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Forum: Grammar January 27, 2023, 04:50 AM

Replies: 6 'le' verbs Views: 1,884 Posted By Oldman 'le' verbs Here's something that bothers me (meaning I don't understand) .....There are verbs that end with letters "le", so they aren't pure AR, ER, or IR verbs and they apparently aren't quite reflective...

Forum: Grammar January 26, 2023, 09:59 AM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 4,948 Posted By Oldman Please follow this link and tell me what you... Please follow this link and tell me what you think https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/direct-object-vs-indirect-object.4001434/#post-20520899

Forum: Grammar January 26, 2023, 08:41 AM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 4,948 Posted By Oldman So this seems to be an issue with the language of... So this seems to be an issue with the language of Spanish and how it treats the word "invite "? In other words, in English "They invited Susan to play on the team", there is no indirect object ?

Forum: Grammar January 25, 2023, 03:55 PM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 4,948 Posted By Oldman Found on the world wide web, so must be true:... Found on the world wide web, so must be true: "The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object." So Susana was the recipient of getting invited to play, or to a party, or whatever If...

Forum: Grammar January 25, 2023, 03:36 PM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 4,948 Posted By Oldman If the original question were «Ellos invitan a... If the original question were «Ellos invitan a Susana» only the direct object has been omitted from the sentence. Susana is still the indirect object. If you were to substitute the indirect object...

Forum: Grammar January 25, 2023, 11:18 AM

Replies: 11 Indirect Object Pronouns Views: 4,948 Posted By Oldman Indirect Object Pronouns I'm a bit confused on grammar - I found a question on a quiz " Ellos XXXX invitan a Susana a jugar " and you are supposed to substitute an indirect object pronoun for Susana and I believe come...

Forum: Grammar January 25, 2023, 04:44 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman tbh, I wish a native Mexican would throw in a... tbh, I wish a native Mexican would throw in a comment as to the use or frequency of using negation with the preterite. I can't really disagree with you because I am just learning Spanish. ¿Cuánto...

Forum: Grammar January 24, 2023, 04:25 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman yeah, there was one sentence about studying... yeah, there was one sentence about studying medicine in the text and I've made up all the other stuff about the negations. Here's where I am at, which I think is probably 'just about ' correct: ...

Forum: Grammar January 23, 2023, 03:01 PM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman A native Mexican told me that it is not proper to... A native Mexican told me that it is not proper to use "no" and the preterite tense in combination; use one or the other but not both. (at least that is how I understood her to say)

Forum: Grammar January 23, 2023, 11:39 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman thanks again ! thanks again !

Forum: Grammar January 23, 2023, 10:43 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman Using Hace + time+ que methodology, how would you... Using Hace + time+ que methodology, how would you ask and answer: "How long did you visit your family for?" "I visited them for a month" and also, "I visited them for a month a year ago."

Forum: Grammar January 23, 2023, 07:51 AM

Replies: 8 Tanto como Views: 2,578 Posted By Oldman yes, I meant statement not question.... so... yes, I meant statement not question.... so forgetting the textbook and my original post, if you and I were at a soccer match and we had that conversation, Me: I see 11 girls playing. How many...

Forum: Grammar January 23, 2023, 06:19 AM

Replies: 8 Tanto como Views: 2,578 Posted By Oldman Well, in my example I'm not interested in the... Well, in my example I'm not interested in the quality of my friend's eyesight, I want to know if he is seeing 11 girls. Are you saying "veo tanto como tú" isn't asking if he sees 11 girls and...

Forum: Grammar January 21, 2023, 02:44 PM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman I'm starting to see where you are going....not... I'm starting to see where you are going....not quite there.... Let me try another. 1. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que visitaste a tu familia ? 2. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que no visitas a tu familia ? 3....

Forum: Grammar January 21, 2023, 10:03 AM

Replies: 8 Tanto como Views: 2,578 Posted By Oldman Thanks...that helps. by excluding the noun chicas... Thanks...that helps. by excluding the noun chicas in the answer,an I'm using 'tanto como' as an adverb and not dealing with adjective .

Forum: Grammar January 21, 2023, 09:55 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman I think it's really the 'negation' that is... I think it's really the 'negation' that is throwing me off and I really want to try and understand the difference between. " 1. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que estudiaste medicina? 4. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace...

Forum: Grammar January 21, 2023, 08:59 AM

Replies: 8 Tanto como Views: 2,578 Posted By Oldman Tanto como My textbook says to use "tanto como" after a verb when making comparisons with equality with verbs: "Tú estudias tanto como yo" === You study as much as I I am wondering how the following...

Forum: Grammar January 21, 2023, 08:27 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman Thanks again.... For question 1 yes, the... Thanks again.... For question 1 yes, the studying had a start and a finish because we are dealing with the preterite. I understand that. so looking at question 1 and question 4 I still see these...

Forum: Grammar January 21, 2023, 04:56 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman Thanks a ton for your reply/help... Here... Thanks a ton for your reply/help... Here is where I am at: 1) How long ago did you study medicine? 2) How long ago did you not study medicine? - implying that he is currently studying...

Forum: Grammar January 20, 2023, 05:51 AM

Replies: 23 Hace+ time+ que Views: 4,959 Posted By Oldman Hace+ time+ que Can someone translate/explain the meanings of the following 4 sentences please: 1. Cuanto tiempo hace que estudiaste medicina? 2. Cuanto tiempo hace que no estudiaste medicina ? 3.Cuanto tiempo...

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