False Cognates or False Friends
False cognates, also known as “false friends,” are words in different languages that appear similar but have distinct meanings. These linguistic look-alikes can be a source of confusion for language learners, as they lead to assumptions about meaning that often result in misunderstandings. These deceptive word pairs arise due to historical and phonetic coincidences, highlighting […]
Simple past in Spanish: How to conjugate Irregular verbs
The simple past tense in Spanish is used to describe past actions that were performed at a specific time and have already been completed. Irregular verbs of the simple past are those that do not follow the regular rules of conjugation for this tense. These verbs can have a different conjugation for each grammatical person, […]
Simple past in Spanish: How to conjugate regular verbs
The simple past, also called the preterite indefinite in Spanish, is the tense we use most of the time when we speak in the past tense. It is used when an action happens in the past and ends in the past. Below we are going to practice the simple past with exercises. Regular verb conjugation: […]
How to create sentences using reflexive verbs in Spanish
reflexive verbs
Numbers: Learn to pronounce and write them
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Present tense: How to conjugate irregular verbs
In Spanish, irregular verbs in the present tense are composed of 4 general categories: total irregulars (ser, ir), vowel change irregulars (Sentir, poder, pedir, jugar), first person irregulars (Conocer, hacer) and mixed irregulars (Tener, venir). The advantage is that they always follow the same rules, so the best way to learn irregular verbs is to […]
Guide to choosing the correct demonstrative in Spanish
Demonstrative pronouns are the words we use to refer to a noun according to its physical or temporal distance, they also agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to. Before choosing the right demonstrative we have to ask ourselves 3 questions: Note: When we do not name the noun in the sentence […]
Spanish Possessives Made Easy: A Comprehensive Learning Resource
Possessives are words that indicate possession or belonging. They always agree in gender with the thing to which they refer, that is, if the noun is masculine or feminine. In the case of the possessive for “nosotros” they agree in gender and number. Here you can practice with our activities the possessives in Spanish:
Unraveling the Intricacies of the Verb ‘Gustar’ in Spanish
The verb gustar is a peculiar verb, this verb has its own grammatical rules, it is called an affective verb or verb of valuation. Unlike its English equivalent “to like,” “gustar” functions in a different way, emphasizing the recipient of the action rather than the subject. It literally translates to “to please,” and its usage […]
IR A From Present to Future Tense
In Spanish, we have a very simple and basic structure that we use to speak in future tense. It is the structure ir a (conjugated in the present tense) + verb in the infinitive. This structure can be used with different time frames that refer to the future, such as: Esta tarde, mañana, la próxima […]