Adjectives are words that classify, characterize and describe substantive. In Spanish, the normal position of an adjective is behind the noun. However, there are some irregular adjectives which can be located as well in front of the noun. In this Spanish class, you can learn when the adjectives can go in front of the noun… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Spanish grammar
Spanish Grammar: Verbs of change (“transformarse and convertirse”)
We know that speaking a foreign language can be difficult, especially uttering those verbs which are extremely similar or the ones which have several meanings. For this reason we want to ease your learning and our native teacher Ana is going to explain the differences between “transformarse” and “convertirse” for the more advanced students. If… Read more »
Spanish Grammar: Direct and indirect object pronouns
In this video about direct and indirect pronouns, you are going to learn how to differentiate the verbs with one direct object from the verbs with two objects, a direct one and another indirect one. It can be so difficult to use adequately the direct and indirect objects in Spanish! Most of the time, the… Read more »
How to introduce yourself in Spanish?
Do you want to meet and greet new people in Spain? Our Spanish teacher Odalis will teach you how to introduce yourselves, and thanks to the questions and answers provided by our students and their teacher, you will be able to introduce yourselves to any Spanish speaking person and get to know new people easily…. Read more »
Spanish grammar: the future
Como sabemos, existen dos tipos de futuro en español: “ir a + infinitivo” y el futuro simple “comeré”. Normalmente, ambos tiempos verbales tienen el mismo valor de posterioridad en las acciones, pero quizá queráis saber qué preferencias existen a la hora de elegir uno u otro. En este tutorial, Tania y Laura explican las formas… Read more »
Spanish Grammar: Future expressions
In the Spanish language we can refer to a future tense in three different ways that do not involve using the simple future. These expressions of the future are: the verbal periphrasis “ir + a + infinitivo”, “querer + infinitivo”, “pensar + infinitivo” and the present indicative. For students of Spanish, it can be a… Read more »
Spanish grammar: “saber” vs. “conocer” (to know)
Some Spanish verbs are difficult to use for students of the Spanish language. Not their grammatical difficulties but for their meaning and context, and in English or other languages they are translated with the same verb. Here we present you two verbs that translate to one single verb in English, the verb to know. Therefore, our teacher Irene… Read more »
Spanish grammar: The verb “gustar”
– Me gusta aprender español ¿Y a ti? ¿Te gusta? – Sí, a mí también me gusta. The Spanish verb gustar is translated with to like. I like to learn Spanish. And you? Do you like it? – Yes, I also like to learn Spanish. In Spanish some verbs have the subject after the verb,… Read more »
Spanish grammar: Temporal clauses with cuando/cuándo
In this videotutorial Ángeles explains the correct use of the temporal clauses with the conjunction “cuando/cuándo” and when to use it with indicative and when with subjunctive. She also shows when cuándo is written with an accent and when it goes without an accent.
Spanish grammar: Use of the prepositions por and para
The different uses of the prepositions por and para can be confusing for students who are learning Spanish. In the following video Irene will explain in which case to use por and in which one para. Once you have seen the expanation and examples it won’t be difficult for you to distinguish between these prepositions… Read more »