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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Significance of NOS in this example.We will have drunk all the beer before the match. Nosotros NOS habremos bebido today la cerveza antes del partido.

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Origin of ojalaWhat is the infinitive of this verb. Ojala means is translated here as "I wish". What is the translation of "He wishes, you wish, we wish and they wish" for this verb

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Laurie B.A1Kwiziq community member

How do you say was at? As in "I was at the supermarket" vs "I went to the supermarket".

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Los clientes - Can we use 'para quienes' here The clients who I made an order for were Japanese. Can we treat 'clients' as people here and use 'para quienes' s well as 'para los que'

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Catriona T.B2Kwiziq community member

Distinguishing between hubo and habíaThere is no explanation either in hubo or había as to how to decide when to use which one. The examples given could almost be interchangeable, at least to my novice eye. (Other than that, this program is absolutely amazing! Hats off to everyone involved!)

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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?

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Por or Para with quien?Slightly confused here. The text suggests "para" but the answer says "por"

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Christopher I.B1Kwiziq community member

Solía vs ImperfectoWhat's the difference between "Yo solía cantar en un grupo de rock" and "Yo cantaba en un grupo de rock"? Which is more correct to say if you used to sing in a rock band?

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Michael K.C1Kwiziq community member

Why not include nouns ending in -tud which is often cited in various sources as usually feminine.

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T. E.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mis zapatos están muy sucios.I thought estar was used with a location. Why isn't ser used here?

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