SOLO - only, alone, the only one?
Meanings of solo Adjective - alone Here it means "alone", "by yourself" or "lonely". It describes a noun, as it is an adjective, and this means that is going to agree with it in gender and number: Ex: »
What is the subject of a sentence?
When you learn a new language, specially when you get to a certain level, it's helpful to start to "analyse" the sentence and the words in it, to see what function each serves and how it works. The »
Meanings of qué and que in Spanish
Qué - with accent mark Every time "qué" means "what", usually in a question but not always, it needs an accent mark. Also, if it's in between exclamation marks (¡!) What do/does ...? What am/is/are...? Questions that »
Using participle in Spanish
Comido, hablado, dicho, arreglado..., eaten, spoken, said, fixed... All of these are what we call "participle" or participio in Spanish, and they are the "done" form of the verb. A few months ago I posted an explanation the »
"If" in Spanish... how to use it
Sometimes people get confused with the combinations of "si" (if). Do you have to use subjunctive after or not? Well, these are the options: Reminder before we go into it: Sí with accent mark means "yes". Si without »
Lo, la or le? Direct and indirect pronouns
Sometimes it can be difficult to know if you should use lo/la or le when we talk about people in Spanish. You see it with both, but why? Isn't a person indirect object and therefore le? Well, »
The, a, some: Articles in Spanish
You can't avoid these tiny words! They go before most nouns, that is words that express things, places, people or concepts. So if you can't fight them... learn them! Defined articles- THE We use these when we'd say »
Past tenses in Spanish
Let's see what are the different past tenses in Spanish, what are the differences between them, how to use them, and also where else I can use participle ;) Past preterite - I did Punctual events Not habits (even »
Gerund in Spanish - I am doing
Here is a presentation on how to form gerund in Spanish. It includes irregular verbs and translations to practice. Have a look! Gerund in Spanish de AlbaCF »
Prepositions - grid and advanced use
When we use prepositions At first, we use them to describe where things are for example in a room, or to give or understand directions in the city. But then we start seeing them more and more in »
Possessives in Spanish
I'll explain the grid below a bit: Possessive adjectives (first grid) These are words that go before the noun (the thing owned): Mi casa Tu mascota Su pelo - My house, Your pet, Her hair Most of these »
A listening exercise for all levels... about a kiss!
I divided the exercise in three categories. The first one is catered to beginners but students of all levels can do it. If you have intermediate or advanced level you can go ahead and do sections two and »