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Hola,
This looks to me like a passive construction. Yes /No?
Is there a lesson about using it this way?
Gracias. John
"What does "Laura fue actriz cuando era joven." mean?"
When would that sentence be used vs "Laura era actriz cuando era joven."
Thanks, K
Hi there........so, am I getting this right: these two examples are in pret indefinido because they have an ASSUMED timeframe in the speakers' mind?Nosotros estuvimos hablando con los periodistas.Ellos estuvieron arreglando el grifo de la cocina.
This is an interesting construction. is there a lesson that deals with it?
It would seem to me that 'a su madre' should be after ve. could K say ... ve a su madre llegar?
Hola,
Update - I just found the lesson on this. When to use the perfect tense versus the simple past (Perfecto vs Indefinido)
I live in the US and just switched to Latin American Spanish, since it is more likely Spanish speakers I meet will speak this way. I am curious if El Pretérito Perfecto is used in LatAm Spanish when not talking about experiences.
Could I also say por vuestra luna de miel? In case I would like to emphasize the reason for going here, not the timeframe?
Hello! It says that the video is unavailable. I live in the United States.
The lesson re colors states specifically that, with regard to ROSA,
“It is ALSO CORRECT to use the ending -as for both masculine and feminine plurals. Yet this was marked incorrect in my most recent quiz
There's only sound for 2 of these words. The rest don't have an option to listen to them.
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