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Beginner Spanish Lesson 39 The Past Simple in Spanish: El Pretérito Indefinido Posted by Laura & Adam on Sep 4, 2012
In this Spanish lesson we will learn how to talk about things we did in the past using the Past Simple in Spanish: El Pretérito Indefinido. We will start by looking at how to construct the verb endings for the regular Spanish verbs in El Pretérito Indefinido. Unfortunately there are also irregular verbs which we…
Linking words in Spanish – Part 03 Posted by Adir on Aug 30, 2012
This is the third and last part of the linking words in Spanish. You can check out the first and second parts by clicking on the links below. Linking words in Spanish Part 01 Linking words in Spanish Part 02 Let’s go for it! 1. Cuando Cuando paso por aquí, siempre me acuerdo de mi…
Linking words in Spanish – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Aug 29, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás? Today let’s continue with the linking words in Spanish. Click here to read the first part of the post. Let’s go for it! 1. aunque Aunque no te guste, tendrás que hacerlo. [Even though you don’t like it, you will have to do it.] Saldré esta noche aunque llueva. [I will go…
Linking words in Spanish – Part 01 Posted by Adir on Aug 28, 2012
Hello, there! Linking words are extremely important when you’re reading a text or even listening to someone speak Spanish. They’re usually conjunctions and knowing them will make a major difference in your fluency; you will be able to understand better and speak better Spanish too. Check out the most common ones: 1. y – e…
Advanced Spanish Lesson 38 Acentuación de las palabras (Part 1) Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 28, 2012
Advanced Spanish lesson looking into how to classify Spanish words according to the location of their accent. ¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver cómo clasificar a las palabras según dónde se encuentre su acento. El acento es el énfasis de la palabra. Las palabras agudas son aquellas que tienen el acento en la última…
Beginner Spanish Lesson 38 Spanish verbs of movement with prepositions Posted by Laura & Adam on Aug 14, 2012
In this Beginner Spanish lesson we are going to learn some important Spanish verbs of movement and the Spanish prepositions which accompany them, such as Ir + a, Llegar + de and Venir + a. Spanish verbs of movement are Spanish verbs that describe movement such as el verbo Ir which means To go in…
Verbs + preposition “a” (I) Posted by Adir on Aug 8, 2012
Many verbs in Spanish are followed by the preposition “a” and are followed by an infinitive. Here is a list of them with an example. acercarse a – to approach. El hombre se me acercó a pedirme un cigarrillo. [The man approached me to ask for a cigarette.] acertar a – to happen. Acertó a…