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Mary L.C1Kwiziq community member

I don't understand the usage of 'deber ser' here. Please explain.

Asked 4 years ago

Kurt F.B1Kwiziq community member

Where are you from? Second person singular or third person singular

Why was this marked wrong?

¿De dónde ________usted? - Yo soy de Venezuela.Where are you from? - I am from Venezuela.(HINT: Use verb "to be")

I selected "eres" and it was marked as incorrect. The correct answer is "es." How should I have know they expected a third person answer?

Asked 4 years ago

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"

Asked 8 years ago

Dana W.C1Kwiziq community member

Subjunctive looks like it would sometimes be used even without intention to "make" something happen

The subjunctive is used in "Cuando tus hermanos lleguen será muy tarde." even though there is no intention to "make something happen" in the future. Maybe that description should be added to, to make it more clear that future things that will happen anyway (there is no intent to change things) also trigger the subjunctive after "cuando"?

Asked 5 years ago

Alan M.C1Kwiziq community member

Ser v. estar and indefinido v imperfecto

Why is it "fue (indefinido) muy emocionante" but "mis contrincantes eran (imperfecto) muy bueno"?

And why is it "fue muy emocionante" rather than "estaba / estuve muy emocionante"? There is a lesson entitled "Using estar (not ser) when talking about emotions".

Asked 5 years ago

Barbara M.B2Kwiziq community member

Why use Vosotros - not Ustedes

Why can't I use Ustedes - 'ven'

Asked 6 years ago

Gail G.C1Kwiziq community member

Why didn't you use "te hayas" in the example " ¡No puedo creer que te haya tocado la lotería!"

Asked 7 years ago

Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Re: lesson: Using es bueno/malo or está bien/mal

Hello,

I am confused. I am trying to sort out the diffences but I don't see it.

For example, in the sentences: both mean: It is good that you study every afternoon.

Es bueno que estudies todas las tardes.

Está bien que estudies todas las tardes.

Es + bueno [adjective]
Está + bien [adverb]

Can you show the relationships for each?

Any difference at all in the individual meaning?

And why would you use one over the other? And under what circumstances?

Any other lessons to clarify this?

As you can tell, I’m confused! Help. J

Asked 7 years ago

S. E.B2Kwiziq community member

You should also mention the use of "acá" in this article

Asked 7 years ago

Nicole P.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Re: difference between Spain and LatAm usage of "vosotros" and "plural you, i.e. you all" /ustedes

I was wondering what this sentence would be in LatAm:

Juan y tú _tenéis_______ los ojos verdes.Juan and you have green eyes.HINT: Conjugate "tener" in El PresenteWould it be: "tienen" for the plural use of "you all"
Thank you. Nicole

Asked 6 years ago

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