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¡Hola!
Could you tell me why it is subjuntivo that follows the expression:
"No dudo de que..."?
The full extract is:
"Antes de dormir pásabamos un buen rato por el taller del Belga, un anciano pavoroso que apareció en Aracataca después de la primers guerra mundial, y no dudo de que fuera belga por el recuerdo que tengo de sus acento aturdido y sus nostalgias de navegante" ("VIVIR PARA CONTARLA" by Gabriel García Márquez)
Doesn't "No dudo de que..." imply certainty?
Regards,
Alexander
iHola!
Could you please clarify the point:
No se marcha porque está cansado (No se marcha y la causa es que está cansado)
No se marcha porque esté cansado, sino porque se ha enfadado (Se marcha y la causa no es que está cansado)
I've come upon a sentence:
No vino porque no quisiera, sino porque no pudo (The translation says: He did not come not because he didn't want, but because he could not)
So I wonder if it really says that somebody didn't come. I guess one "not" is missing
Regards,
Alexander
I got this correct in the quiz b/c I followed the hint but I don't understand the use of Imperfecto over Indefinido here if there is a specific time period in the past identified. Why trabajaba rather than trabajo? (I know the hint says "used to" but the question still stands.) Thank you!
En el año 2010, usted ________ para una escuela primaria.In 2010, you used to work for a primary school.HINT: Conjugate "trabajar" in El Pretérito Imperfecto.
In the lesson you give examples for estar deseando in imperfect, but not for tener ganas de. I feel pretty sure I could use tener ganas de in imperfect as well, but neither seems to fit well with preterite.
Could you say more about how these two are used with other moods and tenses and what limitations, if any, exist.
EDIT: Sorry, I see you answered part of this in an earlier reply. However, could you indicate any other limitations that might apply. I wonder about subjunctive too.
In this exercise you give the statement: "Me gustas mucho." In all the info at this site I only see gusta and gustan used (singular and plural) which I understand. Could you please explain this form of guitar?
Esta correcto? En la siguiente oracion, pero en vez de sino esta usado. Creo que despues de negativo sino debe haber usado no?
Vuestros papeles no eran fáciles de entender, pero los nuestros sí
Your papers were not easy to understand, but ours were.
Why is this the correct answer: Usted esta en la lista and not Usted estas en la lista?
I would like to ak why is the accent in the audio on the second syllable?
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