knowing spanish, or the lack thereof
Sometimes taking three years of Latin really helps me.
Other times it doesn't.
Like the imperfect tense. In Latin, the imperfect tense is used to describe a verb you starting doing but never necessarily finished, or you were interrupted, like "I was talking to Susie and then I got shot" or something. "I was talking" is in imperfect. It's generally a "was/were + verb" kind of thing.
Which is something entirely different in Spanish; just a basic gerund. Which in Latin gerunds were not basic at all, but in Spanish they are. D:
No, the imperfect tense is used to describe something you used to do but don't do now, I think. I'm still trying to figure it out.
I'm also having problems with indirect pronouns. I'm beginning to follow them when I read them or have to use them for homework, but I can't even fathom putting them into actual sentences during my conversations. Good lord.
Somewhere between 1500 and 2000 words, I think. I will continue! I will persevere! I will be awesome! :)
Other times it doesn't.
Like the imperfect tense. In Latin, the imperfect tense is used to describe a verb you starting doing but never necessarily finished, or you were interrupted, like "I was talking to Susie and then I got shot" or something. "I was talking" is in imperfect. It's generally a "was/were + verb" kind of thing.
Which is something entirely different in Spanish; just a basic gerund. Which in Latin gerunds were not basic at all, but in Spanish they are. D:
No, the imperfect tense is used to describe something you used to do but don't do now, I think. I'm still trying to figure it out.
I'm also having problems with indirect pronouns. I'm beginning to follow them when I read them or have to use them for homework, but I can't even fathom putting them into actual sentences during my conversations. Good lord.
Somewhere between 1500 and 2000 words, I think. I will continue! I will persevere! I will be awesome! :)