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Amy H.B2Kwiziq community member

abre not abra? Why?

Why is the answer to " When she opens her present, she often gets perfume.

Why is the answer "abre" and not " abra"?

Asked 4 years ago

James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Polite request why use podrías rather than podría

If it is a polite request, why use the tú form rather than the usted form?

Asked 5 years ago

Meltem O.C1Kwiziq community member

Estar vs Sentir vs SentirseIn the same exercise, I translated "he wouldn't have felt so afraid" as "no se habría sentido tan asustado" but again it was corrected as "no habría estado tan asustado" and "no habría sentido tanto miedo". In the explanation pages for sentir and sentirse, we are told that we should use adj/adv with sentirse because it is about how one feels and with sentir noun should be used because it is about what you feel. I preferred to use sentirse+adj. I am confused why the version I used not accepted.

Asked 5 years ago

Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

should it be cabezoto instead of cabezota in the first sentence?

Asked 6 years ago

Carole O.A1Kwiziq community member

Gerund v Past Participle

Please could you explain the following:

Los chicos estaban sentados en el borde de la piscina. correct
Los chicos estaban sentando en el borde de la piscina. not correct
The boys were sitting on the edge of the pool.

I am pretty sure that I have been taught to use the gerund rather than than the past participle in this kind of an example.

Many thanks (Mainland Spain)

Asked 5 years ago

Bill H.A2Kwiziq community member

I don't understand the difference between hubo and habia. They seem to mean the same thing. What is the difference between them and when do you use one as opposed to the other.

Asked 5 years ago

D. A.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I've been saying "bolsa" for a year and a half but I just saw a lesson example that used "bolso." A search showed many instances of both. Is it a regional difference, or is there a grammatical rule in play?

Asked 2 years ago

Missy E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Conditional tense

If I understand this right, this conditional tense can be used both for what was possible/probable in the past as well as for what could be/would be for the future?

I am used to seeing this tense in sentences such as

¿Podría llamarme mañana?

Could you call me tomorrow?/ Would you be able to call me tomorrow?

Asked 4 years ago

William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Cuando + presente de Subjuntivo to express future intentionsHow would you say "When she opens her presents at Christmas she often gets perfume"? The answer given is: "Cuando ella abre sus regalos en navidad a menudo tiene perfume." The present subjunctive for abrir (3rd person) is abra, no?

Asked 7 years ago

Margaret R.A1Kwiziq community member

EstaDoes "Esta" not indicate location? In the lesson and examples, it seems that "ser" is used to denote location? Am I incorrect in this?

Asked 7 years ago

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