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Julie F.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Como si can be followed by the subjunctive or the indicative.hi

I'm being really stupid here!

Please can you explain what the indicative means?

Bueno, como si se va a Australia.Well, as far as I am concerned he could go to Australia (I don't really mind)
thank you

Asked 1 year ago

Joanne O.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is the subjunctive necessary in this sentence?Aunque yo ________ lo que estás diciendo, no estoy de acuerdo contigo.Even though I understand what you are saying, I don't agree with you.(HINT: Conjugate "entender" in El Presente Subjuntivo.)The correct answer is shown as "entienda", however, it sounds like the speaker is talking about a known fact and in that case the present tense would work. Or is the rule that the verb after Aunque is always in the subjunctive?

Asked 1 year ago

Richard G.B1KwizIQ community member

Explanation seems very confusing

I agree with most of the replies here. The explanation seems very confusing.

Asked 2 years ago

Bob M.B1KwizIQ community member

Sentir vs SenirseI am at the beginning steps of trying to understand this distinction. The following quiz confused me. Ella ________ confundida por el golpe. She feels confused because of the blow. It seems to me this is stating "how" she felt not "what" she felt. I'm not getting the difference.

Asked 9 months ago

Janusz P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"since" with causal meaning

One of the test questions is:

"________ al colegio ha habido problemas.

Since this girl arrived at school there have been problems."

which I answered as:

"Ya que esta niña llegó",

which was marked as wrong.

Why can't I think that "Since" here has causal value, which would render my answer correct?

Asked 1 year ago

Dee H.A1KwizIQ community member

When do i use este and when do i use esto? For example: Este camion es muy grande vs esto camion es muy grande

Asked 1 year ago

Janusz P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"Muy de and mucho de are interchangeable."

A cerca de: "Muy de and mucho de are interchangeable."

¿Tienen sentido las oraciones:

"Lamentablemente, soy mucho de levantarme temprano, aunque no soy muy de levantarme temprano."

y

"Lamentablemente, soy muy de levantarme temprano, aunque no soy mucho de levantarme temprano."?

En la primera me veo obligado a hacer algo, en la segunda a no lo hacer.

Asked 1 year ago

Habib T.B2KwizIQ community member

In your mention of all the uses of ‘Se’ Did you forget to mention the ”Se” accidental?

Asked 1 year ago

David L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Agreement of adjective

Una vez alcanzado su tamaño máximo, la larva se prepara para.....

Should this be una vez alcanzada as it refers to the feminine noun larva ?

Gracias

Asked 2 years ago

J. B.C1KwizIQ community member

Using the Spanish conditional simple to talk about a future in the past

You make this construction unnecessarily complicated. The conditional is used here simply because even the future event is stated conditionally: so-and-so “would” do such-and-such. It’s a perfect parallel to the English conditional.

Asked 1 year ago

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