A comment on this subject after spending an hour researching itThe instructions in the link say:
The choice of tense depends on whether the speaker is "still inside" the "unit of time" that's being used or implied:
Use the present perfect ("he ido") form when talking about the past:
- today, this week, this month, or this year
Use the indefinido ("fui") form when talking about the past:
- yesterday, last week, last month, or last year (or further back)
But then an example on the lesson page has this:
Ellos han visto el amanecer.
They saw the sunrise.
In this sentence, as with many of the quizzes, there is no way to know the context and so we have to follow the instructions as to which tense to use. Part of the fun of the quizzes is not reading the directions.
I think this is the root of the frustration here. Perhaps if more context were provided we could have a chance of answering without the addition direction needed.
I thought the past participle of leer is leído. But the above example uses leídas. I have no knowledge of conjugating past participles. Please explain the usage. Thanks
Hi,
I find some of the recorded examples too fast to clearly hear the pronunciation. Is there a way of slowing it on replay?
This leads to another question: when Spanish is spoken quickly, can some of the sounds be omitted or words run together.
Thank you.
Colin
The instructions in the link say:
The choice of tense depends on whether the speaker is "still inside" the "unit of time" that's being used or implied:
Use the present perfect ("he ido") form when talking about the past:
- today, this week, this month, or this year
Use the indefinido ("fui") form when talking about the past:
- yesterday, last week, last month, or last year (or further back)
But then an example on the lesson page has this:
Ellos han visto el amanecer.
They saw the sunrise.
In this sentence, as with many of the quizzes, there is no way to know the context and so we have to follow the instructions as to which tense to use. Part of the fun of the quizzes is not reading the directions.
I think this is the root of the frustration here. Perhaps if more context were provided we could have a chance of answering without the addition direction needed.
Could we also use “un poco de” and “unos pocos” in this manner? Thanks.
Hi, are the following translations correct? Especially, I am a little confused about #2 (and #4), and wonder if "No creo que tú tuviera razón." is right for #2. Thank you.
1. I do not think you are right.: No creo que tú tengas razón.
2. I do not think you were right.: No creo que tú hayas tenido razón.
3. I did not think you were right.: No creía due tú tuviera razón.
4. I did not think you had been right.: No creía due tú hubiera tenido razón.
I think it would be very helpful if you gave the literal translations of sentences as well as the conversational translation. I have been assigning wrong meanings to words...
Me pediste perdón.You apologised to me.
Is there a separate word for "apologise" ?
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.
After explaining the whole story (which happened "hoy") with preterito perfecto , why did we use Preterio Indefinido in the end?
: el profesor me felicitó.
I thought it would have been "me ha felicitado"
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