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Lesson 01 · SER Conjugation: Master the Spanish "To Be" in Every Tense

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01 Spanish verbs Ser, estar, tener and poder: the four verbs every Spanish sentence needs, with conjugation tables, examples and a video lesson for each. 4 video lessons · A1–A2 02 Spanish tenses Present, progressive, future, ir a, future continuous, conditional and future perfect: the Spanish tenses that carry a conversation, one video each. 7 video lessons · A1–A2–B1–B2 03 Past tenses Preterite, imperfect, present perfect, past perfect and past perfect continuous: how the Spanish past tenses fit together, with tables and video lessons. 5 video lessons · A2–B1–B2 04 Modal verbs Can, could, may, might, should and must in Spanish: poder, podría, puede que, debería and tener que, explained one video lesson at a time. 6 video lessons · A2–B1 05 Grammar basics Articles, possessives, object pronouns and question words: the small words of basic Spanish grammar, with tables and a video lesson for each. 5 video lessons · A1–A2 06 Prepositions Spanish prepositions by the question they answer: where (en, sobre), when (a, de, por), how (con, sin), and how long (desde, hace, llevar). 6 video lessons · A2–B1 07 Subjunctive What the Spanish subjunctive is, when it appears, and the first trigger every learner needs: cuando + subjunctive, plus the conditional for 'if' sentences. 2 video lessons · B1–B2

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2:18 Lesson 01 · A1 · Spanish verbs SER Conjugation: Master the Spanish "To Be" in Every Tense Ser means "to be" for identity, origin, profession, characteristics, time and date. Present tense: soy, eres, es,… 2:41 Lesson 02 · A1 · Spanish verbs Ser vs Estar: the Spanish "to be," finally explained Ser defines what something is: identity, origin, profession, characteristics, time (soy profesor, es la una). Estar… 2:46 Lesson 03 · A1 · Spanish tenses Spanish present tense: -ar, -er, -ir endings, model verbs and uses The Spanish present tense describes habits, facts, what is happening now and near-future plans. To form it, drop the… 5:07 Lesson 10 · A1 · Spanish verbs Tener conjugation: how to say 'to have' in Spanish (and much more) Tener means 'to have', and its present tense is tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen. Spanish also uses tener…

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2:18 Lesson 01 · A1 · Spanish verbs SER Conjugation: Master the Spanish "To Be" in Every Tense Ser means "to be" for identity, origin, profession, characteristics, time and date. Present tense: soy, eres, es,… 2:41 Lesson 02 · A1 · Spanish verbs Ser vs Estar: the Spanish "to be," finally explained Ser defines what something is: identity, origin, profession, characteristics, time (soy profesor, es la una). Estar… 7:11 Lesson 05 · A2 · Past tenses Spanish Preterite Tense: The Complete Beginner Guide The Spanish preterite is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start and end: ayer comí tacos (yesterday I… 4:05 Lesson 06 · A2 · Spanish tenses Spanish Future Tense: Talk About the Future the Easy Way The Spanish future tense is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the whole infinitive: hablaré, comeré,… 6:03 Lesson 31 · A2 · Past tenses Spanish Imperfect Tense: How to Say "Used To" in Spanish The Spanish imperfect describes past habits, background, descriptions and ongoing actions with no clear end: vivíamos… 5:07 Lesson 10 · A1 · Spanish verbs Tener conjugation: how to say 'to have' in Spanish (and much more) Tener means 'to have', and its present tense is tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen. Spanish also uses tener…

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I've spent 40 years teaching Spanish to English speakers: university students, travelers, executives and retirees who wanted to read Neruda in the original. Most of them had tried apps first. The apps gave them streaks; I gave them patterns.

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