acabamos con toda la comida y luego nos fuimos al cine.
We were having lunch until we finished all the food and then we went to the cinema."Hi there, I am a little confused as there appears to be inconsistencies in the colouring of letters which are irregular in the verb tables.
In this table only the Z is red, I understand that the letter Z is the main focus of the lesson, however almost all of this verb is irregular, and only highlighting the Z makes me question myself.
In other lessons I have seen emphasis with both red and blue, but there doesn't appear to be a regular pattern, which also casts doubt on my learning.
I know it may be a big job, but would it be possible to devise a standard practice, and then implement? Maybe a job for a Spanish intern :-)
Hello,
I was wondering why the sentence "in the evening..." is translated with "por laS tardeS...". Why is it plural here? Would "por la tarde" also be correct?
Thanks!
and consists of a wooden box,
Kwizbot y está formada por una caja de madera,
You y consiste en una caja de madera,
I read the lesson attached to this, but was wondering if the verb "consistar" can ever be used in this context, and if so/or not?
why and how would it be used?
Thank you.
Can I opt out of using the vosotros form?
Thanks!
No todavía se ha terminado el partido.No se ha terminado el partido todavía.Aunque with subjunctive when information is shared / background - why? I can't find this elsewhere, only that the subjunctive is used if the information is unimportant or irrelevant. Is this what this statement on 'shared' really means?
Por que no decir: Estoy estando coger el tren en una hora. Or Soy yendo . . . .
I am curious how this structure would work if the direct object is a pronoun, something like the following.
I had a beautiful beer mug. I accidentally dropped it.
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