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Below you'll find posts related to Spanish verbs! Lots of situations, topics and expressions need us to have a look to some verbs that are asking for attention! Yaaay!

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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
Differences between "llegar","venir" and "volver".
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Differences between "llegar","venir" and "volver".

Let's talk about these three! They all talk about going from one place to another and they have similar combinations, but not exactly the same. In this video I explain the different options that you have with each »

  • 04 April 2017
  • on Videotutorial, Verbs, Explanations, Practice
Me gusta and similar opinion verbs
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Me gusta and similar opinion verbs

Today we're going to learn some important grammar for beginners and I'm sure if you have an intermediate level you could use a recap. Good news! Chances are you already know "me gusta" (I like) and "me encanta" »

  • 25 February 2017
  • on Grammar, listsandgrids, Practice, Verbs, Explanations
Quedar or quedarse? In less than 3 min.
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Quedar or quedarse? In less than 3 min.

Is it "quedar"?, is it "quedarse"? How do I use each? What do they mean? This is one of those pair of siblings that confuse people. I think this very short video will make a better job than »

  • 09 December 2016
  • on Videotutorial, Grammar, Verbs, Explanations
Haber or tener? That's the question!
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Haber or tener? That's the question!

This is a frequent question, specially for beginners. Why do both mean "to have" but are used so differently? Well, in this video I explain the similarities and differences between these two. If you're up to the challenge, »

  • 02 December 2016
  • on Verbs, Explanations, Practice, Videotutorial
Spanish expressions "hay que..." and "tener que"
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Spanish expressions "hay que..." and "tener que"

The expression "hay que..." is very common and it's used to express that somebody needs to do something. It's an impersonal phrase (not addressed to anybody in particular), actually it can be considered the impersonal version of "tener »

  • 21 November 2016
  • on Explanations, Grammar, Practice, Verbs
Imperfect tense in Spanish (I used to...)
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Imperfect tense in Spanish (I used to...)

In the following video you will learn everything you need to know about the imperfect tense in Spanish, in only 6 minutes! When to use it Regular verbs Irregular verbs Examples and practice Download this grid to use »

  • 20 October 2016
  • on Tenses, Explanations, Grammar, Verbs, Videotutorial, Practice
Expressions to complain ( using subjunctive).
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Expressions to complain ( using subjunctive).

Expressions are a great thing, because they allow us to be more emphatic and vocal with our opinions and feelings. This is important because that's what you want your second language to do, express who you are. So, »

  • 03 October 2016
  • on Situations, Tenses, Cultural, Verbs
Irregular verbs in present tense - Video and grid.
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Irregular verbs in present tense - Video and grid.

¡Hola a todos! / Hi everyone! In this post you'll learn about the irregular verbs in present tense in Spanish. Now, if you haven't learned the regular form, check out my post on regular present tense where I explain »

  • 22 September 2016
  • on Tenses, Verbs, Grammar, Explanations, Videotutorial
How to give directions in Spanish
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How to give directions in Spanish

¡Hola! Sometimes we need some help with finding that great place we saw in Trip Advisor, or we have the chance to be nice to somebody and give some directions. If you are a beginner or an intermediate »

  • 28 July 2016
  • on Situations, Practice, Grammar, Verbs, Cultural, Tenses
Organising your text  and expose arguments in Spanish
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Organising your text and expose arguments in Spanish

As you know, organization is very important when you want to make a point, or explain something, specially if it's a speech or an essay of any length. We want to convince and we want our ideas to »

  • 11 July 2016
  • on listsandgrids, Tips, Grammar, Situations, Verbs
How to recommend or give advice in Spanish.
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How to recommend or give advice in Spanish.

We've learnt how to give our opinion in Spanish but let's go a little further. You may be in the situation of wanting to give advice or recommend something to someone, maybe a place in your city, maybe »

  • 05 July 2016
  • on Grammar, listsandgrids, Situations, Verbs
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