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Why is it  eres (ballerina) And not eres una (ballerina)

Couldn't you also express the last sentence like this?:

Será un día estupendo!

customer: quiero un café.

me: qué tamaño?

customer: pequeño por favor.

(the coffee shop in question has creative names for its sizes, so I often hold up a cup to clarify. :p)

me, holding up a small cup: cómo esto?

my understanding is that since the phrase "like this?" doesn't contain a noun after "this," then "esto" should be used. but technically we've been talking about "el tamaño," so is "este" correct instead? I've never been able to find something explain this exact scenario. 😅 

I think you have the A1 and B1 verb lists switched for this topic.  There are 28 verbs on the A1 list, including some less common ones like hervir, invertir, negar, and tremblar.  

But then there are only 15 basic verbs on the B1 list.  

The sentence, "Fernando will begin complaining when he arrives".  If he always complains about everything, would it be "cuando llega"?

The structure seems clear: a las dos horas  de = within two hours of; a los tres años de = within three years of, etc.  The question was this, though:

 ________, tuve que llamar al médico.

Can this also be translated as:  Va (usted) a salir a comprar pan esta mañana?  If not why not?

I don't understand why instead you'd use:  Usted sale a comprar pan esta mañana?

Thanks, Lia

Hola Inma!

Es correcto o no usar SI + PRETÉRITO PLUSCUAMPERFECTO DE SUBJUNTIVO + FUTURO SIMPLE / CONDICIONAL SIMPLE como en la siguiente oración:

Si el próximo jueves no hubiera / hubiese llegado el paquete, reclamaremos / reclamaríamos a la oficina de Correos.

Gracias,

Miltcho