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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 8 years ago

Lyn F.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Está or Hay? The weather. I just don't get it!Está soleado Literally "It is sunny." (There is sun) .

Hay niebla Literally "there is fog" (It is foggy)

I have studied and studied this lesson but I keep getting it wrong. Grrr!

What is the rule, please?

Lyn

Asked 6 years ago

Douglas D.A2Kwiziq community member

Pretérito perfecto / compuesto

What is the difference between ‘el pretérito perfecto’ and ‘el pretérito perfecto compuesto’ ?

Asked 5 years ago

C. A.C1Kwiziq community member

Tener celos vs ser celosa

Why does the affirmative phrase use "tener celos" while the negative phrase uses "ser celosa"?

Yo creo que Marta tiene celos.
I think Marta is jealous.

Yo no creo que María sea celosa.

I don't think María is jealous.

Thanks!

Asked 3 years ago

James G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why use the pronoun, la, when the object is padre, a man?

The question reads, "How would you say "The person I went to the party with was my father."

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The below answer was marked as a correct answer.

"La persona con la que fui a la fiesta era mi padre."

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Why use the pronoun, la, when the object is padre, a man?

Thank you, James

Asked 5 years ago

Alejandro S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of the verb “hacer” to mean “travel”

I came to this lesson from the quiz question:

Marta y yo ________ 200 km a la semana para ir a trabajar. Marta and I travel 200 km a week to go to work.(HINT: Conjugate "hacer" in El Presente)
Answer was “hacemos”, but I was expecting an explanation on why the verb “hacer” (to make) is applicable to what in English would be “travel”.

Asked 4 years ago

ric k.A1Kwiziq community member

gustar & preferir

I can say "I like white wine" and also "I prefer white wine". Is it the same in Spanish? - I know there's a difference (i.e. comparison vs general) and wondering how similar it is to the English usage (which can be subtle at times).

Asked 5 years ago

Catriona T.B2Kwiziq community member

AccentsPlease explain the rules for accents in Spanish -- not just written accents, but we also need to know which is the stressed syllable in a word without written accents that we have not heard before. This is very confusing because most explanations I have seen elsewhere only describe rules for written accents in terms of the variation from the usual norms for pronunciation but that is not helpful if we don't know what the norm is.

Asked 7 years ago

Celia V.A2Kwiziq community member

Conjucations for acaba de

What are the rules for conjucating "acabe de"? Is it:

yo: acabo detu: acababas deel/ella/ud: acaba denosotros: acababamos devosotros: ?ellas/ellos/uds: acababan de

Asked 6 years ago

Susan D.A2Kwiziq community member

detestar o odiar

¿es posibe usa detestar en lugar de odiar?

Asked 6 years ago

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