Tag Archives: Spanish Grammar
Irregular verbs in the Present (I) Posted by Adir on Nov 28, 2012
Hi, there! I’m going to start today a series of posts with irregular verbs in the present. These irregularities happen in the Present Indicative, Present Subjunctive and Imperative. The persons affected by this irregularity are yo, tú, él, ella, usted, ellos, ellas and ustedes. Nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) do not have these changes. The first irregularity…
How to use “hace” to mean “ago” Posted by Adir on Nov 9, 2012
¡Hola! ¿Cómo están las cosas? I’m here in Nashua, NH, and I was talking to a Spanish friend the other day and I tried to take notes of some expressions he used when he was talking. One that caught my attention was the use of hace to mean “ago” in English so I decided to…
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…
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…
Song + grammar = Aguacero (by Maía) Posted by Adir on Aug 2, 2012
We had Maía earlier this year on the Spanish blog with the song Ingenuidad and here she is again. I particularly love her song El Aguacero (The downpour) and it caught my attention because she uses two distinc forms of the future tense. Here are the lyrics to the song and the future tense forms…