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Past in spanish: Reflexivos en pretérito
We’ll use still reflexive verbs in the past. Overview This time we will describe actions in the past, but we will use…
past in spanish: Preterito. Verbos regulares.
Let’s use pretérito to express ideas such as I worked yesterday – Yo trabajé ayer. Overview- Preterite regular verbs Cómo y cuándo…
Condicional real: indicativo + indicativo
Real conditional sentences describe situations that are possible or realistic. Overview Use this structure when the condition can really happen. The firt…
Presente indicativo II: irregular verbs
Many common Spanish verbs are irregular in the present indicative. Some change the stem, some change only the yo form, and some…
Presente indicativo: regular verbs
The present indicative describes actions, habits, and facts in the present. We'll use regular verbs that end in -ar, -er, or -ir.
“Hacer” in the Present Tense
Use hacer to talk about doing activities, making things, weather, and everyday actions. It is irregular in the yo form: hago.
“Querer” “Preferir” and “Necesitar”
Use querer, necesitar, and preferir to express what someone wants, needs, or prefers.
“Tener que” and “Deber” in Spanish
Tener que + infinitive means to have to. Use it to express obligation. Deber + infinitive means should or must. Use it…
“Tener” in the Present Tense.
The verb tener means to have. Use it to talk about possession, physical characteristics, family, and age.
“Hay” in the Present Tense.
Hay means there is or there are. No hay means there is not or there are not.
Present Progressive in Spanish
Use the present progressive to talk about what someone is doing right now.
Ir a + infinitivo: talking about the future
In the last post, we practiced ir a + place to say where someone goes. In this lesson, we use ir a…