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01036 Present Tense – Tener (part 2): useful phrases

This video lesson covers the present tense of the verb tener (to have).  In this video lesson, we’ll go over some useful phrases with the verb:  tener que, tener ganas de, tener # años Enjoy!  Let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions.

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!

02 Imperfect – Irregulars – ir, ser, ver

Hola. This video lesson covers the three irregular verbs in the imperfect tense.  The verbs are ir (to go), ser (to be) and ver (to see). Enjoy! Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions below.

02 Imperfect – Regular ER/IR verbs

¡Hola! This video lesson continues with lessons on the imperfect tense in Spanish.  This lesson specifically covers the regular ER / IR verbs.  If you’re not sure which those are, it will be every verb except for three.  The next video in this series will cover the all of the irregular verbs in this tense.  [...]

02 Imperfect – AR verbs

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 [...]

02 Preterite – IR Stem-changers (o-u)

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 [...]

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! [...]

02 Preterite – Irregulars – traer, conducir, traducir

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.

02 Preterite – Irregular – ver & dar

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.

02 Preterite – Irregulars – venir

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, [...]