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Perífrasis Verbales con Infinitivo Posted by Adir on Feb 11, 2011
The perífrasis verbales con infinitivo have a general sense of an action towards the future. Check out the most common ones. ir/irse + a + infinitivo Voy a comprarme una computadora nueva. – I’m going to buy a new computer. Vamos a visitar aquella exposición. – We’re going to visit that exhibit. echar/echarse + a…
Spanish Lesson Beginner 12 Describing Personality and Feelings Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 10, 2011
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal? Today we are going to continue looking at how to make descriptions in Spanish and specifically how to describe personality and feelings. To describe how someone feels, if they are happy, sad, angry, etc, we use the verb “Estar” (to be). We have already looked at the verb “Ser” which is another…
Spanish Lesson Advanced 11 Qué puedes comunicar con “Aunque” Posted by Laura & Adam on Feb 3, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal os va? Hoy vamos a practicar cómo usar correctamente el adverbio “Aunque”. Dependiendo de la forma verbal que usamos detrás de “Aunque”, la información que damos tiene un matiz diferente. Vamos a ver las diferentes opciones: Aunque + indicativo (Aunque vienes, viniste, venías, etc…) Aunque + Presente de Subjuntivo (Aunque…
Means of Transportation in Spanish Posted by Adir on Feb 1, 2011
Hey, there! ¿Cómo les va todo? Let’s review some means of transportation en español, shall we? The preposition used with most means of transportation in Spanish is en and there is also some cases with the preposition a. Let’s check them out! el avión – plane en avión – by plane la bicicleta, la bici…
The conditional tense II: Usage Posted by Magda on Jan 28, 2011
There are several ways in which the conditional is used in Spanish. The connection among the conditional uses of verbs is that they don’t refer to events that definitely or necessarily have happened or are happening. In other words, the conditional tense refers to acts that can be seen as hypothetical, as we will see…
Spanish Lesson Intermediate 11 Relative Clauses Posted by Laura & Adam on Jan 26, 2011
¡Hola a todos! ¿Qué tal la semana? Hoy vamos a practicar el Presente de Subjuntivo en frases de relativo – Present Subjuntive in Relative Clauses. We will first discuss exactly what a Relative Clause is and afterwards we will see when and when not to use the Present Subjunctive in such cases. When you find…
The conditional tense in Spanish I: Form Posted by Magda on Jan 25, 2011
The conditional tense I: Form. The conditional tense is one of the most complicated tenses in Spanish. It does not only refer to a concrete moment in time (past, present or future), but it is used to express probability, possibility, wonder or conjecture. It is very connected to the future tense, that´s why we call…