Month: October 2021

How do you give formal commands in Spanish? Formal commands in Spanish are used when ordering or telling someone to do something. This is often referred to as the “imperative” form of the verb. Haga Ud. el desayuno.- Make (You)  breakfast. Escriba  Ud. la carta. – Write (You)  the letter. Salgan Uds. primero. – (You-all) Come out first…

What are Relative Adjectives in Spanish? Note: We include the relative adjectives in Spanish  “cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas” in this discussion because it relates the owner to that which is owned, as does the English “whose”.  e.g La gata, cuyo dueño es mi hermano, es muy peligrosa – The cat, whose owner is my brother, is very dangerous…

What are Relative Pronouns in Spanish?: el que, la que, los que, las que, lo que Note: The relative pronouns: (el que, la que, los que, las que, lo que) in Spanish are used to refer to both people and things. Note that there are four forms to accommodate singular and plural, masculine and feminine.…

Learn how and when to use the relative pronouns in Spanish. Qué, Quién: Relative Pronouns in Spanish Que: relative pronouns One way to view relative pronouns is to recognize that they combine two sentences that share a common noun. In the following examples, the common nouns are “butter” or “mantequilla”; “homework” or “tarea” e.g. ¿Dónde…

What is an indirect command in Spanish? Learn how to use the indirect commands in Spanish. Note: When the command is given through a third party, indirect commands in Spanish are used. The form is “que + Present subjunctive” e.g. Que venga Rosa. – Let Rose come. Que vengan a las once – Have them come at…

What is the Imperfect Subjunctive in Spanish? The Imperfect tense of the subjunctive mood is used to express the same subjectivity as the Present subjunctive, but in the past. Imperfect Subjunctive in Spanish 1 To indicate an action in the past in the same situations where the subjunctive would be required in the Present: e.g.…