Spanish Video Lesons – The Present Tense
As they say, “There is no time like the present”, and in this spirit, we searched to find the best lesson we could that teaches Spanish learners the very first tense they ought to learn.
Spanish Video Lessons – What I Like and don’t Like
What I like about you, and what you like about me. I like to listen to music on a Wednesday, and I don’t like to fall from a tree. Opinions! Where would we be without them. If you can’t get your opinion across, you might as well be mute and invisible.
Spanish Video Lessons – Let your Present Be Perfect
Great news! The present perfect in Spanish works much the same way as it does in English. Quick reminder for those of you who haven´t picked up a grammar book for years, you use the present perfect to describe a past action that has some kind of relevance to the present. “I´ve lost my key”, [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Irregular Verb Hell
There is no doubt about it: irregular verbs are one of the traps on the path of Spanish language learning. To make matters worse, some of the most commonly used verbs, such as the Spanish equivalent of “to go” are irregular. There is no shortcut on this road, and no way around this barrier; you [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – The Spooky Subjunctive
For a lot of learners who have English as their mother language, the subjunctive sends shivers up their spine and they would rather walk through a cemetary on a windy autumn night by themselves, boasting out loud about the flavor of their blood. Why is the subjunctive so intimidating? Well, mostly because it´s much more [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Is There a Participle Hidden Deep in Your Past?
And if there were, would you tell us about it? So what is the past participle anyway? Short answer, it is made from a verb and can be used as an adjective, or as part of the present or past perfect. This lesson is absolutely the best we found on the subject.
Spanish Video Lessons – The Verb Gustar
In Spanish, the verb “to like” is tricky, since it really translates to “is pleasing to”, so the protaganist is the reverse of what you are used to. One of the best videos we found to teach this was produced by David and Jimena who use a catchy Daddy Yankee tune “te gusta la gasolina” [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Irregular Verbs in the Present Tense
The good news is that the “irregular verb scenario” isn´t nearly as dangerous a minefield as it is in English, but there are still some very common verbs in Spanish that have an irregular conjugation. We selected this video out of many thanks to the clear way in which the teacher makes the potentially complex [...]
Spanish Video Lessons – Let’s Get Impersonal
There are few things sweeter in the Spanish language than some of the impersonal verbs. These let you order around people without being pushy! Check out this clever lesson and give your speech in Spanish some real muscle.
Spanish Video Lessons – Mirror, Mirror On the Wall
Guess who is the fairest of them! This funny lesson illustrates the use of the expression “¿No?” in Spanish.
