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Jonathan B.C1Kwiziq community member

Tener + past participle

In the introduction to this lesson, you say the meaning is similar to using "haber plus infinitive". I think you mean haber plus past participle i.e. the perfect tense

Asked 6 years ago

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Mary F.B1Kwiziq community member

Accent on hacíawhat is the last mark on hacía, if not an accent?

I don’t understand what the last mark over the a in haciá is, if not an accent. Apparently, it would be better for me not to add any accents, rather than adding one and getting it wrong.

Asked 5 years ago

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Ben S.A1Kwiziq community member

'A vosotros' and 'os'Hi there,

I had the question pasted below, but how is it that it can be both vosotros and os in the same sentence? And why isn't the gusta plural?
Thanks!
A vosotros no ________ este documental, ¿verdad?You [plural] don't like this documentary, do you?

Answer: os gusta

Asked 5 years ago

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Rin L.A1Kwiziq community member

Gemelo versus Mellizo

Hi! This is my first time asking a question on here so I don't know how quickly I'll get a reply. I take Spanish as a class, but I failed my second semester. My school did some weird things and now a year later I'm retaking it... without any knowledge from the first semester which is why I'm on here.
My teacher and our textbook (VHS Senderos Supersite) say that gemelo/a translates to twin. Is this a dialect difference? Or is it just a translation error?

Asked 4 months ago

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Missy E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When to use the "Personal a" before each name

I got this sentence in a quiz

No puedo ver _____ en la muchedumbre.

The answer was "a Paula y Cristina".

I notice that sometimes you put an a before every name, like "a Paula y a Cristina". Is this optional, or are there certain circumstances when the a is required before each person?

Asked 4 years ago

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Hayley A.A2Kwiziq community member

Why feminine?

Question:

Queda muy ________ arroz, no podemos hacer la paella.

Answer: poca

I understand the explanation of when to use poco/poca/pocas/pocos but I don't understand why in this circumstance it is feminine, because I thought arroz is masculine. Is 'arroz' actually feminine, or is it because 'la paella' is feminine?

Asked 6 years ago

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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why the imperfect is used and not the preterit in:"puesto que era mi cumpleaños "

Hello,

RE: Kwizbot puesto que era mi cumpleaños You puesto que fue mi cumpleaños

I was wondering why the imperfect was used here and not the preterit since the birthday was yesterday, which is a definite period in time and is now complete.

Thank you.

Nicoel

Asked 7 years ago

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Seamus F.A2Kwiziq community member

Is "televisión" sometimes written without the accent?

Asked 7 years ago

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Seth N.A2Kwiziq community member

If "hubo" is used for one item or many, when is "hubieron" used?

"In Spanish, you use hubo whether it is followed by one item or many, unlike in English."

In Preterite, if third person singular is also used for plural, when is third person plural used?