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Present Vocabulary

Often, the context or words surrounding a verb help pin down information about the time the action takes place. The following are some expressions of time used frequently to refer to actions that take place customarily in the present. Vocabulary al mediodía - at noon nunca - never de vez en cuando - from time [...]

By |2020-01-28T11:03:42-03:00January 28th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Present Vocabulary

When is the present tense?

The present tense is used in Spanish: * to describe an action happening now. Often, it is translated with the -ing form in English. Ahora veo a Ana - Now I see Ana Luis llega a la puerta - Louis is arriving at the gate * to express actions that takes place regularly, in a [...]

By |2020-01-22T12:38:16-03:00January 23rd, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on When is the present tense?

Practice Present

My neighbors. Write the present form of the verb: 1) Pedro...................(vivir) con su familia en mi edificio. 2) Lucía, la esposa de Pedro, no.....................(trabajar) todos los días. 3) La hija, Mercedes, .....................(estudiar) en la universidad. 4) Lucía y su esposo .................(planear) visitar a Mercedes esta semana. 5) Juan, el hijo, ahora .................(subir) a su apartamento. [...]

By |2020-01-21T10:44:15-03:00January 21st, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Practice Present

Verbs in the present tense

Some commonly used regular verbs: -ar Bajar - to step down Cocinar - to cook Comprar - to buy Conversar - to talk Cooperar - to cooperate Dibujar - to draw Escuchar - to listen Limpiar - to clean Preparar - to prepare Sacar - to take out Sumar - to add (up) Trabajar - [...]

By |2020-01-15T14:08:08-03:00January 16th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Verbs in the present tense

present tense facts

Regular Verbs in the Present Tense To form the present tense, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir from the root (or radical) of the infinitive and add the ending that corresponds to the subject. The following verbs can be used asa models for all regular verbs in the present tense. Comprar (-ar) to buy yo [...]

By |2020-01-14T13:31:11-03:00January 14th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on present tense facts

Future excercises

Some excercises with the Simple Future: 1) El año que viene ............(nosotros/viajar) a Europa. 2) Mañana ..............(yo/levantarse) muy temprano. 3) El viernes por la tarde ..............(ustedes/ir) al cine con nosotros. 4) Pasado mañana ...............(vos/tener) el exámen de matemática. 5) En un rato ...............(estar) listo el asado. 6) Cuando lleguemos al aeropuerto, Eduardo nos ............. [...]

By |2025-07-20T20:39:47-03:00November 26th, 2019|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Future excercises

Irregulars in the Future

Here you have a list with the irregular verbs in the Simple Future: Caber (to fit): yo cabré, vos cabrás, el/ella/usted cabrá, nosotros cabremos, ustedes/ellos/ellas cabrán. Decir (to said / to tell): yo diré, vos dirás, el/ella/usted dirá, nosotros diremos, ustedes/ellos/ellas dirán. Haber (to be / to have): yo habré, vos habrás, el/ella/usted habrá, nosotros [...]

By |2019-11-20T12:03:50-03:00November 21st, 2019|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Irregulars in the Future

Back to the Future

The Simple Future it is used to predict the future (Laura estará esperando en el Aeropuerto) or tu assume the present (Juan está raro hoy, no se encontrará bien). Its conjugation is really simple, you just add an ending (always the same no wonder the infinitive has AR-ER-IR ending) after the infinitive verb: Trabajar / [...]

By |2019-11-15T13:29:28-03:00November 19th, 2019|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Back to the Future

Near Future exercises

El año que viene. El año que viene todo ..............(ser) diferente. Yo...........(dejar) de fumar y............(bajar) 5 kg. Vos...........(hacer) deporte todos los días y............(comer) mś frutas y verduras. Él .........(beber) menos café y cerveza, y no.............(pasar) tantas horas mirando televisión. Tampoco...........(gastar) tanto dinero en videojuegos. Mi vida...........(ser) más activa, ................(llamar) a mis amigos todos los fines [...]

By |2019-11-08T13:18:19-03:00November 14th, 2019|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Near Future exercises

The easiest future

The easiest Future Tense in Spanish is the near future, "Futuro Próximo", it consist in the verb "IR" conjugated + A + any other Infinitive Verb. Yo voy a comer/salir/cantar/etc. Vos vas a comer/salir/cantar. Él va a comer/salir/cantar. Ella va a comer/salir/cantar. Nosotros vamos a comer/salir/cantar. Ustedes van a comer/salir/cantar. Ellos van a comer/salir/cantar. Ellas [...]

By |2019-11-08T12:41:22-03:00November 12th, 2019|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on The easiest future