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Making plans in Spanish. Suggest, accept or refuse.
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Making plans in Spanish. Suggest, accept or refuse.

Making plans plays an important part in our life, whether we propose something , negotiate or make an excuse. Practicing that, for example in a dialogue, is a nice task for beginner students. Here are some key expressions that »

  • 31 May 2016
  • on Situations, Grammar, listsandgrids
"To be" in Spanish. "Ser" or "estar". Which one to use.
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"To be" in Spanish. "Ser" or "estar". Which one to use.

This is a classic question, quite easy in theory and not so easy in practice! Both ser and estar mean "to be", which is such an important verb! But they are used in different contexts: Usually we can »

  • 23 May 2016
  • on Verbs, Grammar, Tips, Explanations
Imperative II - polite form and negative
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Imperative II - polite form and negative

¡Hola! Some time ago I wrote a post about the basic rules of the imperative and even a tortilla recipe to practice it. Today I want to go further (advanced level) and explain two new things: 1-The negative »

  • 19 May 2016
  • on Tenses, Explanations, Grammar, Verbs
Hacerse, volverse, ponerse and other verbs of change in Spanish.
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Hacerse, volverse, ponerse and other verbs of change in Spanish.

Hey! Remember these verbs and phrasal verbs (apart from llegar a ser) are reflexive. This means that you need to use the following pronouns: Me (I) / Te (you) / se (she/he/it) / nos (we) /os (you guys) /se »

  • 12 May 2016
  • on Verbs, Tips, listsandgrids, Grammar
Near future in Spanish. I'm going to...
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Near future in Spanish. I'm going to...

Hello again, We know now how to say what we usually do in your daily life. If you missed it, check the post on the present tense here Today is about the future. Not what's going to happen »

  • 04 May 2016
  • on Tenses, Grammar, listsandgrids, Explanations, Verbs, Videotutorial
Pronominal verbs in Spanish
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Pronominal verbs in Spanish

¡Hola! This is a grid with all the verbs you need that are used along with a preposition in Spanish. Most of these always need a preposition after in order to be right. However, some of these work »

  • 29 April 2016
  • on Verbs, Grammar, listsandgrids
The present tense in Spanish. Video and grid.
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The present tense in Spanish. Video and grid.

Hello my friends! Today is all about the present, the first tense for a beginner I filmed a video to teach you two things mainly: 1- When do you use the present tense 2- How do you create »

  • 19 April 2016
  • on Tenses, listsandgrids, Grammar, Verbs, Explanations, Videotutorial
Using "mismo" in Spanish
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Using "mismo" in Spanish

This post is a clear and short explanation plus practice to solve a grammatical problem: when to use mismo. There are four basic uses to look at: 1. Meaning "the same" Two possiblities: Mismo / misma / mismos / mismas- mean »

  • 17 April 2016
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Indefinite pronouns and determiners in Spanish
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Indefinite pronouns and determiners in Spanish

The other day I was thinking how awesome it would be to have all the indefinite determiners and pronouns in the same grid, to avoid the annoying multi-screening. I mean, there're always there when I teach Spanish for »

  • 12 April 2016
  • on Grammar, listsandgrids, Explanations, Tips
The best way to learn Spanish if you're advanced
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The best way to learn Spanish if you're advanced

BAM!! You're advanced! So independent, so daring, so awesome! But the journey doesn't stop here my friend! Oh no...You're ambitiuos and perfectionist and you know you can do even better. Now that you're close... so close to »

  • 03 April 2016
  • on Tips, Advice, Recommendations
The best way to learn Spanish if you're intermediate
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The best way to learn Spanish if you're intermediate

We discussed already that the experience learning a language changes a little bit depending on your level, and the first time we focused on what's the best way to learn Spanish as a beginner. If you're on a »

  • 02 April 2016
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The best way to learn Spanish if you're a beginner
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The best way to learn Spanish if you're a beginner

Hi again! I want to answer this question today: Is it different learning Spanish depending on your level? Well, it is indeed! Just like a baby doesn't learn the same way as a teenager! Well, you're the baby »

  • 01 April 2016
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