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Iain S.C1Kwiziq community member

Algunos vs unos.

Could algunos be used instead of unos? And also could '¡Qué espectacular!' Be used instead of 'Era espectacular'?

Asked 2 years ago

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Mike S.A1Kwiziq community member

There was, there will be..

I know that "hay" means "there is/are" but how do I say the same in the future & the past?

Asked 3 years ago

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Ruth G.B2Kwiziq community member

Querer que - subjunctive trigger

Does querer que trigger the subjunctive if it's something you're wishing for yourself?

Asked 3 years ago

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

gran leyendas

The english text referred to great legends, so I chose gran, but it was marked incorrect. That seems to conflict with the answers given in the community.

Asked 2 years ago

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Katherine J.B1Kwiziq community member

Animales y Plantas de Paraguay

Cuantos animales únicos son de Paraguay? Hay unos animales muy interesante o especial? Cuantos tipos de plantas son únicos a Paraguay?

Asked 2 years ago

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Jeff G.B1Kwiziq community member

Why Imperfecto?I don't understand why this is preterito imperfecto. "The little ones ate sweets and sandwiches at the party" does not sound like it's describing a situation. It sounds like an action completed in the past, therefore preterito indefinido. "The little ones were eating sweets and sandwiches at the party" sounds like it's describing a situation - but that's not what the question says.

Asked 3 years ago

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Shirley S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Meaning of ya in this sentence. Ella espera que yo ya haya cobrado el lunes próximo.She hopes I will have been paid by next Monday.Hi, what does “ya” mean in this sentence? Thank you, Shirley.

Asked 3 years ago

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Janusz P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

por v. para 3

Thank you Silvia,

In "La vida de Eva (B1)" gapfill test we have:

"Eva siempre ha sido una persona que nunca toma decisiones por dinero o por conveniencia. Su familia la quiere mucho y, para ser sinceros, ha hecho muchos sacrificios ______ sus hijos."

The hint for the gap is:

"she has made many sacrifices for her children."

the accepted answer is "por"; "para" is marked wrong.

The explanation given for this is:

"Lesson: Using por (not para) to express the originating cause or reason"

Could you please help me to see

why "for" is interpreted here as indicating the "cause" and not the "recipient"?

Asked 2 years ago

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Todd M.B1Kwiziq community member

Hubiera, Habria would have, hadThey seem to be interchangeable
Si usted hubiera venido antes, yo le habría atendido.If you had come before, I would have served you.
Ella hubiera venido.She would have come.
Ella habria venido.

Asked 2 years ago

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Christine D.A2Kwiziq community member

Using Ser to Express an essential Characteristic

I am a bit upset at the fact that a hint given on a test made me change the correct answer to an incorrect. I just finished a quiz and the question was "Sus padres ________ bastante delgados. Their parents are quite slim.

(HINT: Their parents have always been slim )". I knew the answer was "son" however after seeing the hint, I changed it to "tienen" even though I thought, or knew it was wrong. I changed it based on the hint. Imagine my dismay when I found out the answer was "son" and I had known it in the first place.

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