Making a sentence.

Question

mis padres / conseguir / la mejor fruta del mercado. I am suppose to make a sentence out of this but am finding that no matter what I put the computer tells me it's wrong.

Welcome to the forum. Can you tell us what you have already tried so we can see where you are going wrong? Is it supposed to be present or past? :) - bosquederoble, Sep 5, 2017

I agree with Bosque. What tense are you supposed to use? You need third person plural (they) - Mardle, Sep 5, 2017

Yes past and present are not the only tenses possible. just seemed the two most likely. - bosquederoble, Sep 5, 2017

Answer 1

Bosque's question is important and relevant. You could say just about anything with the above:

El chef Dauphine le solicitó ayuda a mis padres para localizar la mejor fruta del mercado, sin saber, el pobre, que en este lugar, y en esta temporada, eso va a ser imposible de conseguir.

What a mighty fine complicated sentence! - Mardle, Sep 5, 2017

That was going to be my example sentence too! ;-) - jtaniel, Sep 5, 2017

Of course! - Mardle, Sep 5, 2017

Gekko: I assume that the sentence should O N L Y include the given words. :) - DilKen, Sep 5, 2017

Which is why without the questioner saying what tense he needs to use and what he has tried we cannot help. G was making the point more eloquently than I and Bosque. - Mardle, Sep 5, 2017

Ah. See, that sort of confusion can be avoided with full and precise requests. - Gekkosan, Sep 6, 2017

Gekko, very true and wise words, but it is quite amazing/astonishing how often questioners don't appreciate the significance of this necessary inhormation! - FELIZ77, Sep 6, 2017

G was making the point more eloquently than I and Bosque................no he wasn't...he was fooling around ;) - 006595c6, Sep 6, 2017

Me!? Fooling around!??? Never!! - ...well, maybe a little. :-p - Gekkosan, Sep 6, 2017

Answer 2

Hello Jason,

Welcome to our Spanishdict community forum

The correct order from your selection would be:

1.mis padres / 2. the verb conseguir conjugated in correct tense /+ 3. la mejor fruta del mercado.

You must now decide into which tense your teacher has asked you to conjugate it:

If you are a beginner the best (most likely) options would include:

Present indicative tense, perfect indicative (perfecto compuesto de indicativo) the simple past (preterito) and future indicative (futuro)

If your level is intermediate or above you could also consider the imperfect indicative and many other options besides!

We will be happy to check it for you and offer appropriate corrections, guidance and advice after we have seen your initial best attempt!

A word of advice: Don't rely on translator technology to help you learn any language because they are, at best, only a crude (basic) tool which can only offer you a very rough idea if you going in the right direction. Instead, pay great attention to your teacher, especially if they are a native Spanish teacher, and learn to apply what they have taught you and practise it!

I hope this helps