Discover several Spanish verbs that have different meanings when used in the present tense vs the past tense. In our last lesson we talked about Irregular
The Spanish preterit tense is used to describe actions completed at a specific point in the past; whereas the imperfect is used to describe habitual
The preterit tense (El pretérito Regular) is used to express events that have occurred in the past. This tense generally corresponds to the simple past tense in English.
Although both Spanish prepositions por and para can often be translated as “for,” they have separate meanings and can seldom be used as synonyms. -Por
The Spanish verb conocer, which comes from the same root as the English words “cognition” and “recognize,” generally means “to be familiar with.” The most common
Mastering the use of positive (affirmative) and negative words in Spanish is an integral step to becoming a more coherent, fluent-like speaker. This unit reviews
Reflexive pronouns are used with a verb to indicate that a person performs an action to or for him/herself. In other words, the subject of the verb and the direct object of the
The term present progressive is a grammatical way of describing the verb tense that emphasizes that an action is currently taking place as we speak or RIGHT
There are two verbs that mean “to be” in Spanish, ser and estar. Ser is used in a simple way, to talk about WHAT something is (permanent state).
Estar can be confusing for many Spanish students because it is usually translated as “to be,” just like the verb ser. Although they can often be translated
