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Paul E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Esta or Está

Hello,

In the following sentence I expected está, as "but it is very cold".  Have I got this wrong?

"El agua es clara, pero esta muy fría."

Thanks

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Ian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Numbers. Siete - 7. Why marked as incorrect?

I don't understand why numbers written out in full rather than as numbers are regarded as incorrect.  Siete  = 7.  Should have the option.

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Brett T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
El verbo fastidiar también es un amigo falso.

"Fastidiar" is another false friend. In English, to be "fastidious" is to be very attentive to detail, accuracy or cleanliness. 

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Deborah S.C1Kwiziq community member
Error with answers

Hi,


I got the following question in a test:

Tuvimos muy buenas experiencias en ________ juventud.

We had very good experiences in our youth.

(HINT: Choose the right word having in mind the ending of the noun)

The two possible answers were twice "nuestra", but one of them is marked wrong when chosen.




Asked 4 years ago
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Hugo M.C1Kwiziq community member
"éramos" or "fuimos" for "used to be."

In this question I answered "éramos" instead of "fuimos" since the text referred to "used to be."  Why was that wrong? I get that  the "completed action in the past" hint confused the situation. Shouldn't the question be clarified, or am I missing something here? 
Nosotros ________ muy buenos estudiantes.We used to be very good students.(HINT: Refers to a completed action in the past.)

From the lesson:

"Note that while "fue" is generally translated into "was" in English, "era" can be translated into "was", "used to be" and "would be"."


Asked 3 years ago
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Janet c.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
En quién example in lesson please

Same question as Robert... can you please add an example in the lesson for "En quién"?  

________ estás pensando?Who are you thinking about?(HINT: Who refers to just one person)En quién
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Kent W.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Use of Pretérito Perfecto or Indefinido

Example in the quiz: ¿Cuanto tiempo has tardado en hacer ese proyecto?

Could that also be said as ¿Cuanto tiempo tardaste en hacer ese proyecto?

In other lessons, it’s been mentioned that Peninsular Spanish more commonly uses the Pretérito Perfecto where LatAm Spanish uses the Pretérito indefinido in similar contexts. Would that difference apply here?

Asked 4 years ago
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the m.A0Kwiziq community member
para sobrevivir?

los humanos PARA sobrevivir en el planeta rojo. why use para here ? what is its significance? 

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Iglesia omitted from English translation Espero que en Barcelona podamos visitar iglesia de la Sagrada Familia. -Eso sería lo suyo.-I hope in Barcelona we can visit La Sagrada Familia. -That would be ideal. Should be: i hope ... we can visit the church of the Sagrada Family
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Robert H.C1Kwiziq community member
Rationale or to learn 'by heart'

I miss the rationale behind this. is this something to learn 'by heart'? as in, just learn these exceptions and you're good to go?... or is there some reasoning, eg. that without the accent it would be pronounced wrong.. this because of ?


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