Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
What would you do if you had $1,000,000? Posted by Adir on May 13, 2013
Hello, there! What would you do if you had $1,000,000? I’m pretty sure you’d go places, buy stuff and things like that, but my question here is to introduce a verb tense called Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo. Damn, Adir, what on earth is that? Well, answer I, just take a look at some sentences in…
Los Verbos de Cambio Posted by Adir on May 9, 2013
Los verbios de cambio are the ones that express a change or transformation. They are usually translated as “to become”, “to get”, “to go” or “to turn” in English. In this post let’s compare some cases where the use of a specific verb changes the whole meaning of a sentences. 01. Quedarse contento / triste…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 25 Describing aches, pains and parts of the body in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on May 7, 2013
Hola ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice how to manage describing aches, pains, and parts of the body when visiting a doctor in a Spanish speaking country. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 24 The Spanish verb To Like El verbo Gustar Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 30, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today we are going to practice the Spanish verb To Like El verbo Gustar. This is one of those essential Spanish verbs that you will find yourself using all the time. It is also a little tricky to use and for that reason it is a good idea to practice with it…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 23 Days, months, adverbs of frequency, and leisure activities in Spanish Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 22, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice some useful verbs related to leisure activities in Spanish, the days of the week in Spanish, the months of the year in Spanish and Spanish adverbs of frequency. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 22 Practice using reflexive Spanish verbs Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 16, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice using some useful reflexive Spanish verbs. What are reflexive Spanish verbs? Reflexive Spanish verbs are those verbs which end in “se” and where the object and subject of the sentence are the same. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the…
Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 21 Speaking Spanish when travelling Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 9, 2013
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to practice how to manage when travelling in a Spanish speaking country. We will see some useful related vocabulary and some typical sentence structures and phrases that can be used when doing such things as buying tickets and asking prices in Spanish. Answers to all tasks involved in…