just want to thank you for all the free material. literally any grammar question i have is somewhere on this site. I've been using it silently for 2 years now

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Richard A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Please also explain the use of "volverse" as "to become."

Thanks.

Asked 2 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mis cortinas nuevas se han hecho en dos días. “My curtains were made in two days”. Can you say ”se hicieron” instead of se han hecho”?

Asked 5 years ago

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Alejandro S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translate: not because I didn't want to see my boss

I’ve read the explanation for the lesson several times but I still can’t understand the answer from the quiz below:

Prompt: No fui al trabajo, ________ sino porque estaba enferma.

I didn't go to work, not because I didn't want to see my boss but because I was ill.

Why is this correct? no porque no quisiera ver a mi jefeWhy is this wrong? no porque no querría ver a mi jefe

Asked 4 years ago

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allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why not repeat the D.O. pronoun in this instance?

No ________ todo el tiempo a nuestro hijo; necesita espacio.

We can't be watching our son all the time; he needs some space.

(HINT: use modal verb "poder" and the verb "vigilar" for to watch)

podemos estar vigilando

podemos estar vigilandolo

Asked 3 years ago

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Alice O.C1Kwiziq community member

Do you need the subjunctive twice?

Can you sometimes omit the first subjunctive and just use e.g lo que sea instead of sea lo que sea ? Ive read some texts online and they don't seem to write the full version, does it have slightly different nuance/meaning?

Asked 4 years ago

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Lisa D.B1Kwiziq community member

Answer should have indirect object pronoun

"Why did you tell Luisa......" seems to me to need the indefinite object pronoun as in "¿Por qué le habéis dicho a Luisa...." but this answer is marked as incorrect. Why? Isn't it actually the correct way to say this part of the sentence even though I haven't gotten to a lesson about these pronouns?

Asked 5 years ago

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ser feliz or estar feliz

Hi,

I would have thought that as feliz is a transient feeling, estar would be apprpriate. However, in the example above, ser has been used.

Can you please explain.

Thanks and regards,

Colin

Asked 2 years ago

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