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 28, 2018 | Spanish tools
In other posts, I’ve talked about alternative resources to learn Spanish, such as podcasts or series on Netflix. Today, I will share a selection of anime series to improve your listening skills. A few months ago, one of my students asked about cartoons to watch...
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...
