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How long ago? For how long? Using the verb 'hacer' to express the passage of time.

The verb 'hacer ', a verb in its own right used in all tenses, can be used to express the passage of time. We can use it to describe how long ago something happened or for how long we have been doing somethi...
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Answered by Elizabeth C. • Spanish tutor
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What is the difference between Perfekt tense and Präteritum?

'Präteritum' is the way of telling a story. Therefore, it is also used when writing a story. A story in that sense is anything which is remote. It may be in the past, it may be in the future, it may just not...
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Answered by Aaron K. • German tutor
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When should I use the imperfect tense and the preterite tense?

We use the imperfect to decribe actions in the past which used to happen regularly, for example: Iba al cine. This can be translated as, "I used to go to the cinema". It is also used to describe th...
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Answered by Susannah H. • Spanish tutor
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When should I use the dative case and the accusative case with the preposition "in"?

The accusative case is used when there is movement from one point to another. For example, in the sentence, "Ich gehe in die Stadt" which means "I'm going into town" we use the accusative...
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Answered by Susannah H. • German tutor
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What is a virus?

Viruses are some of the smallest known organisms, and can cause serious disease in humans.A virus consists of a fragment of genetic material inside a protective protein coat. For a virus to survive and repli...
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Answered by Hannah C. • Biology tutor
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