Tag: softskills

This tests ser vs estar with the adjective 'fuerte' (strong). 'Tienes que estar fuerte' refers to being in a state of strength/condition for the match tomorrow - this is temporary. If it were about personality, it would use 'ser'. 'Eres' and 'eres' are forms of 'ser', which would describe being strong as a permanent trait.

This tests Spanish prepositions. 'Eso te pasa por no mirar donde miras' - the construction is 'pasar por' (to happen because of/due to). 'Por' introduces the cause/reason. 'Porque' is 'because' (conjunction), 'como' is 'how/like', 'que' is 'that' - none fit the causative meaning needed here.

This tests Spanish indefinite pronouns. 'La policía preguntó a alguna gente' - 'alguna gente' (some people) is correct after 'a' (personal a). 'Nadie supo contestarle' - 'nadie' (nobody) is the subject. The phrase means 'The police asked some people who were there, but nobody knew how to answer.'

This tests saber vs conocer. 'Saber' is used for skills and abilities (knowing how to do something). 'Conocer' is for familiarity with people/places. Skiing is a learned skill/ability, so 'saben' (from saber) is correct. 'Conocen' would mean they are familiar with skiing (know about it), not that they can do it.

The verb 'gustar' uses indirect object pronouns. With 'A mis amigas' (to my friends - plural), you need the plural indirect object pronoun 'les'. The structure is 'A mis amigas no les gustó' (to my friends, it did not please them).

When requesting something from someone respectfully, you use the indirect object pronoun 'le' (usted form). 'Le pido' means 'I ask you (formal) for'. The structure is 'Le pido unos tacos al señor' (I ask the gentleman for some tacos).

This is an affirmative command (imperative) with a direct object pronoun. The affirmative imperative of 'dar' (tú form) is 'da', but with pronouns it becomes 'damelos'. Since you need the pronouns 'me los' (them to me), the correct form is 'dámelos'. The accent mark is necessary on the stressed syllable.

The sentence structure 'Tú sabes que lo _____ tu hermana' indicates who performed the action. The subject is 'tu hermana' (your sister), which is third person singular, so the verb must be 'hizo' (she did/it). The tú form refers to 'sabes', not 'hizo'.

This describes an action that was completed before another past action (pluperfect). The past perfect (pluscuamperfecto) 'había apagado' indicates that when the speaker returned (past), the wife had already turned off the lights (action completed before that past moment).

This uses the special pronoun 'se' for third person indirect objects when followed by 'lo/la/los/las'. The verb is 'dio' (he gave), and 'se las dio' means 'he gave them (las rosas) to them (sus padres)'. The pronoun sequence must be 'se' + direct object, not 'le' or 'les'.