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So many tenses right!? I intend to throw some light on them in this section, discussing one tense in particular or working on a topic where a specific tense is important.

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Guide to Spanish tenses
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Guide to Spanish tenses

Do you want to understand better what each verbal tense is for in Spanish? Do you want the big picture? Keep reading! Also, in all cases there is a link to another post/video where you can learn »

  • 30 October 2018
  • on Tenses, Grammar, listsandgrids
Using participle in Spanish
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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 »

  • 16 January 2018
  • on Explanations, Tips, Tenses, Grammar
"If" in Spanish... how to use it
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"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 »

  • 10 January 2018
  • on Explanations, Grammar, Tenses
Past tenses in Spanish
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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 »

  • 08 November 2017
  • on Tenses, Explanations, Vídeos, Grammar, Tips
Gerund in Spanish - I am doing
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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 »

  • 31 October 2017
  • on Tenses, Verbs, Practice, Grammar
Past preterite. Irregular verbs
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Past preterite. Irregular verbs

We have already talked about past preterite in this blog, and I actually filmed a video about it, you can check the video on preterite tense here. In that post I already talked about some irregular verbs, and »

  • 31 May 2017
  • on Tenses, Verbs, listsandgrids
Irregular verbs in present tense | Spelling
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Irregular verbs in present tense | Spelling

We covered already the verbs in present tense that change in their root (ex: repetir - repito or almorzar - almuerzo), so check it out if you need a recap or a grid to download on that. Today »

  • 28 April 2017
  • on listsandgrids, Tenses, Verbs, Practice, Spelling
Imperfect or preterite?
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Imperfect or preterite?

In this video I'll teach you how to know to use imperfect or preterite tense. You also have plenty of examples, which is essential to understand this type of thing! Finally, a little task for you to do, »

  • 24 November 2016
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Conditional tense in Spanish (I would...)
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Conditional tense in Spanish (I would...)

In today's video you'll learn: - How to create the conditional tense with both regular and irregular verbs. You'll have access to a grid to use in your practice and the option to do some translations which I'll »

  • 10 November 2016
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Simple future (I will...)
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Simple future (I will...)

In today's video I'll explain how to create the simple future with regular verbs and irregular verbs (only 12, we're lucky!). Also, I'll give some examples and suggest some practice. Finally, here you can download a cheat sheet »

  • 09 November 2016
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Imperfect subjunctive. I wish...
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Imperfect subjunctive. I wish...

As I said in the post on present subjunctive, the subjunctive mood is like another reality, where we talk about the hypothetical things. In this case we'll talk about expressing the things we wished were different and we'll »

  • 08 November 2016
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Preterite tense
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Preterite tense

In today's video I'll include: - When to use it. - Regular verbs. - The most common irregular verbs. You can download the grid for the regular verbs and most common irregular ones: ¡Hasta luego! :) »

  • 27 October 2016
  • on Tenses, Videotutorial, Explanations, vocab, listsandgrids, Grammar, Practice
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