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 verbs are those where the subject and object are the same. In other words, the subject does something “to himself”. A verb is reflexive when the
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
An idiom is an expression that cannot be immediately understood by analyzing its literal meaning. There are many idiomatic expressions with tener. In our previous lesson
The Spanish verb tener means “to have” — and it is one of the first verbs every learner needs, because it shows up everywhere: describing
In our previous lesson we learned all about regular -ER verbs (-ER Verbs Module) and how to conjugate them. Now we finally get to take
