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Kent W.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of definite articles before a country name“Tú debes viajar a la India.” Is it correct to have a definite article in this sentence? “You must travel to THE India?”

Asked 4 years ago

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Francis R.B1Kwiziq community member

Preterite yo form

Good morning Kwiziq team,

As always I love your content.

I’m not sure if this is covered in another lesson, if so feel free to direct me to it! Just sometimes struggle to remember when the verb in the yo form of the preterite indefinido for “ir” verbs end in í or e.

I think it’s verbs like introducir that threw me off; is it because that one is an irregular verb ending in ducir? Just that you highlight the consonant change, but not that the ending changes too?

Kind regards,

Fran

Asked 5 years ago

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David M.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Han ido > [hayan ido] in a *future* senseIt was interesting to see your example: "... desde que los niños se hayan ido al colegio" as an illustration of how we can use the "Perfect" tense [i.e., the one compounded with 'haber'] - in a future context - because most of the time this tense refers to something in the [recent] past.

Asked 5 years ago

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Tavia M.Kwiziq community member

pronombre relativos

Combina las dos oraciones de manera lógica usando el pronombre relativo.

Trabajé para una empresa durante 20 años. La empresa está ahora en quiebra. (cual)

La profesora se llama Silvia. Conocí a esta profesora ayer. (quien)

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La semana que viene viajaré a Europa. Europa es mi continente favorito. (cual)Mañana jugaré al baloncesto. No he jugado jamás antes al baloncesto. (cual)

Asked 4 years ago

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Colin H.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Speed of example sentences

Hi,

I have mentioned before the speed at which some of the example sentences are said and I wondered whether it is structured.

I presume that this lesson is solely for A1 level students. If so, there is a sentencs that is so fast that I cannot hear all of the syllables.

In "Andrea juega al ..." I find it difficult to hear all of the syllables near the start of the sentence.

Could it be that the sentences are slowed for the lower levels and speeded up as we become more adept at listening to Spanish?

Sorry to complain but I find the course suits my needs and this tweak would make it even better for me. I don't know whether others would agree.

Many thanks.

Colin

Asked 4 years ago

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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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Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is será translated as it'd be and not it will be?

Asked 6 years ago

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R. T.C1Kwiziq community member

Mala would normally follow the noun? Una mala influencia??

Asked 8 years ago

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Celia V.A2Kwiziq community member

Relationships Ser or Estar?

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?

Asked 6 years ago

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Meghan Y.B2Kwiziq community member

Demasiado or tanto

A question in a quiz asked No es bueno beber ___________ alcohol. The answer was tanto but I chose demasiado. don't they both essentially mean the same thing? Or is there a distinction in Spanish? Thanks

Asked 7 years ago

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