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02 Preterite – Irregulars – decir

This video lesson covers yet another irregular verb in the preterite: decir (to say, tell).  Enjoy! Feel free to leave questions/comments/suggestions about this video below. For a summary on the preterite, check out the preterite conjugation sheet!

Monday January 5th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 5 Comments »

02 Preterite – Irregulars – hacer

This video lesson covers yet another verb irregular in the preterite: hacer (to do, make).  Enjoy! Feel free to leave questions/comments/suggestions about this video below. For a summary on the preterite, check out the preterite conjugation sheet!

Monday January 5th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 13 Comments »

02 Preterite: Irregulars: ir & ser

This lesson starts many in the series on irregular verbs in the preterite.  Ir (to go) and ser (to be) are both conjugated the same way in the preterite.  Watch the video below to learn more! Let me know if you have any questions, comments, or questions about this video below. For a summary on [...]

Sunday January 4th, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, verbs, year 2 | 5 Comments »

01032 Vocabulario – las frutas & gustar

Hola. In this video lesson, we’re going to review the verb gustar as well as add on to what we learned in the previous gustar videos. What the heck. I’ll throw in some fruits too. The names for the fruits might differ from country to country. These are more or less standard names. I have [...]

Saturday January 3rd, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, verbs, vocabulary, year 1 | 8 Comments »

02 Present: Saber vs. Conocer (to know)

Here’s lesson 3 of this series on Saber vs. Conocer.  Both mean ‘to know’, but each has different uses.  In this lesson you’ll have to use your knowledge of both to figure out the answers in the exercise in the end. Uses of Saber: information, facts, ‘know how to’ Uses of Conocer: people & pets, [...]

Friday January 2nd, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, present, verbs, year 2 | 7 Comments »

02 Present: saber (to know)

This lesson is part two in a series on two different verbs that BOTH translate to ‘to know’  (saber & conocer). Now in this particular lesson, we’ll be going over saber, which is used for information, facts, and ‘how to‘. Hope it’s helpful!

Friday January 2nd, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, present, verbs, year 2 | 1 Comment »

02 Present: Conocer (to know)

This video lesson covers verb conocer in the present tense.  Conocer is one of two verbs tha translate as  ‘to know’ in English. We use conocer with people & pets, places and when we are ‘familiar with’ something. This will be video 1 of 3 videos in the series.  Enjoy! Let me know if this [...]

Thursday January 1st, 2009 in conjugation, grammar, present, verbs, year 2 | 4 Comments »

Preterite Sheet

While you wait for the new videos, I made a Microsoft word document that will hopefully be of use to any Spanish student. If the preterite completely baffles you or you would like a resource to help you understand it better I’ve compiled a sort of cheat sheet for you. Please note that the vosotros/vosotras [...]

Friday December 19th, 2008 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, preterite, year 2 | 15 Comments »

01-031 – Estar + emotions

¡Hola! In this lesson, we’ll cover the present tense of the irregular verb, Estar (to be).  We use this verb for feelings/emotions, locations and for the -ING (progressive) tenses. In this video we’ll learn how to talk about our emotions and tell where we are located. Enjoy! Let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions.

Wednesday December 10th, 2008 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, present, verbs, vocabulary | 15 Comments »

01-029 Present Tense – IR (part 3) + verbo

In this video lesson, we’ll be continuing with the verb ir in the present tense.  Ir is an irregular verb. In addition to the present tense, we can also use this verb for a future tense as long as we remember the rule on how to do it.  The formula is [form of ir] + [...]

Sunday November 30th, 2008 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, present, verbs, year 1 | 6 Comments »