Month: October 2021

“Mi casa es tu casa” (“My home is your home”)  – almost everyone knows this popular Spanish expression. Grammatically speaking, it provides information about the owner, which requires the use of either Spanish possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns.   Although they are similar to English, differentiating between these two parts of speech is not always a … Read more

As your Spanish gets better and better, you’ll gradually feel a greater need to move away from short and simple phrases. Instead of using 3-word-sentences, you’ll want to connect ideas into longer and more developed messages.  Many of the Spanish connectors are very similar to the English ones, and they can be grouped into the following … Read more

Just like the verbs “ser” and “estar”, the Spanish prepositions “por” and “para” give English speakers a lot of headaches. In many cases, they both translate in the same way – “for” – which only makes the matter worse.  So, if you are among those who struggle with “por” and “para”, you’ll surely appreciate the … Read more

Spanish is considered a relatively easy language to learn. It is quite similar to English in terms of structure, vocabulary, and grammar patterns. Most things can be translated in a straightforward way.  However, once in a while Spanish learners will stumble upon something tricky and surprising. Like the verbs “ser” vs. “estar”, both of which … Read more

HABER is one of the most common verbs in Spanish grammar and you should learn it right from the A1 level. Here’s a list of its main uses: “Haber” in Spanish – in its impersonal form “HAY” can be an equivalent of the English expression “There is / There are”.  You can also use the … Read more

Wondering how to make comparisons in Spanish? Here’s a real life example: The other day, my Spanish-speaking husband and I were discussing the idea of giving our apartment a little makeover.  The couch we have is too old and too shabby to keep. Besides, we need something bigger and comfier – the whole family loves … Read more

In my last three posts, I had the pleasure of taking you on a journey through Spanish Past Tenses.  Our first stop was the land of Pretérito Indefinido, where we saw finished past actions. Then we moved on to the Pretérito Perfecto Valley to visit the actions that have happened recently, and the ones that … Read more

After successfully getting through the Spanish Preterite Indefinite and Preterite Perfect, it’s time for the third past tense in Spanish grammar – The Preterite Imperfect.  “Why so many past tenses?!”- I can almost hear the complaints. Trust me, I feel your pain. After all, I was an A2-B1 student once.  Each of the Spanish “Preteritos” … Read more

Today we are going to see another popular Spanish Past Tense, called the Preterite Perfect.  It is the equivalent of the English Present Perfect Tense and describes actions we have or haven’t done.  Before we get started, a short reminder of all the Past Tenses that you can find in Spanish Grammar.  4 Main Types … Read more

When I first started learning Spanish, getting through the Past Tenses was a huge challenge.  I was still learning the verbs necessary for my everyday life and still struggling with their present conjugation.  I am sure many of you can identify.  However, I quickly discovered that my conversations in Spanish commonly revolved around what I … Read more

If you are a native English speaker, the so-called subjunctive mood in Spanish might prove quite challenging.  After all, in the English language, it is virtually unrecognizable and expressed with the infinitive, future, or past forms of verbs, depending on the context.  Most of my students struggle to learn how to create the Spanish subjunctive, … Read more