Passive voice in Spanish – Learn grammar in context
The passive voice is simply a different way of expressing a thought. The order of the words is changed so that what used to receive the action now becomes the … Leer más
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The passive voice is simply a different way of expressing a thought. The order of the words is changed so that what used to receive the action now becomes the … Leer más
La voz pasiva se utiliza bastante en el lenguaje escrito y formal, por ejemplo al escribir informes. Aunque no es bueno abusar de ella, especialmente porque en español tenemos otros … Leer más
When to use the Spanish preterite tense is a dilemma for many Spanish students, since Spanish has several past tenses. Overall, we use the preterite tense (PRETÉRITO INDEFINIDO) when in English you say … Leer más
La combinación de los pronombres posesivos mío, nuestro, tuyo… con cierto número de adverbios que indican relaciones espaciales y temporales es un motivo frecuente de duda, no solo para los estudiantes … Leer más
Spanish negative sentences are really easy to create. In most cases, you simply have to put a «no» in front of whatever verb or verb phrase you want to negate. No hablo … Leer más
Verbs with no preposition in Spanish, unlike English. Although the verbs below have a preposition when they are used before a noun in English, they don’t need one in Spanish … Leer más
In Spanish, linking two verbs together can be done in three different ways when the second verb is an infinitive. Let’s see how they work. How to link two verbs … Leer más
Hoy vamos a estudiar 4 verbos irregulares en el presente en español. Son los verbos TENER (to have), DECIR (to say), VENIR (to come) y OÍR (to hear) que además … Leer más
In Spanish, many verbs must be followed by a preposition, which may or may not correspond to the preposition (if any) used in English. The following is a list of … Leer más
Algunos verbos españoles solo son irregulares en la primera persona del presente de indicativo, no son muchos, pero su uso es muy común y el cambio muy dramático, por lo … Leer más
Personal A preposition is used in Spanish when a direct object pronoun is a person. Follow me to see how it works. Spanish personal A, how it works 1. Although normally … Leer más
Augmentative suffixes can be added to nouns or adjectives to convey the idea of large size or intensitive, often in conjunction with ugliness excess or content. Last week we saw … Leer más
Spanish diminutives or LOS DIMINUTIVOS are used very often. For instance, when you hear a family member addressed in Spanish, you may not hear the standard relation terms (review vocabulary about … Leer más
Impersonal Pronoun «SE» can be used with impersonal and passive constructions, they all seem very similar and can be quite confusing until you see them used together. They have quite … Leer más
Today we are going to learn how to use POR, PARA and PORQUE. The three of them can be used to explain the reason to do something and it is … Leer más
First conditional express possible or likely situations. Spanish “si” clauses, also known as conditional sentences “oraciones condicionales”, are used to express what could happen if some condition is met. There are … Leer más
The infinitive is the full form of “dictionary form” of the verb. In English, this is made up of two words, to + verb (e.g. to speak), while the Infinitive … Leer más
In today’s lesson, we are going to study MUY vs MUCHO, a subject that students of Spanish do not always find easy to understand. I hope that after this post … Leer más
Probablemente ya has hecho muchos ejercicios con los pasados en español, hoy vamos a ver el pretérito indefinido en contexto. En este vídeo con subtítulos el padre de Eva le … Leer más
Indefinite and negative adjectives, pronouns or adverbs -los indefinidos in Spanish- are types of words that refer to persons, animals, things, etc., which are not specific or clearly defined, e.g. … Leer más
A number of verbs are called very irregular in the Spanish present tense because they don’t follow any fixed pattern in their conjugation. Verbs like ser (to be), ir (to … Leer más
Present progressive in Spanish -also called present continuous- is used to talk about something that is happening at this very moment, as when in English you say: I am eating, … Leer más
As you become more familiar with the structure of Spanish language, you’ll realize how useful the verb PARECER is to communicate in Spanish. Remember that, as other verbs ending in … Leer más
Indefinite pronouns are a small group of pronouns such as everything, nobody or something, which are used to refer to people or things in a general way, without saying exactly who, what … Leer más
Aquí tenéis un podcast con una rápido pero completo resumen sobre qué es el subjuntivo y alguna de sus peculiaridades. Está realizado por la catedrática de Lengua Española de la … Leer más