SpanishPod - mjohncoady Conversations http://spanishpod.com Learn Spanish on Your Terms en-us <![CDATA[Re: Serious Goring]]> Cobre,

Thanks for the advice. Seems to work nicely.

Gracias. Parece que funciona perfectamente.

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]]> Cobre,

Thanks for the advice. Seems to work nicely.

Gracias. Parece que funciona perfectamente.

áéíóúñ

]]> <![CDATA[Re: Serious Goring]]> I apologize for posing my question in English but I am too impatient to fool with all that <alt> business on my English keyboard.

You translated the phrase ha tenido que ser as "he had to have". If I had been given the assignment to translate in the other direction (English to Spanish), I would have said había tenido que ser. Can you explain the distinction between the two forms. I have read this repeatedly in my 501 but it seems I still haven't gotten it. Thanks.

]]> I apologize for posing my question in English but I am too impatient to fool with all that <alt> business on my English keyboard.

You translated the phrase ha tenido que ser as "he had to have". If I had been given the assignment to translate in the other direction (English to Spanish), I would have said había tenido que ser. Can you explain the distinction between the two forms. I have read this repeatedly in my 501 but it seems I still haven't gotten it. Thanks.

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