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Spanish grammar

Spanish grammar explained in English, Greek, French or Spanish: rules, typical traps and quizzes, from A1 to C2.

A1 Beginner A2 Elementary B1 Intermediate B2 Upper intermediate C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency

14 lessons

1 Pronunciation and spelling How letters are read, ñ, j, ll, written accents and the upside-down ¿ ¡.
2 Subject pronouns: yo, tú, él, ella… Usually left out, and there are four ways to say «you».
3 Gender and articles: el, la, un, una Two genders, definite and indefinite articles, and the contractions al and del.
4 Plural nouns -s after a vowel, -es after a consonant, and z → c.
5 Adjectives: agreement and position Adjectives agree in gender and number and usually come after the noun.
6 Ser and estar: two verbs for «to be» Ser for identity and characteristics, estar for location and temporary states.
7 Hay and estar: «there is» or «is (located)» Hay to introduce something new, estar for something known and specific.
8 Present tense of regular verbs (-ar, -er, -ir) The three verb groups and their present-tense endings.
9 Irregular verbs in the present Stem changes (e→ie, o→ue, e→i), irregular «yo» forms, and the very irregular ir, tener, hacer.
10 Gustar and similar verbs Me gusta / me gustan: the thing you like is the subject.
11 Possessives and demonstratives: mi, tu, su / este, ese, aquel Possessives before the noun, and three distances for «this / that».
12 Questions and negation Question words with accents, ¿…?, and the double negative no… nada.
13 Numbers, dates and time Numbers, telling the time, days and months.
14 Basic prepositions: a, en, de, con, por, para Direction with a, position with en, origin with de, and the «personal a».