Spanish language Q&A Forum

She hates cats. Not THE cats. Why "los gatos" then?

Thank you for adding this topic. I'd like to make 2 suggestions. 

First, is there a regional preference for using the two pairs of interchangeable words? My understanding is that in Latin America, people tend to use aca' and alla' whereas in Spain, people tend to use aqui' and alli'. Is this correct? 

Second, I am not sure whether the pronunciation of ahi' and alli' are the same. Since "h" is silent and "ll" has the "y" sound, I suppose they sound differently, but the sounds /i/ and /yi/ really do not have much noticeable difference. Is there a way to practice distinguishing the two or we can more or less treat them as sounding the same? Thank you!

What is wrong with "Teníamos que usar cascos de protección" . I have heard many people use "usar" for to wear. 

What are the verb endings in this tense?  Although it is noted that the verb stem is the same as in the future tense, I do not find a list of the verb endings anywhere.  

I gave the answer Ustedes son they said it was incorect and should have been ustedes eres

Hola Inma,

Why do you use the infinitive endurecer insted of the sunjuctive? I thought both se empezara a and endurecer are attached to  the Sería bueno que.

Muchas gracias!

Ελισάβετ

The lesson says, " This happens in one of these two situations. But, it appears from the examples and the quiz that aunque is followed by the preterite imperfect subjunctive only if both a) an action in the past and b) the information is shared by the speaker and the listener.