Archive for 'Spanish Grammar'
Review: Ser or Estar? Posted by Adir on Jun 19, 2012
Ser and estar both mean “to be” and sometimes it’s not very easy to know when to use or the other. So here’s a little exercise for you: choose the correct verb, ser or estar, in the sentences below. The translation will help you and the answers will come later this week, ok? Let’s go…
Ahí hay un hombre que dice ¡ay! Posted by Magda on Jun 13, 2012
Que cada vez se lee menos, es un hecho. Que el uso de las nuevas tecnologías está afectando al lenguaje, es fácil de comprobar. Y que el español tiene palabras cuyo uso a veces nos hace confundir, nadie lo pone en duda. No sé vosotros, pero a mi cada vez que leo que alguien usa…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 35 Regular and irregular Spanish Imperatives Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 12, 2012
¡Hola a todos! In this Spanish video lesson we will see how to give orders, instructions and suggestions using Spanish Imperatives. We will look at how to make regular Spanish Imperatives for Spanish verbs ending in -ar, -er and -ir. Then we will look at how to make irregular Spanish Imperatives and finally we will…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 34 La palabra “Poco” Posted by Laura & Adam on Jun 5, 2012
Hola ¿Cómo os va todo? Hoy vamos a hablar de la palabra “poco”. Me imagino que alguna vez habéis dudado entre usar la palabra “poco”, “poca”, “un poco”, “pocos”, etc. Vamos a ver qué usar en diferentes situaciones. Si la palabra “poco” se refiere a un sustantivo, entonces tiene que concondar en género y número…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 34 The different uses of the Spanish word Como Posted by Laura & Adam on May 29, 2012
Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a ver los diferentes usos de la palabra “como”. Today we will see the different uses of the Spanish word Como. “Como” is another of those words that we use a lot in everyday Spanish conversation and for that reason it is a good idea to become familiar with all…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 34 The Spanish Pretérito Perfecto The Present Perfect Posted by Laura & Adam on May 22, 2012
In this Beginner level Spanish lesson we are going to learn all about the Present Perfect grammar tense in Spanish – El Pretérito Perfecto – that is used to describe things “we have done”. The English Present Perfect and the Spanish Pretérito Perfecto are fundamental grammar tenses that we use a lot in everyday conversation…
Review: Futuro imperfecto – irregular verbs Posted by Adir on May 18, 2012
Hey, there! Let’s review today the futuro imperfecto of some irregular verbs in Spanish. Practice your pronunciation with the audio! Download audio Saber (to know) – sabré, sabrás, sabrá, sabremos, sabréis, sabrán Caber (to fit) – cabré, cabrás, cabrá, cabremos, cabréis, cabrán Poner (to put) – pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, pondrán Tener (to have)…