Spanish course. Beginner's guide.

We are going to talk about the future during this episode. As we usually do, we are going to learn when to use it, how to conjugate the regular verbs ending with -ar and time markers associated with the tense.  NEWS!!!!!!!!! I have opened a profile where you can donate for the lessons to help me grow this project. Click on the following link:  https://ko-fi.com/spanishperfecto And here it is the t...

And here it is the whole story! Ayer, alguien decidió organizar una excursión al bosque. Nadie sabía exactamente quién había tenido la idea, pero todos estaban emocionados por la aventura. Algunos amigos llegaron temprano, mientras que otros llegaron tarde. Todas las excusas eran válida para salir de la ciudad y disfrutar de la naturaleza. Cuando llegaron al bosque, cada persona llevó algo diferen...

During this episode we are going to listen to the following story:  Una tarde en el bosque Ayer, alguien decidió organizar una excursión al bosque. Nadie sabía exactamente quién había tenido la idea, pero todos estaban emocionados por la aventura. Algunos amigos llegaron temprano, mientras que otros llegaron tarde. Todas las excusas eran válida para salir de la ciudad y disfrutar de la naturaleza....

During this episode we are going to recap "los indefinidos" what they are, what kind of function they have in the sentence and we will be naming most of them. After that you will have sentences in english to translate into Spanish. Here are some examples of them:  Nada me parece tan difícil como las matemáticas. Bastantes estudiantes aprobaron el examen. Algunos de mis amigos irán al cine esta noc...

During this episode you are going to learn a bunch of Indefinidos very useful for your daily conversations. algún/alguno/-a/-os/-as otro/-a/-os/-as mucho/-a/-os/-as poco/-a/-os/-as demasiado/-a/os/-as todo/-a/-os/-as cierto/-a/-os/-as tanto/-a/-os/-as bastante/-s  varios/-as

During this episode we will be recaping "los indefinidos" and studying a few others.  ¿ALGUIEN ha visto mis zapatos? ¿ALGUNO ha visto mis zapatos? Quiero ALGO para comer ¿Quieres ALGO para comer? No, no quiero NADA para comer. No veo a NADIE. NADIE quiere venir a la fiesta.

During this episode we are going to learn the opposite of algún, alguno, alguna, algunos, algunas and when we should be using them. Ningún, ninguno, ninguna.  It is a diffcult lesson to explain through a podcast, so I hope you can understand!  Here are some examples you will find in this episode. No tengo que comprar ningún libro para el curso de matemáticas No he leído ningún artículo interesante...

During this episode we are going to learn what "indefinidos" are. Los indefinidos are words we already know, however we do not know them under this name. They quantify things or people. They can act as an article (they accompany the noun) or as a prounoun (they replace the noun).  We will put a focus on algún, alguno/s, alguna/s. These are exchangeable for "some or any" in English. However, someti...

During this episode we are going to listen to the following text. The speaker talks about his/her dificult times during childhood. Durante la guerra, vivía en un pequeño pueblo en las montañas. Todos los días, veíamos pasar a los soldados y escuchábamos los aviones. La vida era difícil, pero intentábamos mantener la normalidad en medio del caos. Mis hermanos y yo jugábamos en el campo y desde allí...

This is a whole recap of the last 30-40 episodes in just 5 minutes! Obviously it is not only it! we also have the foolowing little text for translation: Cuando era niño, jugaba todos los días en el parque cerca de mi casa. Tenía muchos amigos y siempre nos divertíamos mucho. Un día, mientras jugábamos, mi amigo Juan encontró un viejo cofre enterrado. Lo abrimos con mucho cuidado y descubrimos que...

During this episode you are going to learn what happen when you mix "el imperfecto" con "verbos reflexivos" and "gerundio". These are the sentences we are goint to translate together: Cuando tenía 8 años me encantaba ir al cine Ellos se duchaban siempre antes de cenar. La moda era similar a la moda de hoy en día Tú te vestías lentamente cada día. En el colegio no formaba parte de ningún grupo En a...

Today's episode is a continuation of episode 75. During this second part of the story, we continue comparing things we used to do in the past with things we do now. As you know this tense is very useful to express this.  "La forma en la cual trabajábamos también era muy diferente. Mis padres iban a la oficina todos los días y se comunicaban con sus amigos en persona o por teléfono. Hoy, muchas per...

In this episode we are going to talk about a different use of "el imperfecto". To put this in practice, I have brought a beutiful story for you. "Cuando era niño, la tecnología no formaba parte de nuestra vida cotidiana como ahora. No teníamos teléfonos móviles ni internet en casa. Mis amigos y yo nos comunicábamos con cartas o nos encontrábamos en lugares previamente acordados. Jugábamos en la ca...

During this episode we are going to study some determinants in Spanish that works a bit different to English. We are also going to see another use of the tenses Imperfecto (describing things in the past. To understand better we will go through the following text: Cuando era niña, vivía en una pequeña granja en el campo con mi familia. La casa era grande y antigua, con paredes de piedra y techos al...

This episode is a recap of what we have studied so far about this tense, plus an explanation of the irregular verbs related to it. There will also be a little quiz for you, and the following are the answers to it. - Cuando era niño, jugaba en el parque todos los días. - Mi abuela siempre contaba historias interesantes. - Veíamos la televisión todas las noches antes de cenar. - Cada verano, íbamos...

During this episode you will learn to conjugate verbs ending with -er and -ir in Imperfecto, the tense we are recently studying. We will also be hearing the following text and translating it together. "Había una vez un anciano llamado Roberto que vivía en una casa vieja cerca del mar. Roberto siempre leía libros de aventuras. Cada tarde, se sentaba en su sofá favorito, mirando al mar. Su nieto, Pe...

During this episode you will learn to talk about things that happen with a frecuency in the past. English do not have this tense, therefore I advice you to get a pen and your Spanish notes with you during this episode. There will be a lot going on. "De pequeña jugaba en el parque todas las tardes. Mis amigos y yo saltábamos a la cuerda en el campo sin preocuparnos por el tiempo. Mi madre preparaba...

During this episode we are going to recap el gerundio in Spanish and we are going to study how we can use this tense combined with the two past we have already studied. "I have been going for ages there", "he estado yendo años allí" ;  "I was watching the television last night", "anoche, estuve viendo la televisión"

During this episode we are going to speak about the last use of the tense pretérito perfecto compuesto. After giving a short explanation, I will be giving you sentences in English to translate into Spanish, and of course, I will help you with that!

I have decided to include this episode to have a rest from preteríto perfecto compuesto and all the grammar involved with it. During this episode we are going to hear a conversation between two people who are speaking about someone's story. We will be introducing verbs in the different tenses we have already studied. 

During this episode we are going to continue talking about experiences, this time we are going to practice this through a very interesting conversation between two people. One of them is asking advice about changing his life completely.

During this episode we are going to recap the use of the words a(lguna vez, todavía, aún, ya, nunca ¿(Alguna vez) has saltado (alguna vez) en paracaidas (alguna vez)? ¿(ya) has saltado (ya) en paracaidas (ya)? ¿(todavía) no has saltado (todavía)  en paracaidas (todavía)? ¿(nunca) has saltado en paracaidas (nunca?

During this episode we are going to learn to use some dificult but useful words that serve to talk about experiences, and at the same time we keep talking in "preterito perfecto compuesto". This words are Alguna vez, todavía, aún, ya, nunca ¿(Alguna vez) has viajado (alguna vez) en tren (alguna vez)? Si, (Alguna vez) he viajado (Alguna vez) en tren (Alguna vez). Si (ya) he viajdo (ya) en tren (y...

During this episode we are going to study other uses of the "pretérito perfecto compuesto". We are going to listen to three people making up excuses for their behaviour. After this podcast you will be able to say your own excuses!

During this episode we are going to listen the story of two people who have had some recent experiences. We put a focus again on the tense we are studying, including new verbs and vocabulary to expand your language knowledge.