When to use gerund in Spanish
Gerund vs infinitive Every beginner has this question! And people from all levels might have difficulty knowing which one to use. I'll show you what I'm talking about: Jugar - to play Jugando - playing So, why is »
Pronouns after preposition
Hola! Today I wanted to clear up a grammatical point that is on the mind on every advanced student. What are those "mí, ti, sí" pronouns? Are they used after any preposition? Here you have a grid and »
Where does the adjective go in Spanish?
Usually, Spanish adjectives are placed after the noun, while in English are placed before the noun: - An electric guitar. -Una guitarra eléctrica However, these happens only with the adjectives that help us classify the noun, and there »
"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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Common expressions with "hacer".
It's true that there're a lot of expressions with "hacer" and not in all of them the word keeps its original meaning, which is "to make" or "to do" (remember we don't distinguish between those two). So I »
Learn the Spanish imperative!
The imperative is the tense we use to order or encourage someone to do something, for example when giving directions or explaining a task. Some examples in English would be: (Hey, you!) Learn Spanish now! Let’s learn »
What is the difference between “mas” and “más”? And “él” and “el”?
If you are familiar with the basic rules for accentuation you know what a tilde is. If you don’t know, a “tilde” is the visual representation of the accent, found always on top of a vowel. Every »