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Forum: Vocabulary February 20, 2023, 08:21 AM

Replies: 1 Adentro o dentro Views: 4,245 Posted By Rusty If the action indicates movement, adentro is... If the action indicates movement, adentro is used. But in the case of keeping something inside, there is no movement. So, dentro is used.

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2023, 05:08 PM

Replies: 3 Help with all capital in Spanish Views: 1,279 Posted By Rusty No, you should never omit an accent mark. It... No, you should never omit an accent mark. It doesn't matter if all letters are capitalized or not. You'll see, however, that people do omit them. They even omit an accent mark on a capitalized...

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2023, 09:16 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,398 Posted By Rusty It is incorrect to think that all things that... It is incorrect to think that all things that happened in the past had a start and end. Spanish has two past tenses for a reason. English doesn't, but we are still able to tell a story about things...

Forum: Grammar February 13, 2023, 01:42 PM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,962 Posted By Rusty OK. You're doing pretty good, then. The textbook... OK. You're doing pretty good, then. The textbook choices of beginner's tenses are standard fare. You need to be able to talk about the present and the past, so those three are taught first. Most...

Forum: Grammar February 13, 2023, 07:39 AM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,962 Posted By Rusty Both (yo) hube comido and yo había comido are... Both (yo) hube comido and yo había comido are valid verb conjugations in Spanish. You can conjugate the auxiliary verb haber into all tenses and moods, as needed. This will be followed by the...

Forum: Grammar February 12, 2023, 09:20 PM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,962 Posted By Rusty This same difference can be seen in BrE and AmE.... This same difference can be seen in BrE and AmE. The British side with the Spanish and the Americans with Mexico and Central America. I can't speak for South America.

Forum: Grammar February 12, 2023, 12:47 PM

Replies: 9 Preterite vs. He something-ido (or ado) Views: 3,962 Posted By Rusty Haber + participio es ejemplo de un verbo... Haber + participio es ejemplo de un verbo compuesto. (English: "auxiliary verb 'have' + past participle" is an example of a compound verb, used particularly to form the 'perfect' tenses.) 'He' is...

Forum: Grammar February 10, 2023, 01:41 PM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,398 Posted By Rusty If your narrative of past action provides details... If your narrative of past action provides details about going to the mountains or the beach, then of course there's a shift from 'ended action' to 'ongoing action'. Otherwise, we wouldn't be...

Forum: Grammar February 10, 2023, 10:43 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,398 Posted By Rusty You got all of them right, except the two where... You got all of them right, except the two where you wanted to flip a coin. DIVED could be 'was diving', but you didn't spend any time on it, which means it had an end from your perspective. You...

Forum: Grammar February 10, 2023, 07:25 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,398 Posted By Rusty Write this part in Spanish. :crossfingers: That's... Write this part in Spanish. :crossfingers: That's the whole idea of this thread. Remember to keep things in perspective. (Don't mentally jump out of the picture to the present. Keep things in the...

Forum: Grammar February 08, 2023, 11:35 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,398 Posted By Rusty You describe past events from a certain point of... You describe past events from a certain point of view. Usually, when telling a story, the imperfect is used because you're describing things as they were transpiring. If your narrative includes an...

Forum: Grammar February 08, 2023, 07:33 AM

Replies: 12 Preterite vs imperfect Views: 5,398 Posted By Rusty Corrections and reasons provided. Corrections and reasons provided.

Forum: Grammar February 01, 2023, 04:44 PM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 5,211 Posted By Rusty Yeah, the link that Oldman provided in post #8... Yeah, the link that Oldman provided in post #8 contained very good information as I read it through. Very good. Much the same question that Oldman said he found on a quiz was one of the topics of...

Forum: Grammar January 31, 2023, 02:26 AM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 5,211 Posted By Rusty The idea I brought forward, then, that the... The idea I brought forward, then, that the invitation is the direct object, appears to be faulty logic. I've done some more research and have learned that the person being invited is the direct...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 30, 2023, 06:08 PM

Replies: 4 Malamente??? Views: 3,835 Posted By Rusty Yes, mal is a legitimate adverb. ;) The... Yes, mal is a legitimate adverb. ;) The adjective 'mal' can only appear immediately before a masculine noun. In all other cases, the adjective 'malo' (and the other forms of it that match gender...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 30, 2023, 01:04 PM

Replies: 4 Malamente??? Views: 3,835 Posted By Rusty Claro que la palabra «malamente» existe. Lo que... Claro que la palabra «malamente» existe. Lo que has aprendido es ¡que le faltan muchísimas palabras el sitio web!

Forum: Grammar January 29, 2023, 08:04 AM

Replies: 4 Acordar/Recordar Views: 2,321 Posted By Rusty Acordar, when not used reflexively, means... Acordar, when not used reflexively, means 'agree'. To help solidify that meaning in your mind, think about the English question, "Do we have an accord?" We can substitute 'agreement' for 'accord'...

Forum: Grammar January 29, 2023, 07:36 AM

Replies: 3 Reference Book - Verbs Views: 1,919 Posted By Rusty You're welcome. I hope you can find the right... You're welcome. I hope you can find the right book.

Forum: Grammar January 27, 2023, 07:12 AM

Replies: 6 'le' verbs Views: 1,984 Posted By Rusty They are possibly presenting verbs using a model... They are possibly presenting verbs using a model format in some of your lessons. A model tells you whether the verb takes an object. However, there is one huge 'gotcha'. The use of 'le' in a model...

Forum: Grammar January 27, 2023, 05:46 AM

Replies: 6 'le' verbs Views: 1,984 Posted By Rusty Just apply the explanation I gave above. This is... Just apply the explanation I gave above. This is a case when an indirect object has been affixed. No quiero quedarle mal a mi familia. = I don't want to look bad for my family.

Forum: Grammar January 27, 2023, 05:19 AM

Replies: 6 'le' verbs Views: 1,984 Posted By Rusty What you've called a verb is actually an... What you've called a verb is actually an infinitive. if used as follows. This is the unconjugated form that a verb is derived from. An infinitive can be used in conjunction with a conjugated...

Forum: Grammar January 26, 2023, 08:44 AM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 5,211 Posted By Rusty English uses the same construction for the verb... English uses the same construction for the verb 'invite'. (Lucky for you that Spanish has no issue. It treats invitar the exact same way English does.) We aren't inviting Susan. That makes no...

Forum: Grammar January 25, 2023, 03:00 PM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 5,211 Posted By Rusty Check a good Spanish dictionary. Invitar is a... Check a good Spanish dictionary. Invitar is a transitive verb (like the others you listed), but for this particular verb, the direct object (the thing you're inviting the person to, or to do) must...

Forum: Grammar January 25, 2023, 01:18 PM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 5,211 Posted By Rusty The model for this transitive verb is: invitar... The model for this transitive verb is: invitar [sb] a [sth] The [sb] stands for 'somebody'. This person is the indirect object. The [sth] represents 'something'. The noun or infinitive used here...

Forum: Grammar January 25, 2023, 09:37 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 5,336 Posted By Rusty People who ask about when an action happened are... People who ask about when an action happened are concerned only with when the action started or when it ended. Everything in between was an ongoing process, and the preterit tense can't be used for...

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