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Forum: Grammar April 23, 2010, 07:25 PM
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Posted By gramatica
Hello, In your example you used the...

Hello,

In your example you used the preterite and the imperfect correctly. :) However, "I was doing something" can sometimes be translated by the preterite progressive.

For example,

-¿Qué...
Forum: Grammar April 23, 2010, 07:11 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,097
Posted By gramatica
Con un ejemplo así, ¿cambiaría algo, por favor? ...

Con un ejemplo así, ¿cambiaría algo, por favor?



I read X and Y. X was very interesting because it had a lot of details about how life was like for them.

Thank you
Forum: Grammar April 21, 2010, 11:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,097
Posted By gramatica
Perfect! :D That makes sense. Thank you...

Perfect! :D That makes sense.

Thank you very much

Regards
Forum: Grammar April 21, 2010, 09:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,097
Posted By gramatica
He says, "I did a project about what we learned...

He says, "I did a project about what we learned during the year. The homwork about X was very interesting because..."

The thing is "was" in this case is still "era" or "fue."

Thank you
Forum: Practice & Homework April 21, 2010, 11:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,625
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much, Angelica. That makes it a...

Thank you very much, Angelica. That makes it a lot easier :D

Does anyone know if in Spain this would be correct?




Thank you
Forum: Grammar April 21, 2010, 11:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,097
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much Wouldn't it be correct...

Thank you very much

Wouldn't it be correct because I put in "hacíamos"? 1 is also wrong because I just put "hicimos" and "hicimos," right? Maybe it would be better to add in "aprender" so that...
Forum: Grammar April 20, 2010, 09:22 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,097
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much Just to clarify, only 2...

Thank you very much

Just to clarify, only 2 or 3 would be correct, right?

:bad:1. Hice un proyecto acerca de lo que hicimos durante el año. La tarea acerca de X era muy interesante porque......
Forum: Grammar April 20, 2010, 08:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,097
Posted By gramatica
¿Me podrían decir si tanto el imperfecto como el...

¿Me podrían decir si tanto el imperfecto como el pretérito serían posibles aquí, por favor?

Dice: Hice un proyecto acerca de lo que hicimos durante el año. La tarea acerca de X era/fue muy...
Forum: Practice & Homework April 20, 2010, 12:41 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,625
Posted By gramatica
Muchas gracias Saludos Is it the same...

Muchas gracias

Saludos

Is it the same idea as "¿Cómo fue/era?"

-¿Qué hiciste ayer?
-Fui a una fiesta
-¿De veras? ¿Cómo fue? (ser/ir)
-(fue) Muy divertida/buena. (Había/Hubo...)...
Forum: Practice & Homework April 20, 2010, 11:35 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,625
Posted By gramatica
Muchas gracias a todos ¿Qué les parece así?...

Muchas gracias a todos

¿Qué les parece así?

-¿Quién era Cristóbal Colón?=¿Qué hacía durante su vida? ¿De qué trabajaba?

-¿Quién fue Cristóbal Colón?=¿Qué hizo durante su vida? ¿De qué...
Forum: Grammar April 18, 2010, 08:28 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,902
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much Saludos

Thank you very much

Saludos
Forum: Vocabulary April 18, 2010, 01:06 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,951
Posted By gramatica
Muchas gracias a todos A few small...

Muchas gracias a todos

A few small corrections:




Espero que te sirvan las correciones

Regards
Forum: Practice & Homework April 18, 2010, 11:36 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,625
Posted By gramatica
¿Quién era/fue?

Hola a todos:

En un ejercicio dice "¿Quién era Cristobal Colón?" ¿no debería ser "¿Quién fue Cristobal Colón? ¿O es como preguntar "¿Cómo era la fiesta?"=What was the party like? Era muy elegante...
Forum: Grammar April 18, 2010, 11:09 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,902
Posted By gramatica
"A los 19 años" means "at (just) 19," right? Is...

"A los 19 años" means "at (just) 19," right? Is it the same as "a sus 19 años"?

Thank you
Forum: Practice & Homework April 18, 2010, 11:07 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,299
Posted By gramatica
Thank you :)

Thank you :)
Forum: Grammar April 18, 2010, 11:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,097
Posted By gramatica
Era/fue interesante

Hola a todos:

¿Me podrían decir si tanto el imperfecto como el pretérito serían posibles aquí, por favor?

Dice: Hice un projecto acerca de lo que hicimos durante el año. La tarea acerca de X...
Forum: Grammar April 17, 2010, 06:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,081
Posted By gramatica
Thank you Saludos

Thank you

Saludos
Forum: Practice & Homework April 16, 2010, 06:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,299
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much Regards

Thank you very much

Regards
Forum: Grammar April 16, 2010, 06:15 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 18,931
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much Regards

Thank you very much

Regards
Forum: Grammar April 16, 2010, 02:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,081
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much I thought you want to...

Thank you very much

I thought you want to keep the tenses the same. (no pensaba...no lo podía crear) Is it actually better to blend the preterite and the imperfect in cases like this? Does anyone...
Forum: Grammar April 16, 2010, 02:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 18,931
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much Is "¿Qué quisiera...

Thank you very much

Is "¿Qué quisiera tomar?" only used in fancy restaurants as well or in very formal situations?

Does anyone know if that is the same for Spain?
Forum: Practice & Homework April 16, 2010, 02:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,299
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much to both Would it be...

Thank you very much to both

Would it be like this?

-¿Cómo era la fiesta?=What was the party like?
-Era muy elegante. Había...Me gustó mucho

-¿Cómo fue/estuvo/estaba la fiesta?=How was...
Forum: Vocabulary April 15, 2010, 09:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,951
Posted By gramatica
El parking y ponchar

Hola a todos:

¿Me podrían decir si "el parking" y "ponchar" (inscribirse en la computadora al llegar al trabajo) son regionalismos de México o si son Spanglish, por favor?

El parking=el...
Forum: Practice & Homework April 15, 2010, 08:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 7,299
Posted By gramatica
Traducciones del inglés al español

Hola a todos:

¿Me podrían decir si están de acuerdo con estas traducciones del inglés al español, por favor?

-¿Qué hiciste?
-Fui a una fiesta y fue/era muy divertida

-¿Qué hiciste?=What...
Forum: Grammar April 15, 2010, 08:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 18,931
Posted By gramatica
Thank you very much ¿Se puede usar...

Thank you very much

¿Se puede usar "quisiera/quisieras" en forma de una pregunta?

por ejemplo, en la casa del amigo

¿Qué quisieras/deseas comer?/¿Quisieras/deseas comer X o Y?=What would...
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