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Aleksandre D.B2KwizIQ community member

Food is over?Hubo mucha comida en la fiesta.

There was a lot of food at the party. (completed action in the past)

Había mucha comida en la fiesta.

There was a lot of food at the party. (action not completed in the past, descriptive)

Which action is (not) completed in the past? The party? What if we add "ayer" at the end of the examples? Will is change anything? Is the process of eating food meant at completed? So "hubo" in the first example means that food was over at the party?

Please help me to understand the differences in these examples. Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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

Sarah Z.A2KwizIQ community member

Why can't I add this to my notebook? It would be handy to keep.

Asked 7 years ago

Nicole P.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hi, I know someone asked this question earlier, but still this "ya que" bugs me.

There must be some kind of difference in choosing between "ya que" and "porque".

Can you help me understand when to use which?

Thank you!

Nicole

Asked 6 years ago

Clara M.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Buenas tardes Inma,

My question isn't about demonstrative pronouns but it's in relation to the translation of one of the example sentences describing their usage.

In the 3rd example sentence which reads, 'Las faldas en esta tienda son bonitas' the English translation given is, 'They have nice skirts in this shop'. I thought that this would translate as, 'The skirts in this shop are nice'. The translation given would be 'Tienen faldas bonitas en esta tienda' in Spanish wouldn't it'? Is it an error here Inma or does it not have to be literal translation?

Gracias

Clara

Asked 7 years ago

Ricky M.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Jugué al tenis ayer.
I played tennis yesterday.

Where does the 'al' come from here?

Thanks

Asked 7 years ago

Vince V.C1KwizIQ community member

Not able to see the list of conjugations

I am having a small issue. The summary box that should show the list of conjugations is empty. I have been seeing this issue recently with the future tense. Can you help with this?

Asked 4 years ago

R Z.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

For the question "No hay muchas casas ________ el monte." meaning, there aren't many houses on the mountain, why wouldn't sobre work? If I wanted to say "there aren't many books on the table", wouldn't sobre be acceptable in that instance?

Asked 6 years ago

Sandra H.A1KwizIQ community member

Can you include examples of muchos, muchas etc

Asked 8 years ago

Linda F.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

can “cuál” ever be substituted in any of these cases or are there different rules for “cual”?

Asked 7 years ago

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