One of the links above (Ser or Estar?) talks about DOCTOR CLIF. DOCTOR for "ser" includes description, origin, character, time, occupation, and RELATIONSHIP. Is that wrong or am I missing something?

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R Z.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Fill in the blanks quiz questions I did one of the fill in the blanks quizzes. The prompt read "what vegetables will I need" and "look, first you buy fresh vegetables"

Neither of these are phrased in the passive and the second sounds like it could be a command. If they had been phrased "what vegetables are needed?" and "first one buys fresh vegetables", then I could see. Are there reasons that my answers are wrong??

Here's what I put:

Lidia] Ah pues dime, ¿qué verduras necesitan?

[Sonia] Mira, primero compra verduras frescas

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Sherri ..C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of hago

Could you explain how 'hago' comes to mean 'I am walking.' please. How would one know? Is this an idiomatic usage?

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Marcos G.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Imperfect with "antes de"

This seems like a completed action, or at least a completed period of time:

Él no veía nada antes de la operación.

Why do we use the imperfect here?

Thanks.

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John O.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

"Hay una oferta grande de ocio"

Hola,

I'm not sure why the above phrase translates as "a lot of leisure activities available in Madrid." The phrase appears to be singular (hay una) so I would have expected it to translate as something like "There is a great / important leisure activity on offer / available." Is "oferta" invariable for singular and plural?

Would appreciate your help.

Thanks. John

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J. G.C1KwizIQ community member

Poner/Meter

Hi guys! Love the site! I've been taught that Meter is to "put into", and Poner "to place" and are supposedly not interchangeable, so why did you use poner to "put the flowers IN the water"? (Always good to know these things! :-) )

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A. B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"Don't drink a lot" translations available are all incorrect

You guys have the "correct" answer as bebe poco. Bebe poco means drink a little. Don't drink a lot would be "no bebas mucho" ...I'm staring to wonder why I'm paying so much money for a Latin Americna course that has consistent errors both in Spanish and English and also teaches variations that are not Latin American Spanish.

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allison h.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

English grammar error

They should drink quite a lot.They must have drunk quite a lot.They actually drank quite a lot.They couldn't drink a lot.

Sorry to be persnickety--"drunk" is only an adjective in English, never a verb. "Have drank" is the correct form.

Asked 6 years ago

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