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Jonathan B.C1Kwiziq community member
Vowel changes You say in the lesson that "the first vowel -e- in the stem becomes ie" but you choose as one example a verb (recomendar) where in fact it is the second  -e- that changes. Maybe a slight rewording?
Asked 7 years ago
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Kent W.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Quiz questions using venir instead of irI’ve noticed a number of examples in the quizzes where venir is used in a context where, in English, the verb ir would more likely be used. Is this just a product of constructing quiz questions or is there a communication nuance in Spanish that I’m not familiar with? Ex: Nosotros no vinimos al concierto de Shakira. I can’t think of a context in English where I would say I didn’t come to the concert. Rather, I’d say I  didn’t go to the concert. Any insights on this? Gracias!
Asked 4 years ago
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Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
RE" ¿Eres de Inglaterra? Are you from England? (you=tú)

RE" ¿Eres de Inglaterra?

Are you from England? (you=tú)

Hello, I hope you and the team are all doing well and keeping healthy!I have a question on the above:I'm suppose that means are you a native of England. But let's suppose that person came from England, but the person was visiting England and coming from there, would he/she still say:" Soy de Inglaterra"? Or would he/she have to totally rephrase it, and explain that they were visiting.  How would you then state that you're from England, as you came from there.Thank you,Nicole
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Ricky M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
jugar and al

Jugué al tenis ayer.
I played tennis yesterday.

Where does the 'al' come from here?

Thanks

Asked 7 years ago
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papi p.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Would it not be imperfect?

One of the questions in this section was:

Mi prima ________ Miss Universo. .My cousin was Miss UniverseHINT: Conjugate "ser" in Pretérito indefinido

I got this correct (fue), because of the section it is in, but would it not be better to use the imperfect for this example?  Mi prima era Miss Universo.   There is no time frame involved, outside of being in the past.  Does it really matter? Just wondering.  Thank you.

Asked 8 years ago
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Dhruv L.B1Kwiziq community member
Había vs. Hay

In terms of usage, can había considered to be the the past tense of hay? Había  =There was' vs. Hay = 'there is'?

Asked 6 years ago
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Johan V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
¿Dónde ________ una floristería, pro favor? To this question you have given the answer as “hay”. I have studied the lesson again but can’t agree.

The question does not enquire about the existence of a florist but the location. Therefore according to the lesson explanation the answer should be “Donde está”.  Please point me to the part of the lesson I have not understood. 

Asked 7 years ago
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Mieke v.A2Kwiziq community member
Where can I learn more about when to use Había and when to use Hubo?I know había is imperfecto and hubo is pretérito, but in this context it seems not always applicable. Is there a clear distinction?
Asked 8 years ago
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allison h.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
The answer I just got wrong was "Yo fui de la fiesta". Your note in this lesson says ser is always followed by "a"
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Julie F.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
poder preterite indefinidoUsing poder in the present perfect and the preterite for "could" in past actions

I am very confused. In the above lesson it describes when to use poder in the preterite indefinido.

in this lesson there seems to be No specific moment in the past or where speaker is outside the time frame 

This lesson "Conjugate poder in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)" it describes when to use the preterite indfinido when referring to a specific moment in past  and time it happened is relevent OR referes to pastwhere speakersees themselves outside the time frame

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