It has been suggested to me that "deber" in the present tense (and other tenses as well) can be best translated as "must" and that "debería" (in the conditional tense) can be best translated as "should". Is this a reasonable supposition, or would you prefer to put forth a better way of translating this (sometimes enigmatic) verb?

Asked 3 years ago

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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!)

Asked 8 years ago

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Marc W.A2Kwiziq community member

Todo or TodaIn the question:La maleta era muy pequeña y no pude poner ________ en ella.The suitcase was very small and I couldn't put everything in it.Why is the answer todo instead of toda?

Asked 6 years ago

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Stuart M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

¿Quién o quiénes?

Is the choice based on noun agreement?

The sentence that is throwing me is:

¿Para quién has comprado esas flores tan bonitas?
Who have you bought such pretty flowers for?

¡Gracias!,

Asked 6 years ago

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Aleksandre D.B2Kwiziq community member

La banca o el banco

This is the first time I have met 'la banca' as feminine. Is there a difference in meaning of "la banca" and "el banco"? Is there a difference between "la banca online" and "el banco online"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Ralph K.C1Kwiziq community member

Podía vs. pudoGabriel no podía meter las llaves en la cerradura anoche. The fact that the sentence contains anoche, does this mean that is should be no pudo

as it has a time of termination.

Asked 6 years ago

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Meaning of Vernos

Hi,

Which verb does the word Vernos come from or is a standalone word? I cannot find it in the conjugation of Ver.

Thanks.

Colin

Asked 5 years ago

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Barb E.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is boyfriend and girlfriend translated as novio and novia instead of amigo and amiga. I thought Novio and novia were for fiancee?

Asked 5 years ago

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Paul E.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Imperfect Tense for "used to go"

Hello, I would like a little help please. In my head in order to differentiate between the imperfect past tense and the preterite past tense, I think "I used to...." to pick the imperfect. In some of the examples here in kwiziq the "used to" is translated into English, such as here "Vosotros trabajabais en Madrid durante los años 80" as "I used to work in Madrid during the 80's"

However I have also seen "Soler" used for "used to" especially with 'IR" for used to go,

"Solía ir ..."
Is my "used to" translation for the imperfect to literal, and is it better to use "Soler" with verbs for "used to go" or "used to do" etc.
Sorry about the italics, I cut and paste a character and I can't turn them off!

Asked 5 years ago

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