Lessons
1 An Introduction to Verbs | |
Verb terminology | |
Subject Pronouns | |
Principles of conjugation | |
2 The Present Tense | |
Using the present tense | |
Regular -ar verbs | |
Regular -er verbs | |
Regular -ir verbs | |
More on subjects & pronouns | |
Present tense regular verbs - review | |
3 Forming Sentences | |
Asking questions | |
Forming negatives | |
Hay - there is/there are | |
4 Important Irregular Verbs | |
Estar - to be | |
Ser - to be too | |
Ser vs estar practice | |
Ir - to go | |
Tener - to have | |
Idioms using tener | |
Hacer - to do/to make | |
5 Modal Verbs | |
Deber, querer, poder, necesitar | |
Tener que | |
Compound verbs | |
The future using Ir | |
6 Stem Changing Verbs | |
o > ue | |
e > ie | |
e > i | |
7 Reflexive Verbs | |
Reflexive verbs |
8 Verb Pitfalls | |
Saber vs. conocer | |
Traer vs. llevar | |
Dejar vs salir/irse | |
9 The Simple Future | |
The simple future | |
Irregular verbs in the future tense | |
Using the simple future | |
10 Conditional | |
Conditional tense - regular verbs | |
Conditional tense - irregular verbs | |
Conditional tense - usage | |
11 The Past Tenses | |
Introduction to the past tenses | |
Preterit regular verbs -ar | |
Preterit regular -er and -ir | |
Preterit - spelling changes | |
Preterit - stem changes | |
Preterit - irregular verbs | |
Preterit past usage | |
Imperfect past -ar verbs | |
Imperfect past -er -ir verbs | |
Imperfect - irregular verbs | |
Imperfect - usage | |
Contrasting preterit & imperfect | |
12 The Perfect Tenses | |
Intro to the perfect tenses | |
Past participles - regular | |
Past participles - irregular | |
The present perfect | |
The past perfect | |
13 The Progressive Tenses | |
Formation of gerunds - regular | |
Formation of gerunds - stem & spelling changes | |
Present progressive tense |
14 The Subjunctive | |
Intro to the subjunctive | |
Present subjunctive - regular | |
Present subjunctive - stem changes | |
Present subjunctive - spelling changes | |
Present subjunctive - irregular verbs | |
Expressions of desire | |
Subjunctive - noun clauses | |
15 The Imperative | |
Intro to the imperative mood | |
Formal commands | |
Informal tú commands |