two conjugated verbs
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In the sentence; Cuando estudiamos tenemos que prestar atencion, how can there be two conjugated verbs together? I thought that when two verbs were together, only one could be conjugated.
Thank you
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updated Aug 6, 2015
posted by Nancyfegan
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Thank you, I think I did, but not sure I did it correctly. - Nancyfegan, Aug 6, 2015
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Looks ok to me.
Why couldn't there be two together ? English does this all the time. Perhaps you need to think about breaking the sentence down into clauses. Your example sentence contains two clauses: (1) cuando estudiamos; (2) tenemos que... Each clause needs a conjugated verb to make sense, but you can put as many clauses as you want in a single sentence (although style and ease of comprehension might place practical limits on the number).
Atención needs an accent over the o... 
updated Aug 6, 2015
posted by Faldaesque
mas claro imposible - 000a35ff, Aug 5, 2015
Thank you so much, that really makes sense. - Nancyfegan, Aug 5, 2015
Nice explanation. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 5, 2015
