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El profesor llevaba hablando con el estudiante diez minutos cuando entramos en la habitación.
El profesor había estado hablando con el estudiante diez minutos cuando entramos en la habitación
Why is ustedes used sometimes for singular subjects?
For example, Ustedes hacen una tarta de chocolate deliciosa. - is translated you make... It seems to me it should be: Usted hago una tarta de chocolate deliciosa.
What am I missing?
I wonder to know whether the second sentence need add ´´la´´ to indicate ´´the´´ meaning or not? Thanks.
Nosotros todavía no salimos del trabajo. /We haven't yet left work.
Juan todavía no salió de casa. /Juan has not left the house yet.
I am having difficulty understanding the difference in terminology between "impersonal se" and "passive reflexive se" and in particular the difference in their translation into English. ¿Puedes ayudarme?
But correct answer is "...and can be unstable" (the weather') y puede
SER variable / cambiante / inestable. (I put puede estar variable)
Como ves, mamá sabía que si ellos comían de ese fruto, pensarían que ya no la necesitaban.
(in order) to direct the water into the tank is tranlated as para dirigir el agua hacia el tanque
I always thought that hacia was more towards and not necessarily entering. The lesson on hacia doesn't show entering.
For example, how could I distinguish between 'I walked towards the tunnel' and 'I walked into the tunnel' ?
Gracias
In a sentence like:
"I believe that Juan does NOT have the book.", which is correct?:
Creo que Juan no tiene el libro. o
Creo que Juan no tenga el libro.
I know that letters in Spanish are feminine, but I notice in this reading that the acronym DNI is proceeded by a masculine article. Is that because the word "documento" is masculine? Or are all acronyms masculine in Spanish?
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