Imperfecto usage1) Why is imperfecto used: Pues que me apetecía . She was feeling like at the moment, not an ongoing feeling no?
2) y entre ellos había una pareja de jóvenes.. Why is the imperfecto used in this aspect? The couple were only there AT that time, it's NOT a habitual or repetitive action that they are there every time shes at the beach?
3) ¡No me lo podía creer! , why use the imperfecto here?
4) Después me di cuenta de que en ese grupo había un hombre haciendo fotos y un chico con un foco. Entonces comprendí que los jóvenes eran modelos y estaban trabajando en una sesión de fotos The imperfecto used is because it's sequential?
5) Estoy segura de que estaban muertos de frío. The models were ONLY cold at that moment, why not "estuvieron muertos de trio"
6) . El solo llevaba un bañador y ella un bikini. Why not just "Llevaron" they don't wear a bikini or beach short every time they go to the beach? Only at that moment for the photo shoot?
Thank You in advance !
Hi, just want to let you know that this is the third mini-quiz that I've come across on my recommended list that has no questions. It just says "1 of 0".
I know a lot of people have brought up the fact that seguir + present participle and continuar + present participle have the same meaning, so they selected one answer which was marked as incorrect. I realize that the question specified that multiple answers could be correct but the fact that so many people were confused by this makes me think it wasn’t very clear. Maybe you should instead say “Select all of the correct answers” instead. Anyway, I do have an actual question - is there any subtle difference between the two, or any situations in which you would use one over the other? Does it vary by country or region? Just curious. Muchísimas gracias, y que tenga un buen fin de semana!
The translation of:
Voy a mandar hacer un vestido
is given as:
I am having a dress made
I would have thought it to be:
I'm going to have a dress made
Why is it not the latter?
Thanks.
Just took the weekly quiz on 'El futbolin' and got everything right just by using my instinct and what sounded right to my ear. And, though I had read and kwizzed this lesson before, it is a very different matter to use that knowledge without being able to scroll up and read the explanation as needed.
So, thank you for this lesson which explains clearly the difference between muy and mucho. Another review was very helpful.
1) Why is imperfecto used: Pues que me apetecía . She was feeling like at the moment, not an ongoing feeling no?
2) y entre ellos había una pareja de jóvenes.. Why is the imperfecto used in this aspect? The couple were only there AT that time, it's NOT a habitual or repetitive action that they are there every time shes at the beach?
3) ¡No me lo podía creer! , why use the imperfecto here?
4) Después me di cuenta de que en ese grupo había un hombre haciendo fotos y un chico con un foco. Entonces comprendí que los jóvenes eran modelos y estaban trabajando en una sesión de fotos The imperfecto used is because it's sequential?
5) Estoy segura de que estaban muertos de frío. The models were ONLY cold at that moment, why not "estuvieron muertos de trio"
6) . El solo llevaba un bañador y ella un bikini. Why not just "Llevaron" they don't wear a bikini or beach short every time they go to the beach? Only at that moment for the photo shoot?
Thank You in advance !
Why is "unas técnicas básicas" wrong?
You: Sin embargo, mis amigos contaron a los niños historias de miedo.Kwizbot: Sin embargo, mis amigos contaron a los niños cuentos de miedo..
Why "historias de miedo" marked wrong after a los niños, is there any rule we have to just put cuneto instead of historia after 'a los niños'. Please answer.
Thansk!!
Hi, why is preterite used here instead of the imperfect? The preterite implies that Ustedes no longer exist.
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