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Spanish Lesson Intermediate 32 The Spanish Verb Parecer / Parecerse Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 17, 2012
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver los diferentes usos del verbo “Parecer/Parecerse”. Today we will see the different uses of the Spanish verb “Parecer/Parecerse”. Parecer/Parecerse is a useful, commonly used Spanish verb that, as is very often the case, doesn’t have one simple English translation. It takes time to remember the various uses of…
The Superlative in Spanish Posted by Adir on Apr 11, 2012
There are two kinds of superlative in Spanish: relative and absolute. The relative superlative describes a noun within a context of a larger group. Some examples in English: Juan is the tallest kid in his classroom. María is the smartest student in the whole school. This is the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen. We…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 32 Spanish verbs of obligation: Tener que, Deber & Hay que Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 10, 2012
¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver cómo expresar obligaciones y sugerencias en español. Today we are going to see how to express obligations and suggestions in Spanish. There are three main ways to do this using the Spanish verbs Tener que, Deber & Hay que. Tener que translates to “Have to…” in English, Deber…
Irregular verbs in the past review Posted by Adir on Apr 9, 2012
Hey, everyone! How’s it going? We all know that verbs are kind of tricky in Spanish so let’s review 8 very common verbs in the Pretérito Indefinido. The Pretérito Indefinido expresses the idea that something is finished, over. It’s used with time expressions like ayer (yesterday), el mes pasado (last month), dos horas atras (two…
Perífrasis verbales de gerundio Posted by Adir on Apr 6, 2012
Gerund verb phrases indicate that it is an ongoing action, an uninterrupted process or an interrumpted action that has been performed repeatedly. Let’s check out some of them! 1. Andar + gerund – Express a persistant and durative activity. Andan diciendo que se va a acabar el mundo. [People are saying the world is coming…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 31 The different uses of the Spanish present tense Posted by Laura & Adam on Apr 3, 2012
Advanced level Spanish video lesson investigating the many uses of the Spanish present tense. Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Hoy vamos a hablar de Presente y de sus diferentes usos. El Presente es el primer tiempo que se aprende al estudiar español, pero es importante saber que tiene diferentes usos. Presente actual: Habla de una acción que…
Verb agreement in Spanish – Part 02 Posted by Adir on Mar 27, 2012
Hi! Yesterday we took a look at some verb agreement cases en español and today let´s check out some specific cases. Collective nouns verb agreement 1. When the subject is a collective noun and is in the singular form, the verb usually agrees with it in number. Mucha gente vino a la fiesta. [Many people…