Conseguir a, is “a” necessary
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Conseguir a, is “a” necessary
________ muy duro para conseguir a este cliente. I worked very hard to get this customer.Hi, is “a” necessary after conseguir? Gracias, Shirley.
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)"
Asked 1 year ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Shirley
In this case we use the personal "a" as the direct object is a person (cliente) - if it was talking about a "thing" you don't use the "a":
Trabajé muy duro para conseguir un buen salario.
I worked hard to get a good salary.
This lesson will help you understand this concept.
Saludos
Inma
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