How can this be a future idea?Bear in mind that sometimes it is difficult to know whether the speaker is using the subjunctive to convey a future idea or a shared information. Have a look again at this example:
Aunque esté nevando, voy a sacar al perro a pasear.
There are two possibilities here:
the speaker is thinking that it might snow later (but even so, nonetheless, he is taking the dog for a walk)
the speaker and the listener both know that it is snowing at that moment of speaking (but even so / nonethelesss, he is going to take the dog for a walk), so it is a background/shared information.
In this sentence, how can one say "aunque este nevando" and be speaking about the future? This seems like it would have to be an instance of shared information, right?
Bear in mind that sometimes it is difficult to know whether the speaker is using the subjunctive to convey a future idea or a shared information. Have a look again at this example:
Aunque esté nevando, voy a sacar al perro a pasear.
There are two possibilities here:
the speaker is thinking that it might snow later (but even so, nonetheless, he is taking the dog for a walk)
the speaker and the listener both know that it is snowing at that moment of speaking (but even so / nonethelesss, he is going to take the dog for a walk), so it is a background/shared information.
In this sentence, how can one say "aunque este nevando" and be speaking about the future? This seems like it would have to be an instance of shared information, right?
The "hint" for the last sentence was quite misleading. Clearly, the "lit" English translation is not "what information so interesting."
Qué taninformación tan interesante información!
You could also say:
¡Qué información más interesante!
Here's the hint we gave you:Lit: What so interesting information!
1. why is the answer sentence being phrased as 'the idea attracted me' when the sentence given is I was attracted to the idea?
2. it a esquiar a Europa. why does it uses 'a' instead of 'en'?
3. en Argentina se pueden practica... why is this se pueden in plural and not se puede in singular?
3. drop by is given as dejarse caer por.. can we still use pasar por?
hi,
i would like to clarify a few questions.
Este día tan especial = This special day - why do we use ´tan´?
el día siguiente = the following day - i might have mistaken, but i thought ´siguiente´ is to be placed before the noun ´día´?
Silvia y Inma, you make a great team. I love this section of the website and wish it popped up twice a week!
Besos . . .
Garry
How am I supposed to choose the correct answers when the sentences and responses are all in English, not Spanish, and two of the English choices are the same?
1 of 2We do not want thatchoose ...liesmintliesliedtheir parents. (We don't want you to lie to your parents.)Using the "ustedes" form to conjugate "mentir" in The Present Subjunctive.Choices: lie, mint, lie, liedThe word "revise" in the 2nd sentence of the Details section is wrong and confusing. I believe the writer intended to say "review".
Hola Inma,
You write:
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With "acordarse" we can't use "lo". You can use it with "recordar" though:
Yo no lo recuerdo.
With acordarse you can say:
Yo no me acuerdo de eso.
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Is the following incorrect:
Yo no me lo acuerdo.
Hola Inma, Shui y todo el equipo,
¡Solo quería decir que me encanta el nuevo aspecto del sitio web de Kwiziq!
Y también, muchas gracias por todo su trabajo duro...no pasa desapercibido. :)
Saludos cordiales.
Hi,
My focus area is Latin America. I do see that this lesson is for peninsular Spanish, but I can't seem to find the appropriate equivalent lesson for L.A. Could you direct me to the correct page for Antes de que/Despues de que for L.A. students?
Thanks,
John Nolan
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