Hola. In this lesson, we’re going over the imperfect tense. This is another past tense in Spanish. Eventually I’ll have a few lessons explaining the major differences between the preterite and the imperfect. But for now, know that the imperfect is used to mean ‘used to ___‘ and ‘was/were ___ing‘. Feel free to leave any [...]
This video lesson covers -ir verbs in the preterite that stem change. In the present, they change (o-ue) in the yo, tú, él/ella/ud, nosotros/nosotras, ellos/ellas/uds forms. In the preterite, they do something a little different. I apologize for it being a little long. Hope this video is helpful. Let me know if you have any [...]
Hola. Finally there is a video (although a little long) to explain those strange stem-changers in the preterite. Although you might remember that -ar and -er verbs in the preterite don’t stem-change like they do in the present, the -ir verbs have to be weird. This video will explain how (e-ie) and (e-i) -ir verbs [...]
To help you with remembering quite of few of those irregular verbs, I’ll share a song I learned back in high school! This song is also on page 2 of the preterite conjugation sheet. This song helps you remember the yo forms of some of the common irregular verbs in the preterite. If it sounds [...]
This video lesson covers three more irregular verbs in the preterite. They are traer (to bring), traducir (to translate) and conducir (to drive). They are all lumped together because they follow similar patterns and are similar to decir in the preterite. Enjoy! Feel free to leave questions, comments or suggestions below this video.
This video lesson covers ver (to see) & dar (to give). Both of these are of course irregular verbs in the preterite. Enjoy! Leave any questions, comments or suggestions below.
This video lesson covers venir (to come). Venir is of course another irregular verb in the preterite. In this video, I also mention that whenever a verb has any irregular inside of it due to a prefix, the verb follow the pattern of the irregular. Ex: suponer, mantener, detener, prevenir, etc Enjoy! Leave any questions, [...]
This video lesson covers the verb tener (to have) in the preterite. Tener of course is an irregular verb in the preterite. Enjoy! Leave any questions, comments or suggestions about this video lesson below.
This video lesson covers the verb poner (to put, place, set) in the preterite. As many verbs, poner is an irregular verb in the preterite. Leave questions, comments, suggestions below if you have them. Enjoy!
This video lesson covers one of many irregular verbs in the preterite: saber (to know). Remember that we use this verb for: 1. facts 2. information 3. ‘how to.’ Something about saber though is that like a few other verbs, it changes meaning slightly in the preterite. We’ll go over more on this later but it [...]
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