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01-035 present tense – tener

¡Hola!  This video lesson covers the incredibly useful verb tener in the present tense.  Tener means ‘to have’ and in this video we’ll go over its basic usage. Let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions about this video!

01-034 Present Tense – Regular -ER verbs

Hola. This video lesson covers regular -ER verbs in the present tense.  We also learn a couple of new verbs along the way and get to practice some miscellaneous vocabulary.  If you haven’tThis video does reference the videos on regular -AR verbs, which you might watch before watching this video if you haven’t yet. Enjoy! [...]

Monday February 2nd, 2009 in -ER, conjugation, culture, grammar, present, regular, year 1 | 5 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 »

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 »

01-028 Present Tense – IR (part 2) ¿Adónde…?

In this video lesson, we’ll be continuing with the verb ir in the present tense.  Ir is an irregular verb.  This means that although ‘to go’ is ir, the different forms do not look even close to ‘ir‘.  Those forms are as follows… yo voy,  tú vas,  él/ella/usted va,  nosotros/nosotras vamos,  ellos/ellas/ustedes van. In this [...]

Tuesday November 18th, 2008 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, present, verbs, year 1 | 9 Comments »

01-027 Present Tense – IR (part 1) + place vocabulary

In this video lesson, we’ll be going over the verb ir in the present tense.  Ir is an irregular verb.  This means that although ‘to go’ is ir, the different forms do not look even close to ‘ir‘. yo voy,  tú vas,  él/ella/usted va,  nosotros/nosotras vamos,  ellos/ellas/ustedes van. This also includes some vocabulary on places [...]

Monday November 17th, 2008 in conjugation, grammar, irregular, present, verbs, year 1 | 7 Comments »

01-024 Present Tense AR verbs; all forms

Hola.  Señor Jordan here yet again.  This video lesson will be going over all of the forms of the present tense regular -AR verb.  If you haven’t looked at the previous videos in this series, you might check those out before watching this one.  Enjoy! Hope this enlightened you.  Feel free to leave any questions/comments/suggestions [...]

Tuesday October 14th, 2008 in conjugation, grammar, present, verbs, year 1 | 7 Comments »