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  • 'Learn Spanish' Lesson and the Present Perfect Tense
    This Spanish Grammar lesson covers the Present Perfect Tense. Similar to English, the Present Perfect in Spanish is a compound tense that is used frequently, and quite easy to learn.
  • Learning Spanish Grammar Online and the Preterite Tense
    The preterite tense is another topic that seems to confuse English speakers of Spanish. English speakers learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the preterite with the imperfect and vice versa. Both tenses describe actions that took place in the past.
  • "Learn Spanish" Lesson and the Past Participle
    In this Spanish lesson we will learn the Past Participle and its different uses. Although this lesson is actually briefer than past lessons, the Past Participle is very important if you want to learn how to speak Spanish. Its formation is quite simple. As in English, the Past Participle in Spanish is a central element in most topics of discussion.
  • Spanish Grammar Lesson and the Verbs "Ser" and "Estar"
    If you want to know how to speak Spanish it is important that you understand this topicof Spanish grammar. Although the verbs ser and estar are equivalent to the verb to be in English, the meanings and uses for ser and estar vary greatly in Spanish. In an effort to clarify the appropriate uses for these two verbs, this lesson explains the uses for each verb, and how they differ.
  • Spanish Grammar Lesson on the Present Progressive Tense
    The progressive tense is used to describe actions that are in progress at a specific moment in time (the present). In English, it is the auxiliary verb “to be” and the present participle. In layperson terms, the “present participle” means verbs with “ing” attached to the end of the verb.
  • Online Spanish Lesson and the
    The Present Perfect Tense for irregular verbs has the same format as the Present Perfect for regular verbs.

    Recall that the Present Perfect Tense is a compound tense, because it requires an auxiliary verb, haber (to have) and the past participle of the verb.

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