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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Same meaning without “se”? María te habría prestado el dinero ________ en dos semanas. María would have lent you the money as long as you had given it back within two weeks.mientras tú se lo habrías devueltomientras que se lo hubieras devuelto. Hi, would the meaning be the same if “se” was omitted? With “se” does it actually mean “returned it to her”? Thanks, Shirley.

Asked 4 years ago

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J. H.C1KwizIQ community member

Olvidar/olvidarseI'm afraid I'm finding this particular topic difficult to master. I think my problem with olvidar/olvidarse is that they're very similar in print and I find it hard to remember the differences. I'm wondering whether it wouldn't be better to split the topic into two parts, part 1 olvidar, Part 2 olvidarse and set two kwizzes. Has anyone else found this topic difficult?

Asked 4 years ago

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Paul E.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Sorry Inma....

..... but I've just signed up for another two years, so keep your eyes open for more stupid questions. :-)

Asked 5 years ago

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Garry M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

very cunning word play . . .

It took me three times reading this before I got the real drift of the story. Very funny LOL. Necesitamos más colas sutiles como esta para que la cuenta no menee al perro.

Asked 2 years ago

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Daria D.B1KwizIQ community member

Los pájaron?

Hola,

The last sentence says "Los pájaron volaban sobre nosotras.", shouldn't it be pájaros?

Asked 4 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Nunca hubieras

“Nunca hubieras pensado que hubiese tantas formas de disculparse.” Hola, this sentence is from the B2 Listening exercise on how to apologize in spanish. I don’t know why Nunca triggers the imperfect subjunctive. Maybe this example could be included in the examples in this lesson? Muchas gracias, Shirley.

Asked 3 years ago

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Jennell M.C1KwizIQ community member

Question about other titles

Mi duda tiene que ver con el título "Madre" (junto con Padre, Hermano, Hermana), por ejemplo, en el caso de referirnos a "(la) Madre Teresa de Calcutta". ¿Es correcto utilizar el artículo con los títulos religiosos aparte de los títulos "San" y "Santa"? Muchas gracias de antemano.

Asked 5 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Missing “esta for “this” (test)Los alumnos que ________la prueba no necesitan hacer la siguiente. Students who passed this test do not need to do the next one. Maybe “la” should be “esta” for “this” (test). ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Would “lo” also be correct?El niño ha salido corriendo. Su madre le ________. The boy has gone off running. His mum must have scolded him.Hi, would lo (instead of le) also be correct?Thanks, Shirley.

Asked 4 years ago

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D. A.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I really appreciate these reading exercises. . . despite my frequent quibbles on the English translation of some words.