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Hi, is there a section that discusses/dissects expressions like “deber de haber + participle”, as in lesson 15.4 where there is the sentence “tu amiga debió de haber escuchado las trompetas antes de que llegaran”? Thanks!
0 replies - Last post by Heather-qj9d - March 10, 2025
In the lesson on how to say Spanish words... the speaker is unequivocally pronouncing the 'V' in PRIMAVERA as a V. Shouldn't it be pronounced as a “B”?
2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - February 13, 2025
Hola a todos, consider the following sentence that appears in lession 12.8:Usted es la mujer que estaba en el supermercado ayer.I would have thought it should be:Usted es la mujer que estuvo en el supermercado ayer.The woman was in the supermarket yesterd...
2 replies - Last post by el caballo salvaje - January 18, 2025
When do you need to use "que" after "sino"?
I'm working on pero, sino, and sino que and am confused about something. From the information in the course and from other sites, it appears that one uses “sino QUE” when the first statement is negative and you have a conjugated verb in both statements. E...
1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - January 8, 2025
Hola a todos, lesson 8.7 explains the difference between traer and llevar and that its use depends on the location of the speaker. In a nutshell it states that traer means “to bring HERE” and llevar means “to take THERE”. However, in audio lession 5.3 the...
4 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - December 28, 2024
“Me guataria que fueramos con Clarisa y Mario.” 18.1 leccion. Por que esta en imperfecto subjuntivo y no en el presente de subjuntivo?
1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - December 28, 2024
In lesson 1.4 / flash cards has “es muy amable" for (you) are very kind. Shouldn't the translation be (tu) eres muy amable?
2 replies - Last post by ricardo-rich - November 30, 2024
In pronouncing “correo”, the stress is on the “e”, which seems to violate the rule of stressed syllables. Isn't the “eo” a diphthong? Compare this to “farmacia” where the stress is on the second “a”.
1 reply - Last post by Scott_C - November 18, 2024
Is there a way to know when to use “por” for for and “para” for for?For example “For how many people" is Para cuantas personas but "For how many nights is Por cuantas noches.I keep getting it wrong so was wondering it someone had a little tip I could use.
2 replies - Last post by PeterM135 - November 14, 2024
As I understand it the verb “ser” is used for permanent condition, occupation, places of origin, identification and nationality while the verb “estar” is used for a temporary condition, location and health.So I said “Antonio esta estudiante” and it was m...
5 replies - Last post by ricardo-rich - October 31, 2024
In lesson 5.5 Mauricio asked his friend Amy if she can wait for him: Lo siento, estoy atrasado. ¿Puede esperarme?I'm sorry, (I) am late. Can (you) wait for me? Since they are friends, he should have asked her : Puedes esperame?Is that right?
2 replies - Last post by FrankW-qibb - October 23, 2024
I learned some years ago with another program to say “Como se llamas”. Here I am getting “Como te llamas”. How do they relate?
3 replies - Last post by Scott_C - October 21, 2024
In lession 2.4 Directions it says "Hable más despacio ..." and "Siga recto ..." both of which are the subjunctive form of the verb. But then it also says "Repite por favor ..." which is the indicative form of the verb. Why the difference? When to us what?
2 replies - Last post by el caballo salvaje - October 14, 2024
There is an explanation in action replay, which says: A V is added to the start of each verb form to behave like the verb stem.What does that mean? Can you give me some examples?
2 replies - Last post by FrankW-qibb - September 25, 2024
Conjugation of the verb Necesitar
If the verb NECESITAR is conjugated “Yo necesito, tu necesitas, el/ella necesita” (sorry for not including the accents), why is “Do you need a car?” translated as “?Necesita un carro?” and not “?Necesitas un carro?”Thanks
2 replies - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - September 22, 2024
Questions on Lesson 2.1 Taking a Tour
Hello All Re: Lesson 2.1 Taking a Tour Comparing the two sentences below, they have the same sentence structure. However, the first sentence uses the conditional present tense (gustaría ), and the second uses the present tense (quiere). Could someone plea...
2 replies - Last post by Luis-kaj - September 16, 2024
Hola, So I've noticed in one of the rocket lessons it teaches the phrase, “Quiero algo para tomar." but in lesson 1.10 the module uses "Quiere usted algo de beber?" I understand that there can be different variations to say the same thing. But I'm uncer...
2 replies - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - September 10, 2024
Does RocketSpanish teacher sentence structure, verb conjugation and grammar?
I'm on lesson 1.4Do they eventually teach grammar, verb conjugation and how to form sentences?Or do they just give us conversations and we have to figure out the grammar ourselves?
2 replies - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - August 5, 2024
Is there a setting available to be able to establish the user's (my) gender that would result in more appropriate audio and written demonstrations to be specific? It's confusing to hear a man's voice demonstrating the female forms of the words. (ex. in th...
1 reply - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - July 23, 2024
Use of direct and indirect object pronouns
In the sentence Te lo voy a dar/ I'm going to give it to you. Is it true that you can use the direct and indirect object pronouns in one of three places? Either before the conjugated verb voy after the infinitive dar or if there is a word ending in ndo (i...
2 replies - Last post by DanielL-xqtd - June 8, 2024
Staying within the confines of the course
I'm wondering if a person needs to follow the lesson sequence or can you skip lessons? For example in module 1 you have lesson 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 etc. can you go from 1.1 to 1.3 or would that not be wise?
1 reply - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - May 29, 2024
Which is correct, and why: Qué quiere hacer usted? OR Qué quiere usted hacer?
1 reply - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - May 29, 2024
Is there ever any difference between these two? Lessonn 3.2 seems to use them interchangeably. Of cvourse it doesn't matter in speaking, but I wonder if there's ever a situation where the space (or its absence) matters.
3 replies - Last post by Yogajoe - May 26, 2024
Hola, to talk about rain, we can say “Está lloviendo”, but do they also say “hace llueve” or “hay llueve” ?
4 replies - Last post by Scott_C - May 6, 2024
DIRECT & INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS in Spanish
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1 reply - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - April 23, 2024
I've just started with Rocket but I've done some Spanish classes at evening school. We were taught “las siete menos cuatro” rather than “un cuatro para la siete”. Are both correct? Or is there an occasion when you would use one rather than the other? ...
3 replies - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - April 14, 2024
Hello friends, I am now doing Lesson 5.6 and its the first time i have a lot of difficulties. I am a bit confused now too. Can anyone explain me in an easy way the difference between Tu, TI and te? How do I ask for this to make it understand? Like "who i...
6 replies - Last post by Maxie - April 10, 2024
Lesson 5.5: "¿estás en el camino?" and "estoy en camino"
In lesson 5.5, Amy asks Mauricio if he's on the way: “¿estás en el camino?”. This makes sense; it's the same as in English: “Are you on the road?”. But then later in the lesson, when Mauricio says he's on the way he says it like this: “estoy en camino”, i...
24 replies - Last post by Al22 - March 16, 2024
Pronouns with infinitives and present participles
I'm pretty confused about the placement of pronouns with infinitves and present participles. It says it is optional to either put it before the verb or attach it to the end of the infinitve or present participle, but in the exercises at the end of the l...
4 replies - Last post by Scott_C - February 20, 2024
Hello, just curious. In which module do we start learning any form of the past? So that I could say i have been to the cinema for example :)
1 reply - Last post by Scott_C - February 4, 2024
Direct object person "a" usage
Hi! The rule is: “If a person is a direct object in a sentence, then they need to have the personal a in front of them in the sentence.” But in the flashcard “I am looking for you” - isn't the direct object a person (“you”) - so shouldn't this be "Estoy b...
2 replies - Last post by Scott_C - January 29, 2024
In lesson 1.2 why is the informal form (te llamas) used to ask someone you don't know what their name is?…why not the formal (se llama) since you don't know them?
4 replies - Last post by Scott_C - January 17, 2024
Indirect object with "poder"+infinitive
I'm currently in lesson 2.7 of the first course. There's a phrase, “¿Me puede decir la hora, por favor?” From a Pimsleur course, I learned the form “¿Puede decirme la hora, por favor?” Here's another example from an earlier lesson, “¿En qué le puedo ayuda...
5 replies - Last post by Indy-Rocket-Languages - December 22, 2023
using accents in the written sections
Is there a section in the course on the use of accents? I get the spelling correct, but usually miss the accents.
4 replies - Last post by StanB-sweh - December 16, 2023
I am on Module 1.10 and am confused as to the placement of the pronoun in congunction to the verb. I notice that sometimes it is placed before the verb: “Tu eres muy amable” and sometimes after the verb: “”Necesita usted ayuda?" Please explain. Thank you!
1 reply - Last post by Scott_C - December 10, 2023
HIBeing doing the lesson on life in the city - survival kit. Can one use donde estan and donde hay interchangeably, as well as donde esta. Get that donde esta and estan are singular or plural. But with donde hay can be is or are ThanksMaxie
3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - November 15, 2023
What’s the difference between “ ¡qué bueno !” And “ ¡qué bien!” it is not totally interchangeable, is it ? Benny
3 replies - Last post by Benny L - November 5, 2023
que referring to an entire sentence
In lesson 15.2, Alejandra says “al final la encontraste y la destrozaste, que es lo que importa”, in which “que” in the relative clause refers to the entire sentence of the main clause. However, I learned that when referring to an entire sentence, we shou...
2 replies - Last post by JinH - October 29, 2023
hace + tiempo + que + el presente o imperfecto
When the “hace + tiempo + que” structure is used, a verb in the present tense is used to indicate an action that started in the past and has lasted to the present, for example, “hace un mes que trabajo”(I have worked for a month). However, in lesson 15.1...
2 replies - Last post by JinH - October 29, 2023
In lesson 12.1, “I don't know what to buy” and “I don't know what type of gift I should buy” are translated as “no sé que comprar” and “no sé que tipo de regalo debo comprar”. Why is “what” translated as “que” instead of “qué"? Thank you.
2 replies - Last post by JinH - October 19, 2023
In lesson 10.2, Amy said that declararse means confessing one's love，however, in the sentence, it's conjugated as “le declaró”: mi padre le declaró su amor. Shouldn't it be “mi padre se declaró su amor”?
3 replies - Last post by JinH - October 3, 2023
In lesson 8.4, “you should help her” is translated as “debes ayudarle a ella”, but isn't ayudar a transitive verb that can take a direct object pronoun? So should it be “debes ayudarla” or “debes ayudarle”？
7 replies - Last post by JinH - October 3, 2023
Hi, I was looking at the Action Replay, and this is what it has:--------- Each verb below implies different things in el imperfecto and el pretérito:* conocer "to know / to meet (someone)" OR "to know / to discover (some place)"* saber "to know (something...
3 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - September 20, 2023
Accent marks in words like feliz, cuando, cuanto, Madrid
I thought I knew that accents are used to indicate when a syllable is not accented in the normal manner, which is the second to last syllable, except for words ending in ‘r', and maybe some others. But “feliz” does not have an accent - maybe I forgot that...
4 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - August 21, 2023
Why is “El mundo cambío." in the preterite? That seems like something that happened over an undefined amount of time, so I would have thought imperfect.
2 replies - Last post by Scott_C - August 5, 2023
In lesson 8.2 (I) can imagine is translated as Me lo imagino. In lesson 9.2 (I can) imagine is translated as Me imagino. Have to admit I tripped up on the lo in 8.2 but figured it was really saying I can imagine it and I suspected the lo was optional (b...
4 replies - Last post by Scott_C - July 17, 2023
Why is 'que' used in this sentence?
Hello, I am only beginning the 4th module of Spanish 1, so perhaps this question is answered further down the line. But I would love to understand why ‘que’ is added to the sentence below? To my limited knowledge, the sentence would have the same meaning ...
9 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 17, 2023
Why “hace” Hace cuánto tiempo que está aquí? How long have (you) been here?
2 replies - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - July 5, 2023
en este oracion" Los loros sufren depreciones cuando se les abandona". ?Que representa “se”? o deberia ser “se los abandona”?
1 reply - Last post by Liss-Rocket-Languages-Tutor - June 22, 2023