Forum: Grammar
May 16, 2017, 08:24 PM
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Forum: Grammar
May 12, 2017, 07:16 PM
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I was in the woods.
In my notes, I saw, "Yo era en el bosque" and it struck me as wrong. There are two issues. The first is that I'm sure estar needs to be used. And the second, I believe preterite is the correct tense...
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Forum: Grammar
April 17, 2017, 03:39 AM
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Forum: Grammar
April 10, 2017, 03:19 PM
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Forum: Grammar
April 01, 2017, 10:55 PM
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Is the checker wrong?
I have this sentence to indicate I am doing something nice for my mother, not told, but just something nice.
Me hizo por mi madre.
But when I turn the sentence into this. The online checker...
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Forum: Grammar
March 05, 2017, 04:20 AM
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Commands
If I wanted to order someone to clean a mess we both see, would I say....
Limpies esto ahora!
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Forum: Grammar
February 16, 2017, 08:46 AM
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What did I do now?
I was told that this is wrong, but the teacher is out so I am posting here.
Dila tu número. = Tell her your number. (Command)
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Forum: Grammar
February 16, 2017, 08:42 AM
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Forum: Grammar
February 08, 2017, 08:54 PM
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Estar and Ser on Location.
I thought I saw this somewhere else, but I can't find my notes.
El colegio está dentro de Reno. Is the location of a building.
La clase es dentro de Colegio. Is the location of an event.
But...
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Forum: Grammar
February 07, 2017, 08:36 AM
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Commands in the negative
I am reading that for irregular verbs...
Salir -> sal
Hacer -> haz
Poner -> pon
The next part is confusing. The example given states that pon -> No pongas. But in class my notes state sal -> No...
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Forum: Grammar
December 02, 2016, 06:56 PM
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Estar: preterite vs imperfect ?
So my basic understanding of preterite vs imperfect is that emotions stated in the past need to be imperfect. For example:
Estoy triste - I am sad
Estaba triste - I was sad
But are there an...
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Forum: Grammar
October 18, 2016, 05:02 PM
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All (or most common) stem changing verbs?
My google foo has got to be especially weak today. Is there a list rolling around out there for the most common stem changing verbs? Scrolling through my text book shows less than 50, but the lists...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
October 06, 2016, 03:56 PM
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Spanish Novelas that match Vistas textbook?
So I have the Barbara Bregstein books which have chapters that mildly match the Vistas textbook students love to use in college(sarcasm), but I was wondering if anyone has made little short stories...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
September 02, 2016, 11:41 PM
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Books that go from English to Spanish?
I was thinking about it and the thing that has built my vocabulary the fastest has been reading exercises. Based on that I was wondering if there are any books out there that will slowly move from...
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Forum: Grammar
September 01, 2016, 05:19 PM
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Thank you. I'm to keep my posts within this...
Thank you. I'm to keep my posts within this thread so we can see a complete thought.
This is the next bit that I'm stuck on.
una mujer le dice a su novio que lo extraña cuando está lejos de ella;...
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Forum: Grammar
August 30, 2016, 05:45 PM
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I'm still lost. Can you help me sentence by...
I'm still lost. Can you help me sentence by sentence, I think it would be helpful to go over a variety of examples.
Yo los miro: un hombre besa a un mujer; tres ninos corren hacia una mujer y...
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Forum: Grammar
August 11, 2016, 02:38 PM
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Direct vs Indirect?
I missed something here. The direct object receives and the indirect object gives.
Here is an example from each section of my book.
Direct object: María lo ama. lo is the direct object....
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 11, 2016, 04:14 AM
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Forum: Grammar
June 24, 2016, 05:59 AM
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Time concerning en punto?
Is it common to remove the morning, afternoon, night part of the time when you add en punto?
So for instance: It is 6:00 p.m. sharp! is listed as Son las seis en punto!
I've see this in a few...
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Forum: Grammar
June 16, 2016, 10:14 AM
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Forum: Grammar
June 16, 2016, 04:34 AM
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Views: 2,301
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
June 15, 2016, 03:42 AM
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Yes, I am aware that it is meant only as a...
Yes, I am aware that it is meant only as a reference book. Thanks for the positive review, I got it in the mail today.
I also got Easy Spanish Step-By-Step by Barbara Bregstein. So far so good,...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
June 07, 2016, 05:02 PM
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Which next book? And other book questions...
So I have finished Madrigals Magical Key To Spanish and currently in the middle of Living Language(Audio CD and Work Book)........ Now between the two I definitely learned more quickly with Madrigals...
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Forum: Grammar
May 22, 2016, 03:34 AM
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Reflexives?
I seeing these sentences and no explanation as to the differences.
Me pongo el sombrero
Me puse el vestido
Nos ponemos el abrigo
Nos ponimos la bufanda
I know that the first one is...
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Forum: Grammar
May 05, 2016, 12:24 AM
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¿Carlos vino? vs ¿Vino Carlos?
So I'm staring at this sentence trying to figure it out. The first one makes perfect since...
¿Vino Carlos a Bolivia En avión? Did Charles come a Bolivia by plane?
All is good, but there are...
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