“Por qué” is used to ask the reason, “porque” is used to give a cause, “porqué” is a masculine noun, “por que” is the same as “porque” but is in disuse. It is not surprising that many people have doubts about which of these words is the correct one when writing. In this post we …
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Hallamos refers to the third person plural (present and preterite indefinite). Hayamos is the conjugation of the verb “haber” in the past perfect of the subjunctive mood. Many students may have doubts related to spelling. This doubt is very common since these two words are pronounced the same. Let’s see the difference. When do we …
Fue is the preterite form of ser and is used for actions that we know have ended, era is the imperfect of ser and is used for descriptions. Estaba is the imperfect of estar and is used to talk about a situation that is unfinished or simultaneous to another. While these three forms have specific …
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The main difference is that the verb estar is conjugated in two forms, imperfect (pretérito imperfecto) and indefinite (pretérito indefinido). The second difference is the use of each verb tense. This is one of the most frequent doubts of foreign students. For native Spanish speakers the difference is perhaps obvious, but when it comes to …
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Fue and estuvo are the conjugations of the verbs ser and estar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido) in the third person singular (he/she/you). The difference is marked by the uses of each verb. Almost all foreign students learning Spanish have doubts about the uses of ser and estar, and not learning the uses is the …
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Learning Spanish can be challenging, especially when it comes to mastering the different meanings of similar-sounding words. Among these words are hay, ay, and ahí. While they may sound alike, they have distinct meanings and uses in the Spanish language. Understanding their differences is essential to properly communicate in Spanish. Hay is a verb that …
Fue and fui are the past indefinite forms of the verbs ir and ser. Era is the imperfect preterite of the verb ser. The difference between these verbs is in the use and type of verb. It is very common for students to have doubts about these conjugations, especially the difference between the imperfect and …
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The verb hacer is a transitive verb that means to produce, execute, realize, dispose, among other uses. It is generally an irregular verb. Modo Indicativo: verbo hacer Tiempos (Tenses) yo tú él/ella/usted nosotros/-as ustedes/ellos/-as vosotros/-as Presente Simple hago haces hace hacemos hacen hacéis PretéritoIndefinido hice hiciste hizo hicimos hicieron hicisteis PretéritoImperfecto hacía hacías hacía hacíamos …
Haber is used in the sense of “to be necessary”, in the form “hay que” and is impersonal. Tener is used in the sense of “to be required to”, in the form “tener que” conjugating the verb according to the person. But this is not the only difference between the verbs haber and tener. When …
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