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ayyyyy necesitamos otra parte para saber que pasara con Angela y Robertooo
On another course, an example conversation between novio and novia goes: “usted sabe que lo amo. Vayamos al cine, hay una película nueva que quiero que veamos. Me muero por que usted la vea”. It was partly my frustration that there was no explanation of the use of usted here that led me to look for another course. Can anyone here explain this to me? Is this a regional peculiarity? Maybe Colombia? Thanks.
Regarding the examples below, why is the subjunctive used rather than the imperative?
No cierres la ventana por favor, tengo calor.
Don't close the window please, I am hot.
Señores, cierren las carpetas ahora.
Gentlemen, close your folders now.
Thank you, James
In: Level B2, Verbs Tenses & Conjugation, Modo indicativo, Modo subjuntivo, Oración subordinada temporal
1. Cuando is always used with past tenses in the indicative ….
2. If we use past tenses in the subjunctive with Cuando …
There appears to be a direct contradiction above:
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In statement #1, it is stated that Cuando must be in the indicative mood
in statement #2, it is stated that Cuando may be in the subjunctive mood.
James
Now everywhere I look online it suggests that this should only say 'lo dejé' and not 'me lo dejé'. Why would they add 'me'? It doesn't feel like it needs it, as the 'I forgot' bit is understood by dejé, and the 'it' by lo. It isn't reflexive I don't think.
Thanks!
Can you place the adjective first, like this? If not, why not?
Sevilla es una de las más bonitas ciudades de España.
¿Porque se dice ambos, el presente perfecto (en otros textos) y el pretérito perfecto? Esto me confunde mucho... ¡Muchas gracias!
Hola Inma,
1) El hecho de que no haya.
Why do you use subjunctive here? I thought el hecho is refering to something real (la falta de la oferta).
2) .... hasta que pueden dejar la casa de sus padres.
In this case (future action) i would use the subjunctive. Would it be wrong?
¡Feliz año nuevo!
Ελισάβετ
Usually with expressions of uncertainty, such as "tal vez" or "quizas", we use the subjunctive. Do the expressions "a lo mejor" and "lo mismo" indicate more certainty, since they don't trigger the subjunctive?
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!
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