Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In the final part of this El Aula Azul series, we look at several examples of sentences beginning with the Spanish word, "aunque" [although], followed by verbs conjugated in either the indicative or subjunctive mood. Although the English translations for such examples might be the same regardless of whether the verb is in subjunctive or indicative, this subtle difference in Spanish conveys whether the information being shared is new or already known to the audience.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
At El Aula Azul, the instructor, Idoia, has exciting news to share with her students as she introduces to them the concept of the second conditional. What would her students do if the same thing happened to them?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
At El Aula Azul, we'll learn how to use the second conditional and imperfect subjunctive to create hypothetical sentences. I bet you can't guess what Ivonne would do if she won the lottery!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Our teacher, Idoia, from El Aula Azul shares with us a very interesting trick for conjugating both regular and irregular verbs in the imperfect subjunctive.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
El Aula Azul's Idoia reiterates her "perfect trick" for conjugating verbs in the imperfect subjunctive while introducing us to the name of the verb tense that often follows it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In this segment of El Aula Azul, we'll learn how to form the conditional tense with -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. Our instructor, Idoia, however, points out to us, that there are some irregular verbs, such as "hacer," that do not follow this formula.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In our last session at El Aula Azul, we contemplated what we would do if we won the lottery. Now it's time to employ different verbs and situations in order to continue to practice the second conditional. Let's see what the students come up with!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In this last part about the use of the second conditional, the students at El Aula Azul practice what they have learned with sentence examples.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
At El Aula Azul, the teacher asks her students for recommendations for her vacation. The students all have different suggestions, but... which one does she like? Let's explore this while learning about the verb, "gustar," which roughly corresponds to the English notion of "to like" and tends to be tough for native English speakers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In the second part of El Aula Azul's lesson on the verb, "gustar," the students learn how it functions differently from other verbs and begin to learn how to conjugate it with the various personal pronouns.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Professor Ester at El Aula Azul teaches us how the verb, "gustar," works and how the manner in which it is conjugated differs from the conjugation of reflexive verbs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In this class at El Aula Azul, we learn about many of the things that the teacher likes and dislikes, and based on those, her students give her recommendations regarding her vacation. Luckily, in contrast to many other Spanish verbs, we only have to worry about conjugating the verb "gustar" [to like] in the present in two ways- singular or plural.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In this last part of our series on "gustar" at El Aula Azul, we continue our practice with conjugating this verb in the singular and plural based on the students' vacation recommendations for their teacher.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Although grammatically correct in Spanish, saying "Has olvidado las llaves" ["You've forgotten your keys"] to someone implies that he or she has done so on purpose! This four-part lesson from El Aula Azul is dedicated to the "no fault se construction" that is more commonly used to describe such unintentional circumstances.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
In part two of this lesson on the "no fault se construction," the teacher at El Aula Azul reviews the personal pronouns used with the verb "gustar" [to like], which will subsequently be used along with "se" to form sentences that express things that have happened unintentionally.
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