Spanish pronouns are fundamental for communicating. Do you know why? Because these words allow you to shorten sentences while clarifying who or what you’re talking about. So, in short, pronouns are...
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The present progressive in Spanish is used to talk about actions in progress. Since this meaning can only be conveyed with this tense, you must learn how to use and form it. As a...
Spanish commands are formed with the imperative mood. To put it another way, the Spanish imperative is a verb conjugation used to give direct orders, instructions or advice, or instructions, and make...
Should you use ‘tú’ or ‘usted’? That is the question. Jokes aside, if you’re learning Spanish, you’ll soon realize this question holds true. Why? Because even though...
If you’re learning Spanish, ir + a + infinitive is one of the most common verb structures you’ll use. After all, it’s the formula for the near future tense. Since this is a key tense, you’ll...
The past participle in Spanish is essential to conjugating perfect tenses, describing, and forming advanced structures. In short, if you’re learning Spanish, sooner or later, you’ll need to use...
A while ago, we ran a survey among Spanish learners to see what topics were the hardest to learn in Spanish. Past tenses ranked #3. For most people, the struggle with past tenses comes down to...
If you’re learning Spanish, soon you’ll notice that gustar follows a particular conjugation pattern. For most students, this conjugation is challenging and confusing. The thing is that there are...
You know, I still haven’t met a single learner that has not struggled with the Spanish preterite tense at one point or another. I’m not saying this to discourage you. In fact, the preterite (also...
According to the data collected by El Corpus del Español, most demonstratives are in the top 40 most frequently used words in Spanish. However, many learners still wonder what demonstrative...
Even if grammar is not your cup of tea, you’ve probably already heard about Spanish subject pronouns. And why should you care about these words? Because they communicate who does an action in a...
Imperfect in Spanish is an essential tense for anybody who wants to speak this language. I’ll put it this way: you can’t give details about your past without using this tense. Since it’s...
Showing possession is a basic communication skill. And to do so, we use a special set of adjectives. But because many people hear about this term for the first time, a lot of learners wonder what...
If you’re wondering how to tell time in Spanish, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, you’ll find everything you need to know to be able to tell time in Spanish at a native...
One of the first things you’ll find out when learning Spanish is that all nouns have a gender. This means that every time you use a noun, you must express whether it’s a feminine or masculine...
According to the Royal Spanish Academy’s most recent corpus, the articles la and el are the second and the fourth most used words in Spanish, respectively. So, if you ever wonder if articles in...
The Spanish future tense is one of the most commonly used tenses. After all, without it, we wouldn’t be able to talk about our upcoming plans or activities. Since this is a crucial topic for anyone...
One of the most common ways to describe someone or something in Spanish is to compare it against something similar. If you think about it, people compare things against each other on a daily basis....
Even though it has a direct translation into English, many new Spanish speakers struggle to understand the meaning and the uses of todavía in Spanish. Part of this problem is caused by the fact that...
If you pay attention to any conversation in Spanish, you’ll notice that the words al and del are constantly being repeated. Although these basic contractions are very common, I found that a lot of...
The words si and sí are very important in Spanish. But even though they sound and look almost identical, they have very different meanings. Their spelling generates a lot of confusion even among...
El presente perfecto is a basic tense that you need to know if you’re learning past tenses in Spanish. But since our language has more than one past tense, I find that a lot of people want to know...
100 Spanish Adjectives to Describe Someone: Examples & Rules
When learning Spanish, one of the most overlooked vocabulary topics is adjectives to describe someone. Since this is one of the first lessons that beginners learn, people assume that Spanish...
5 Ways to Use Ya in Spanish | Examples + Popular Expressions
If you’re learning Spanish, you may have noticed that speakers use ya in many contexts. But because this word is applied in a wide variety of contexts, many wonder what does ‘ya’ mean in...
In Spanish, the preterite is the tense that allows us to talk about actions that were completed in the past. Since we have other past tenses, it’s difficult for many students to know when to use...