Forum: Vocabulary
October 20, 2020, 05:13 PM
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Forum: Grammar
October 14, 2020, 10:46 PM
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"Se hizo trizas el florero" is an example of...
"Se hizo trizas el florero" is an example of passive "se": it implies that the damage happened by itself or accidentally.
No, "a" would not be used here. Using the preposition "a" before a...
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Forum: Grammar
September 21, 2020, 10:40 PM
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Forum: Grammar
July 24, 2020, 06:12 PM
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I have met several people from Colombia who...
I have met several people from Colombia who habitually use "usted" to everyone all the time; I have also met several people who habitually use "tú" with some people and "usted" with other people.
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Forum: Culture
May 12, 2020, 10:32 PM
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Forum: Translations
January 22, 2020, 12:49 AM
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Escribes de dos estructuras gramaticales:
1....
Escribes de dos estructuras gramaticales:
1. "<noun A> of <noun B>"
2. "<noun B> <noun A>"
y parece que quieres saber cómo se puede inferir el significado más probable de cada una de las dos...
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Forum: Introductions
January 20, 2020, 11:19 PM
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Forum: Culture
December 24, 2019, 02:06 PM
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Forum: Grammar
December 14, 2019, 10:33 PM
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As I understand it, sometimes one of them is...
As I understand it, sometimes one of them is possible and the other one is not.
Using your examples, "(yo) podía haberlo hecho ayer" says only that you had the capacity/ability to do it yesterday....
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Forum: Grammar
December 13, 2019, 05:28 PM
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Forum: Grammar
December 12, 2019, 05:52 PM
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Depending on differences in context or in...
Depending on differences in context or in intonation and emphasis, your sentence "you don't eat too much fruit" can mean either "no comes demasiada fruta" or "no comes mucha fruta".
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Forum: Introductions
December 08, 2019, 09:18 AM
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Forum: Grammar
December 05, 2019, 09:36 PM
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Encontré este artículo...
Encontré este artículo (https://www.englishgrammar.org/bare-infinitive-2/) sobre el "bare infinitive".
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 25, 2019, 05:49 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 29, 2019, 06:45 PM
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For some reason I've always favored a different...
For some reason I've always favored a different method of converting adult human heights: I always convert inches to centimeters (multiply by 2.54 cm/in or divide by .3937 in/cm) or centimeters to...
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Forum: Introductions
April 19, 2019, 10:18 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 14, 2019, 07:25 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 13, 2019, 09:16 PM
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Following on Rusty's comments about "kitty": I...
Following on Rusty's comments about "kitty": I know of one other related use in the context of playing a specific card game that I know as "cribbage". This game involves dealing a specified number of...
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Forum: Grammar
April 13, 2019, 08:57 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 12, 2019, 02:37 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 07, 2019, 08:31 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 04, 2019, 05:29 PM
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Forum: Grammar
March 28, 2019, 10:16 PM
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I've done some more reseach on the topic, and I...
I've done some more reseach on the topic, and I believe that I owe you an apology. I have found more than one source that demonstrates two types of passive sentences, and one of them resembles the...
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Forum: Grammar
March 27, 2019, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 6
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None of them are correct. I agree with all of...
None of them are correct. I agree with all of poli's suggestions.
If you have an English sentence that has an active voice verb, one converts that verb to passive voice by taking either the direct...
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Forum: Introductions
March 22, 2019, 07:21 PM
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