A1 · Beginner
Greetings and introductions
A greeting depends on the time of day. An introduction also depends on whether you address one person informally or with respect.
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Three lessons each at A1, A2, and B1. The explanation follows the language of this page. The examples stay in Spanish.
This lesson is free practice. It does not award a CEFR certificate.
A1 · Beginner
A1 · Beginner
Gender and articles
Every Spanish noun is grammatically masculine or feminine. The article has to match that class, and it also shows singular or plural.
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Identity, location, and state
Spanish has two everyday verbs that English often translates as one. One identifies and tells time. The other places people and things and describes how they are right now.
Open lessonA2 · Elementary
A2 · Elementary
The completed past
This past tense presents an event as finished. It is the form you want for yesterday and for other moments that are already complete.
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Saying what you like
The verb that expresses liking does not copy the English subject. The thing liked is the subject, and the person is marked by a pronoun.
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Purpose, deadline, and cause
Two small prepositions divide a limited set of jobs. Each example in this lesson has one job, so the contrast stays easy to test.
Open lessonB1 · Intermediate
B1 · Intermediate
Wishes with a new subject
Two expressions of wanting and hoping need a special verb form when someone else is the subject of the second action. When the subject stays the same, the infinitive is enough.
Open lessonB1 · Intermediate
Habit and completed events
Spanish splits the past into background and finished events. One form sets the scene or the habit. The other reports what happened and ended.
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Direct and indirect pronouns
Object pronouns stand in for a thing or for the person something is given to. Their form, and their order, both carry meaning.
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