Jun 17, 2018 | Spanish grammar
When I talk to my students or my English friends, they sometimes make the following mistake: “Me gusta A jugar al fútbol.” “Quiero A comer chocolate.” “Es difícil A entender el texto” It is very common to think that...
May 8, 2018 | Spanish grammar
When do I need to use “fumar” (to smoke) or “fumando” (smoking)? This is a common question English speakers usually ask me and, actually, it is confusing for Spanish people too when we try to do the conversion to English. I use a simple...
Apr 25, 2018 | Spanish grammar
One of the most frequent questions I hear is…when to use Pretérito perfecto compuesto -present perfect or preterite perfect in English- and Pretérito indefinido –past simple or preterite in English-? I know, I know, learning past tense in Spanish is a...
Apr 8, 2018 | Spanish grammar
We sometimes make mistakes to translate sentences literally from our native language to another one. This happens because we don’t use the same grammatical rules in Spanish and English. A common mistake English speakers usually make is that they use pretérito...
Mar 30, 2018 | Spanish grammar
Present and present progressive tense are very easy and they are the first tenses we learn. However, in specific situations, both Spanish and English speaker make a typical mistake because we try to translate from one language to the other. Let’s take a look...
