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Hola Inma, the element of “trying to avoid responsibility” makes this much clearer for me. It is very common in Irish English - technically Hiberno-English - to say “Oh he had a match football match today,” or “no she’s not here because she had an appointment,” etc etc while speaking in the present. Not to overstate this there is a sense of being sensitive to the other persons likely disappointment. Alan K suggests that this construction is also known in UK English though I haven’t come across it much. I can’t find any equivalent for the future events aspect of the lesson, so it’s a new learning. Saludos. John
Por qué se marcó incorrecta mi respuesta cuando escribí: La feria de Navidad de (no en) Dallas. A pesar de dar un sugerencia que utiliza (de) en vez de
'en'
Por qué se marcó incorrecta el uso de gradas en lugar de 'stands' o ṕuestos.
Preguntando si algo sea un hecho o no, ¿qué se debería decir? Por ejemplo: ¿Es verdad que tengamos un examen hoy? o ¿Es verdad que tenemos un examen hoy? ¿Hay casos en que depende de lo que ya cree el hablante?
Thank you so much for including this incredibly beautiful poem! It highlights the beauty of the Spanish language so perfectly.
I have a vague recollection of my papi reciting this to me as a young girl. Brought a happy tear to my eye. 🙂
Ya solo queda media tarta vs solo queda media tarta
I can't really understand.
Also, today I studied los numerales. Por ejemplo, Esta moto me costó cinco veces más de lo que yo pensaba que iba a pagar.
"¿Hay algunas lecciones sobre este tema?"
¡muchas gracias!
I would add one other usage that took me by surprise when my Mexican students first corrected me, which is to use “cuál” with the verb “ser”. “Cuál es tu restaurante favorito?” “Cuáles son los mejores restaurantes por aquí?”
Hi, I'm doing the quiz and ¿Usted lo ________ ? is the question - the correct answer is listed as comprende however the phrase can you understand it? is second person not 3rd so wouldn't comprendes be correct?
One time when both I and my Spanish level were younger, I was visiting Guatemala and would often go to a particular restaurant for breakfast where I was always served by the same waitress. We go to know each other and one day she told me all about her sister who worked nearby.
The next day I wanted to be polite and ask how her sister was, so I asked, in error, "¿Cómo es tu hermana?" Immediately she frowned and walked away and never served me again, with the manager serving me instead. The only explanation that I can think of was that, in using the verb "ser" instead of "estar", I had really asked, "Is your sister hot?" That is, how is your sister physically? So my question is, does saying "Como es..." ever refer to physical attributes?
Hi Inma,
In the case where aunque + subjunctive is used to refer to a past action that is background information to both the speaker and the listener, is there a part of the "WEIRDO" acronym (wishes, emotions, impersonal expressions, etc.) that this would correspond to, or does this fall outside of those common categories of subjunctive uses?
Hello, i am confused by this paragraph below: it states that this rule is relevant when there are direct or indirect pronouns in a sentence with a conjugated verb that is followed by an infinitive or a present participle but then provides an example that has a gerund after the conjugated verb and no example with a present participle. Is this an error?
¿Estás cantando tu canción favorita? Sí, la estoy cantando.Are you singing your favourite song? Yes, I am singing it.When there are direct and indirect object pronouns in a sentence with a conjugated verb that is followed by an infinitive or a present participle,
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