by Patrick Jackson | Aug 19, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
I have a somewhat funny story of what used to happen to me as a beginner student of the Spanish language when I confused the Spanish verbs “ser” and “estar.” Recently, I was speaking to an “amiga” in Colombia who teaches Spanish to...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 15, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite techniques for mastering Spanish grammar. One thing that native Spanish speakers always compliment me on is my grasp of Spanish grammar. Even native Spanish instructors have asked me how did I master the...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 27, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Today, let’s talk about how do you give commands with the verbs “competir,” “hervir,” “gemir,” “preferir,” “morir,” “sugerir,” and other stem changing “ir” verbs as well as...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 26, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
In a recent blog post, I said that I would tell you how to use the command form or imperative form of “vos.” And these are basically two (2) rules for using “vos” with commands. Regla Número Uno: El imperativo de vos nunca tiene cambios en las...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 25, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
In my last blog post, I said that I would tell you how to conjugate Spanish verbs when using the pronoun “vos.” A common beginner mistake is to confuse Latin America’s Spanish pronoun “vos” with Spain’s pronoun...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 24, 2015 | Spanish Verb Lessons, Spanish Verbs
Let’s talk about How To Use Vos In Spanish or another way to say “you” in Spanish besides tú, usted, and ustedes. Here’s something about the Spanish of “Paisas” (people of Medellín, Colombia) that I have never mentioned in my...
