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Why is desde used instead of de in desde la terraza?
Desde indicates the starting point (in time or space): “from the terrace.”
Why are veremos and pensaremos in the future tense instead of the present?
They’re in the simple future because the speaker is predicting what will happen:
- Veremos = “we will see”
- Pensaremos = “we will think”
Spanish uses the simple future to talk about plans, predictions or suppositions. If you used the present (vemos, pensamos), it would sound like a habitual or general truth, not a one‐time future event.
How do you form the simple future for regular verbs like ver and pensar?
You attach the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án directly to the infinitive:
So the pattern is: infinitive + future ending.
Why is y used before pensaremos and not e?
Spanish changes y to e only when the next word starts with the sound [i] (or hi-):
- correcto: y
- pensaremos (starts with p)
- incorrect: e
- pensaremos
You’d say e if the next word began with i or hi (e.g., “padre e hijo”).
Why do we say pensar en otros planetas and not pensar de or pensar sobre?
Why is there an indefinite article una before estrella fugaz? Can we omit it?
In Spanish, singular, countable nouns usually need an article:
What does fugaz mean, and does it change form?
Fugaz means “fleeting” or “short-lived,” describing something that passes quickly.
- It is invariable in gender: un evento fugaz, una experiencia fugaz.
- In the plural, it becomes fugaces (-z → ‑c + es).
No written accent is needed because it follows standard stress rules for words ending in a consonant other than n or s.
Could we move desde la terraza to the end of the sentence?
Yes, Spanish word order is flexible. For example:
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