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Spanish Lesson Beginner 14 Spanish Verbs Present Tense (Part 2) Posted by on Mar 24, 2011

¡Hola! Today we are going to continue learning how to describe things that we usually do (in the Present Tense) using regular Spanish verbs. We will see the different verb endings that we use for a group of people, to say that “we” (nosotros) do something, to say that “all of you” (vosotros) do something…

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Spanish Lesson Intermediate 13 Presente de Subjuntivo with temporary sentences Posted by on Mar 9, 2011

¡Hola a todos! Hoy vamos a ver el uso del Presente de Subjuntivo en frases temporales (temporary sentences). A temporary sentence is one which uses words such as “when”, “while”, “before”, “after”, “until”, etc, with a verb afterwards. For example: “Cuando hace calor voy a la playa” which means “When it is hot I go…

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Perífrasis Verbales con Infinitivo Posted by 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…

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The conditional tense II: Usage Posted by 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…

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The conditional tense in Spanish I: Form Posted by 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…

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Spanish Lesson Beginner 11 Physical Descriptions Posted by on Jan 19, 2011

¡Hola! ¿Cómo estáis? Today we are going to look at how to describe physical appearances in Spanish. First, we are going to learn some important vocabulary related to parts of the body and body shape and size and later we will practice useful sentence structures using the same vocabulary with “el verbo tener” (to have)…

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The meanings of hacerse Posted by on Jan 10, 2011

Hacerse is a reflexive verb and it has several meanings. Instead of providing a boring list I’m going to give you some real Spanish sentences with their translation, ok? Aprovéchala. Se me hizo un nudo en el hilo. – I got a knot in the thread. María se hizo con el premio. – María got…

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