Hoy vamos a explorar una forma misteriosa del español:Today we’re going to explore a mysterious form in Spanish: El pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo.The past perfect subjunctive. ¿Qué es el pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo? What is the past perfect subjunctive? Es una forma que usamos para hablar de situaciones irreales o hipotéticas en el pasado.It’s a form we [...]
Did you know that adjective placement changes the meaning? ¿Sabías que el lugar del adjetivo cambia el sentido? El otro día le dije a mi hija Cami: The other day I told my daughter Cami: —Cami, no digas más malas palabras ! “Cami, stop saying bad words.” Y ella me miró seria y me dijo: [...]
Reading a foreign language without a dictionary might sound scary , but actually… it often helps you more than you think! Here’s why: You lose the flow of the textJumping back and forth between your book and the dictionary makes it hard for your brain to follow the story or main idea. You don’t develop [...]
Vamos a sugerirte algunas técnicas para aprender español, por ejemplo, el método SMART que sirve para plantearse objetivos de aprendizaje. OBJETIVOS Específicos: Definir qué aspecto concreto o qué nivel de español querés alcanzar en un periodo de tiempo. Medibles: Establecer cómo medir tu progreso, por ejemplo, aprender 30 palabras por semana o mantener un diálogo de [...]
In Spanish we have many expressions and idioms which use parts of the body. Did you know that in Spanish, there are tons of expressions with body parts that have nothing to do with anatomy? Well… sometimes they do — but beyond the body, they express humor, emotions, character, mistakes, or virtues. Here are [...]
En español. Usa los verbos dar, haber, hacer y tener en tus respuestas. 1. It is not foggy this morning. 2. The clock strikes ten thirty. 3. It is sunny now. 4. The audience screams at the stadium. 5. The captain gives a hug to the goalkeeper (portero). Tu lista. Escribe cinco cosas que hay [...]
Dar, haber, hacer, and tener in expressions with a special meaning These verbs appear frequently in idiomatic expressions. Many are formed with a conjugated verb + an infinitive, called formas perifrásticas or perífrasis verbales in Spanish. Learn them as lexical (vocabulary) items. Note the use of the present tense in the examples with dar, haber, [...]
Write the present tense of the "yo" form of the verb: 1. Exige una explicación. 2. Escoge los colores. 3. Extingue el fuego. 4. Recoge los periódicos. 5. Vence los obstáculos. 6. Protege sus derechos (rights). 7. Convence a sus amigos. 8. No finge.
In the present tense, certain verbs have spelling changes. These are determined by Spanish rules of pronunciation to preserve the sound appearing in the infinitive. The following groups of verbs have spelling changes before the verb ending -o, in the "yo" form only. ◆ Verbs ending in -ger or -gir change "g" to "j" before [...]
Other frequently used verbs with irregular forms in the present tense: Study the conjugations of the verbs that follow. decir (to say) digo / decimos / dices / decís / dice / dicen ir (to go) voy / vamos / vas / vais / va / van oír (to hear) oigo / oímos / oyes [...]
