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Forum: Grammar April 11, 2023, 08:43 AM

Replies: 10 Indicative conditional vs. subjective imperfect quiz Views: 3,919 Posted By Oldman Thanks Rusty, I guess I'm just beating a dead... Thanks Rusty, I guess I'm just beating a dead horse. There must be some subtle , perhaps unexplainable reason why people don't say Me gusta and/or quierra but they will say Me gusta and/or...

Forum: Grammar April 11, 2023, 04:44 AM

Replies: 10 Indicative conditional vs. subjective imperfect quiz Views: 3,919 Posted By Oldman ok, so what does 'querria' mean , or perhaps more... ok, so what does 'querria' mean , or perhaps more relevantly, what is the difference in meanings between 'querria' and 'quisiera'

Forum: Grammar April 10, 2023, 04:27 AM

Replies: 10 Indicative conditional vs. subjective imperfect quiz Views: 3,919 Posted By Oldman I do not understand why two different verbs... I do not understand why two different verbs /expressions that mean the same thing, are conjugated in different tenses/moods.

Forum: Grammar April 09, 2023, 09:56 AM

Replies: 10 Indicative conditional vs. subjective imperfect quiz Views: 3,919 Posted By Oldman My answers all true but don't know the essay... My answers all true but don't know the essay question answer Although I might also add, 3 being true implies 2 is false which implies 1 is false. Conclusion, I need a little help with...

Forum: Grammar April 09, 2023, 07:51 AM

Replies: 10 Indicative conditional vs. subjective imperfect quiz Views: 3,919 Posted By Oldman Indicative conditional vs. subjective imperfect quiz True or false: 1) Both 'Me gustaria.....' and 'Quisiera..... ' mean " I would like...." 2) These expressions are interchangeable in any sentence 3) 'Me gustaria' is in the indicative...

Forum: Grammar March 02, 2023, 02:37 PM

Replies: 3 More on preterite vs. imperfect Views: 1,603 Posted By Oldman Thanks...9/11 isn't bad...guess you are getting... Thanks...9/11 isn't bad...guess you are getting thru to me......The sentences were in English to start with...( I don't like the textbook) Can you explain why the second WAS in sentence 3 is...

Forum: Grammar March 02, 2023, 01:14 PM

Replies: 3 More on preterite vs. imperfect Views: 1,603 Posted By Oldman More on preterite vs. imperfect Hopefully w/o appearing to be too much of a lost cause, would someone (Rusty?) review my answers? 1) I used to CELEBRATE my birthday and many people WOULD always attend. Imperfect then preterite...

Forum: Grammar March 01, 2023, 11:04 AM

Replies: 3 Eating Views: 1,167 Posted By Oldman Thanks...I suppose I could add in " I ate" in the... Thanks...I suppose I could add in " I ate" in the imperfect tense, as in " When I was young, I always ate meatloaf" .....yes? also...if I say ..."It WAS 2:00....." when something happened, is WAS ...

Forum: Grammar March 01, 2023, 09:49 AM

Replies: 3 Eating Views: 1,167 Posted By Oldman Eating I eat .......................como I ate........................comí I have eaten.............He comido I just ate..................Acabo de comer I was eating..............Estaba comiendo I am...

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2023, 10:03 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,041 Posted By Oldman thanks...the verbs that I DID NOT mention, I HAD... thanks...the verbs that I DID NOT mention, I HAD assumed to be in the preterite. Looks like I somehow DID manage to make some good guesses. Having gone back and LOOKED at your comments again, they...

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2023, 07:35 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,041 Posted By Oldman I really suck at this. I may just talk in... I really suck at this. I may just talk in preterite for the rest of my Spanish career. Once upon a time there WAS a king who HAD five daughters. Of all of them, the youngest WAS the most...

Forum: Grammar February 14, 2023, 03:19 AM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,670 Posted By Oldman You make many good points....Many years ago when... You make many good points....Many years ago when I was still studying to be a surgeon, I had had a few years of German and to this day, I can still 'think' in German when I want to say something in...

Forum: Grammar February 13, 2023, 11:11 AM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,670 Posted By Oldman thanks....AT this point, I am 'supposed to know '... thanks....AT this point, I am 'supposed to know ' present, preterite, and imperfect', along with 'acaba de' according to the textbook I'm working with. I'm picking up ido.ado and conjugation of...

Forum: Grammar February 13, 2023, 03:51 AM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,670 Posted By Oldman can we use preterite and/or imperfect on the verb... can we use preterite and/or imperfect on the verb haber followed by a verb to give additional meanings ? How would you say :I had eaten, I had (just) eaten.

Forum: Grammar February 12, 2023, 11:46 AM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,670 Posted By Oldman Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Is there a difference in meaning between, say. " He vivido" and "Vivía? I'm sure there is, but what would be a good example of where one method (preterite) is clearly better or worse than He...

Forum: Grammar February 10, 2023, 12:59 PM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,041 Posted By Oldman not sure I get your 'trick' . How does your... not sure I get your 'trick' . How does your trick work on, say LIVED or PLAYED , but not on DECIDED? Ayuda me When he went to the mountains for the first time, it 'feels' like a beginning and...

Forum: Grammar February 10, 2023, 10:30 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,041 Posted By Oldman well, I may need you dumb it down even further. ... well, I may need you dumb it down even further. I get the WAS young, Was 5 or 6 as imperfect. Seems to me that LiIVED,HELPED,PLAYED and LIKED were all on going, so imperfect again. WENT seems to...

Forum: Grammar February 10, 2023, 05:14 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,753 Posted By Oldman Yes, it was a difficult decision to switch from... Yes, it was a difficult decision to switch from studying to be a surgeon to going to work in a circus, but your words of encouragement gave me the strength to follow my dream. Thanks for being a...

Forum: Grammar February 10, 2023, 05:04 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,041 Posted By Oldman So I continue to struggle . Here's a paragraph... So I continue to struggle . Here's a paragraph where I have to determine preterite or imperfect on 15 verbs. I'm presenting the paragraph in English, because conjugation isn't my problem ( I'm just...

Forum: Grammar February 08, 2023, 10:22 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,041 Posted By Oldman Thanks this is helpful....I think I am... Thanks this is helpful....I think I am struggling with how can an event that was ongoing in the past not have an end. ANd so that since mind is working this way, I think preterite .. Maybe you can...

Forum: Grammar February 08, 2023, 07:03 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,753 Posted By Oldman thanks. I think I concluded hace+ que+ no+... thanks. I think I concluded hace+ que+ no+ preterite makes no sense and I don't need to worry about it, not only because of what you and Rusty are saying, but in my example below, there is no...

Forum: Grammar February 08, 2023, 06:32 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,041 Posted By Oldman Preterite vs imperfect I am struggling with preterite vs imperfect. Eventually, I will have the conjugations of each memorized, that isn't the problem I am concerned with. I am struggling with which one to use when, unless...

Forum: Grammar January 27, 2023, 07:52 AM

Replies: 6 'le' verbs Views: 1,833 Posted By Oldman Thanks as usual......The textbook sucks is... Thanks as usual......The textbook sucks is another explanation ( it actually does)

Forum: Grammar January 27, 2023, 05:59 AM

Replies: 6 'le' verbs Views: 1,833 Posted By Oldman I understand affixing (somewhat)....But why is... I understand affixing (somewhat)....But why is the book saying here is an infinitive "quedar", but we want to call it quedarle ? When they introduced conocer, they didnt introduce it as conocerle....

Forum: Grammar January 27, 2023, 05:30 AM

Replies: 6 'le' verbs Views: 1,833 Posted By Oldman sure.....for example, in the current chapter I am... sure.....for example, in the current chapter I am reading, they introduce two infinitives 1) probarse and 2)quedarle. With regards to quedarle, why are they teaching me that infinitive with an...

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