The present is also used: To tell facts considered unquestionable or universal truths. To describe a past event, making it more vivid. This is called the historical present. To express hypothetical actions introduced by Si (If). To refer to possible consequences from an action that took place in the past […]
Some exercises for you, in the present tense: You just have to conjugate the verb. Ana (correr)………….. cada dos días en el parque de la esquina. (jugar/nosotros)…………… al fútbol el fin de semana. (ellos/hacer)…………….. una torta para la fiesta de Julia. Muero si (él/comer)……………. ese gusano. Todos los años (ustedes/viajar)…………… […]
The present tense is underestimate, but is the foundation of the language and also is more usefull than people expect. The common use of course is: 1) to describe an action happening now. I see Ana – Veo a Ana You open the door – Tú abres la puerta They […]
There are many and astonishing expressions with “pedo”, a word that used in some contexts is considered a bad word in Spanish. As you maybe know the Word “pedo” means “fart”, but this word is used in many expressions to mean very different things. Here some of the most often […]
Comparaciones. Completa: A) Quién es más fuerte, ¿un elefante o un ratón? Completa: 1) Un sofá es _________________ un sillón. (cómodo) 2) Silvester Stallone es _________________ Antonio Banderas. (famoso) 3) Un elefante es _________________ un ratón. (fuerte) 4) Un avión es _________________ un coche. (rápido) 5) Viena es _________________ Roma. […]
The prepositions “PARA” and “POR” don´t have an exact translation into English. Here we explain you when to use each one. Hope it helps you to understand when to use “por”, when “para” in Spanish. PARA POR a. Propósito/ objetivoLeo para aprender. Vine para trabajar. a. Causa, razón, motivoNo vine por […]
GUSTAR is a verb which has a different grammar construction. Not only gustar, gustar and other similar verbs in Spanish. Instead of following the form “person who likes + verb + the object liked,” as in English, in Spanish it follows the form “indirect-object (pronoun representing the person who likes) […]
Propuesta de ejercicio para aprender vocabulario a través de las poesías de dos grandes escritores españoles. OLIVERIO GIRONDO (Buenos Aires, 1891 – 1967) Nace Oliverio en Buenos Aires, un 17 de agosto de 1891, en una familia acomodada de ilustres antepasados. Su infancia transcurre en la capital argentina, […]
Pretérito indefinido or pretérito perfecto simple tense in Spanish (Preterite past tense in Spanish). Main irregular verbs: verbs which change their stem. For a grammar explanation of regular verbs in this tense, please see http://spanish-courses.com.ar/preterito-indefinido-o-preterito-perfecto-simple-regular-past-tense-spanish/ where the regular verb group endings are listed and there is also an exercise to […]
Sustantivos masculinos y sustantivos femeninos LOS SUSTANTIVOS MASCULINOS Las palabras que terminan en –L, –O, –N, –E, –R, –S; generalmente son masculinas. Ejemplos: L O N E R S el papel el juego el pan el café el amor el lunes el árbol el grupo el examen el tomate el […]
