Thursday 20 October 2016

Activities. El presente continuo

Hola estimado estudiante de español,

Aqui puedes practicar un poco el presente continuo en español.  In case you need to check the answers you can buy now  a book about Spanish verbs for only £4.49!Click here to buy it now!

1.      Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb ESTAR.

1.      Ella…………. estudiando en la biblioteca

2.      Nosotros …………jugando al tenis

3.      Ellos ……………..hablando en francés

4.      Mis amigos ……………..visitando la ciudad.

5.      Tus hermanos ………………….bailando.

6.      Nuestros padres ………………cocinando.

7.      Tu primo ………………limpiando el coche.

8.      Mi profesor …………….ordenando la clase.

9.      Yo ……………… pensando en inglés

10. Tú…………….escribiendo una carta

11. Vosotros……………lavando la ropa.

2.      Translate into Spanish.

1.My family is eating at the restaurant

2.Your friends are buying books.

3.I am writing a book

4.They are drinking beer.

5.She is listening classical music

6.You are having a coffee with milk

7.I am visiting the new library


8. My parents are going by car.


Javier 

www.yospanishchool.co.uk

Spanish lessons in Liverpool 

Sunday 9 October 2016

The present continuous/ El presente continuo

Hola estudiantes de español,

En este post vamos a ver el presente continuo en español. In English the “present continuous” is a tense which is used to talk about something happening right now. For example:  I am writing you a letter, I am listening music, He is drinking water,We are working at the office.

As in English , in order to form the present continuous we need the verb To Be and the gerund. But……….which one of the 2 Spanish verbs “to be”  do we need to form the present continuous?, SER OR ESTAR……. We need to use the verb ESTAR in the present form plus the gerund.

You can see here the verb ESTAR in the present form:

Yo estoy
Tú estás
Él/ella está
Nosotros/as estamos
Vosotros/as estáis
Ellos/as están


The gerund in Spanish is formed as follows :

Verbs ending in –AR , we get rid of the ending AR and we add –ANDO. For example:
Trabajar- trabajando
Hablar- hablando
Cocinar-cocinando

Verbs ending in –ER and –IR,  we get rid of the infinitive ending –ER or –IR, and we add –IENDO. Here you have some examples:

Comer- comiendo
Beber- viviendo
Vivir- viviendo
Salir- saliendo
Escribir-escribiendo


Example, present continuous of the verb comer:

Yo estoy comiendo
Tú estás comiendo
Él /ella está comiendo
Nosotros/as estamos comiendo
Vosotros/as estáis comiendo
Ellos/as estáis comiendo.

Normally we use the present continuous to talk about something that is happening right now. On the other hand  we use the present simple to talk about something which is current but It is not happening at this very moment.

I hope this helps :). Remember that all your questions and comments are welcome. In case you were interested in keeping yourself updated about new free grammar and activities , like us on Facebook!.


 Saludos, 

Javier 
Profesor de español 
Yo Spanish school Liverpool 

Saturday 8 October 2016

Actividades presente perfecto

Hola a todos y a todas:

En este post vamos a compartir algunas actividades para practicar el presente perfecto en español.

  1. Actividad. Completa las frases con la forma correcta del presente perfecto:

-          Él ………….. con su madre (hablar). / Él ha hablado con su madre.
-          Nosotros………………todos los días (Estudiar).
-          Yo no ………………….el museo de arte(visitar)
-          Ellos ……………….. en su casa(comer)
-          Vosotros ……………. demasiado(beber)
-          Ella ………………….con sus amigo(salir)
-          Mi amigo ………………..huevos fritos con patatas(concinar)
-          Mis padres ………………una casa en Mallorca( comprar)
-          Ellas ……………..dejar la universidad(decidir)


  1. Translate into Spanish.

I have visited my family in Spain/ Yo he visitado a mi familia en España

He has played football many years.

We have studied economy.

You all have drunk red wine

She has bought a red dress.

My friends have been in France.

You have not studied anything.

We have cleaned the house.


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Saludos.

Javier




Friday 7 October 2016

The present perfect / El presente perfecto

Hola estudiantes de español. Hoy vamos a ver el presente perfecto en español.

What is the present perfect?

In English the present perfect is the verb used to talk about what has happened. For example:  I have been in Spain,  You have bought a new car,  have you visited the new museum?

As in English we use “ el presente perfecto” for the same situations. For example: Yo he terminado la universidad, Él ha limpiado la casa muy bien, Ellos han salido toda la noche, ¿Has visto a tu amigo en la playa?

This verb is called the present perfect because in order to form it :

-          We use the present  of the verb “haber”.
-          After the verb haber we add the participle.

Let's see  an example  by using the regular verb hablar:

Yo he hablado
Tú has hablado
Él/Ella ha hablado
Nosotros/as hemos hablado
Vosotros/as habéis hablado
Ellos/as han hablado

As we can see in the previous example the present of the verb haber is: he, has ha, hemos, habéis,han.  The participle of the verb hablar is hablado.

Regarding the participle let us see how to form it:

For verbs ending in –AR, we have to take off the –AR and add –ADO .Examples:

Estudiar- Estudiado.
Hablar-hablado
Limpiar-limpiado
Comprar-comprado.
Dibujar- dibujado

For verbs ending in –ER and -IR, we take off the ending –ER or –IR  and we add –IDO. Examples:

Beber- bebido
Comer-comido
Vivir-vivido
Salir-salido
Responder-respondido
Atender-atendido

Now you already know how to form the present perfect for  regular verbs  in Spanish, unfortunately some verbs, as you may already guessed , are irregular in the participle form but this is something we will see in another post.

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Saludos


Javier
Profesor de español

Yo Spanish school Liverpool




Tuesday 4 October 2016

Actividades verbos reflexivos. Reflexives verbs

Hola estudiante de español!

En este post vamos a prácticar los verbos reflexivos en español.

1 Fill the gaps with the correct reflexive pronoun( me, te, se, nos, os, se)

1…………ducho por la mañana.

2.Él no ………..afeita nunca.

3.No ……….acostamos hasta las 12 de la noche.

4. …………lavan las manos antes de comer

5.Mi hermano ………………….baña en la playa.

6. Yo …………..visto muy rápido por la mañana

7. Él nunca………….sienta en el sofá.

8. Tu………………..levantas muy temprano.

9. …………..llamo Samuel y vivo en Granada.

10. Ella …………….seca el pelo con el secador.



2 Actividad. Translate into Spanish these sentences.


You dry your hair in the bathroom

He goes to bed at 11 at night

You get angry very often

We get dressed slowly every morning

¿What time do you get up?

I usually sit down on the sofa

My mother is called María

My brother does not wash



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Saludos,

Javier

Profesor de español,