If you already know all the regular and irregular forms of the Simple Present (I speak: yo hablo), it’s time to learn the Present Continuous (I am speaking: yo estoy hablando). Let’s see the regular forms. As you can see in the chart below, you need the verb “estar” followed by a form ending with...Read More

‘Hacer’ is very special, because it works as a personal and as an impersonal verb. A personal verb is what you know so far, when somebody is performing the action, as in yo camino, tú trabajas, él come. In this way, we have: Yo hago mis deberes. Tú haces tus deberes. Él hace sus deberes....Read More

 What’s the weather like? is ¿Qué tiempo hace? The word tiempo means ‘time’, but it is used differently in English and Spanish. Compare this: No tengo tiempo. I don’t have time. ¿Qué tiempo hace? What’s the weather like? Lo hice tres veces. I did it three times. Estudio los tiempos verbales. I study the verbal...Read More

El peso is the weight and pesar is to weigh. Heavy is pesado.  How much do you weigh? is ¿Cuánto pesas? and the answer could be peso 60 kilos. You will find this word spelled like kilo or quilo, both are considered correct. Half a kilo is medio kilo, so you can buy medio kilo...Read More

If you are a total beginner, this is for you. Here are some useful phrases that you can use without knowing how to speak the language. I don’t know. No sé. I don’t remember. No recuerdo. I have a doubt. Tengo una duda. I have a question. Tengo una pregunta. What does it mean? ¿Qué...Read More

Languages are different in some respects. Therefore, you can have one word in English and two in Spanish, or vice versa. Regarding verbs, we have: to be: ser, estar to have: haber, tener to know: saber, conocer to ask: pedir, preguntar We will study today the last two. Here they are in the present tense:...Read More

There are a couple of things that you need to know before studying any language. We have different types of words, and being able to recognise them will allow you to form your phrases accurately. You need to distinguish between articles, nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, connectives and pronouns. Let’s see one by one. Articles...Read More

Even when you study something as simple as colours, you need a proper lesson. In the first place, we have some colours that follow the general pattern: if they end with -o are masculine, if they end with -a are feminine, and they also have a plural form. For instance: La mesa es blanca. Las...Read More

You know how to say por favor and gracias (please and thank you). But there are many other ways to be polite, and they are extremely important in normal conversation. Let’s see the most common ones: When we meet new people, we usually say nice to meet you. The most common one is mucho gusto,...Read More

I will teach you today how to use the verb “ir” followed by prepositions. Here is the present tense: Yo voy Tú vas Él/ella/usted va Nosotros/nosotras vamos Vosotros/vosotras vais Ellos/ellas/ustedes van VOY A: this could be “I go to a place” or “I am going to do something”. Voy a París. Voy a mi casa....Read More