Using El Pretérito Imerfecto in the Gabriel example above seems incorrect/confusing to me, also. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the imperfect here indicate a general inability to do something, like Gabriel just didn't know how to put the key in the keyhole (incidentally, the sentence should read "key in the keyhole", "keyS in the keyholeS", or "key in the keyholeS" if a single key fits two locks), which seems highly unlikely? It seems to me that El Pretérito Indefinido is more appropriate because: Gabriel didn't manage/succeed in putting the key in the keyhole, and we are referring to a specific moment in the past and the time when it happened is relevant.

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James G.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

The sample sentences in all of the lessons are too fast even for advanced students

The sample sentences in all of the lessons are too fast when the sentences are long and complex, even for advanced students. I have to use a separate text to speech app at a slightly reduced speed in order to fully understand them. They are not just speaking at normal speed, but at a very high speed. (In my considered opinion)
thank you, James

Asked 6 years ago

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Per Ivar D.A2KwizIQ community member

Who using Pretérito in the first sentence and Imperfecto in the secend? Both are said to be non-permanent conditions.

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Paul H.KwizIQ community member

Española in the Philippines

Estoy wondering que es la differencia entre Español spoken ayer than in Latin American. I know “ll” is a hard L ( ama-re-lia) instead of a soft double LL as used in la palabra “amarillo” in Latin America. What are some other differences?

Asked 3 years ago

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Alex S.B2KwizIQ community member

What's the difference between desde hace cuánto tiempo and cuánto tiempo

Asked 3 years ago

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