Category: Grammar 1

What are some Spanish transitional words and phrases?   This lesson covers some Spanish transitional words and phrases. There are enough here that you might want to bookmark the page to refer back yo it several times until you remember most of these. Now, since we have had a few lessons, we continue the page…

What is the Spanish prepositions list?   Let’s find out what is the Spanish prepositions list?. En esta lección vamos a estudiar algunas de las preposiciones más comunes del idioma Español. a = to, at, by means of Nosotros vamos a la escuela. (We are going to the school.) Ellos llegaron a las 10:00. (They…

How to use gerund and Present Progressive in Spanish?  Let’s learn about the gerund and present progressive in Spanish.   El Gerundio en Español (The Gerund and Present Progressive in Spanish) The Gerund (gerundio) is a form of the verb that ends in -ando (for the infinitives ending in ar) or -iendo (for the infinitives…

How to say hay in Spanish?   It’s time to study “How to translate hay in Spanish?”, this is a verb form that expresses the idea of existence. When you use it with singular nouns it means there is, and when it is used with plural nouns it means there are .    Hay (there…

Expressing Possession in Spanish | How do you show possession in Spanish?   It’s time to study: expressing possession in Spanish. Hola mis estudiantes de Español (Hello my Spanish students)   ¿Listos? (Ready?) The easiest way to express possession in Spanish is by using the verb “tener” (to have) – we know this right?: yo…

How many demonstrative adjectives in Spanish?   Let’s talk about the demonstrative adjectives in Spanish. Well, now that we have covered Past, Present and Future Tenses in Spanish we are ready for some easy and fun stuff. My theory always has been that you need first to understand these three basic tenses so you could…

Articles, Nouns and Adjectives in Spanish | Lesson Let’s talk about the articles, nouns and adjectives in Spanish. The Articles The definite article: English has only one definite article: “The” In Spanish the definite articles are: el, la, los, las:  el carro (the car)  la casa (the house)  los carros (the cars)  las casas (the…

What is the Spanish Irregular Past Tense? Spanish Irregular verbs in the Preterite or Past tense. The verb DAR (to give) is irregular in the Preterite as it is in the Present tense too (Do you remember?..). It is irregular in the past because despite having an “ar” ending it is conjugated as a verb…

When do you use the infinitive form in Spanish? Let’s talk about the infinitive form in Spanish. Vamos a empezar. (Let’s get started). The infinitive is the “base form” of the verb, before the verb is conjugated. For example: to speak, to eat, to live are English verbs in the infinitive form; to + verb…