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How can I conjugate verbs that are, and have been, going on habitually?
I want to translate the following sentence:
Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the world.
After writing it, I realized it was a bit unnatural (I'd rather say it in terms of speakers), ...
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¿Por qué el cambio del tiempo verbal?
Comentando esta pregunta ‘a’ after ayudar?, escribí:
Al empezar a aprender a hablar español, solo aprendía los verbos. Quisiera que en ese momento alguien me hubiera aconsejado a aprenderlos más las ...
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Present perfect progressive I have been doing
I was wondering - what could be the best ways to express actions that began in the past, but are still continuing in the present?
In English you would say "I have been doing this", meaning it was ...
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Use of the conditional in past tense
Hay una frase que quiero saber cómo decir en español:
I arrived in New York. I would be spending the next few days there.
Aquí estoy hablando sobre una vez que fui al Nueva York, pero en la ...
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Is the Spanish present tense ever (correctly) translated into English as simple past tense?
This question came to mind when I recently spotted the phrase "no me doy por vencido." I was already somewhat familiar with the phrase "darse por vencido" (to give up), so I had an idea of what it ...
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How is the imperfect of 'acabar de [+ infinitive] translated to English?
Does yo acababa de cenar translate to:
I had just finished eating dinner
or
I was just finishing eating dinner
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It has been years since
How would I say "It has been years since I've spoken Spanish on a daily basis."?
Hacen años que hablo el Español diariamente.
Hacen años que no hablo el Español diariamente.
Hacen años que he hablado....
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En la frase "I would like pizza instead of pasta" en español, ¿debo usar "gustaría" o "gusta"?
Estoy tratando de decir:
I would like pizza instead of pasta
en español.
¿Qué forma de gustar es correcta, "Me Gustaría" o "Me Gusta"?
Me gusta pizza en vez de pasta.
o
Me gustaría pizza ...
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Are these the correct translations for "I walked" and "I will walk"?
I used Google Translate for various forms of "to walk" and got these translations:
I walk = Yo camino (or simply "Camino"; so: [Yo c,C]amino)
I am walking = Estoy caminando
I walked = Caminé
I want ...
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Present progressive of ser or estar
In English, if someone was treating me badly, I might say "he is being mean to me," or "he is being an as*****."
I tried translating it to Spanish in multiple ways;
Él está siendo ...
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Are the simple past and perfect tense in Spanish used the same way as they are used in English?
I'm learning about past and perfect tenses, still it's quite hard to determine their meanings sometimes. Let's say I have these 3 sentences:
He aprendido
Aprendo hace 2 horas
Aprendí hace 2 horas
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"Today" and "Tomorrow" with the weather
I am trying to say
Today is cold and raining, but thankfully tomorrow is sunny and a little bit cloudy.
Would this be correct?
Hoy es hace frio y llueve, pero por suerte mañana va a hace sol ...
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How to say Thanks for confirming? "Gracias por confirmar" or "Gracias por haber confirmado"?
What is the correct translation of "Thanks for confirming"?
Gracias por confirmar (futuro)
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Gracias por haber confirmado (pasado)
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What is the difference between parece and pareciera?
What is the difference between parece que and pareciera que? How are both normally translated? What tenses can be used after pareciera que, and in general how is pareciera used?
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Translating "wait until" or "wait for"
How do you translate phrases involving wait until or wait for:
Wait until I call you before you leave for the restaurant.
Wait for me to come home before you buy the tickets.
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Translating "how is ...?" and "how was ...?"
What are the options for translating the phrase "how is" or "how was," as in:
How's the steak?
How is your day so far?
How is the traffic today?
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How was your vacation?
How was the meeting?
How ...
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