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A2 Past Tense Verified

Past Habits & Scenes: -AR Verbs (hablaba)

The Imperfect -AR tense describes past scenes and habits using a simple, perfectly regular '-aba' pattern.

  • • Used for habits, ongoing actions, and descriptions...
  • • All -AR verbs follow a single, 100% regular patter...
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A2 Past Tense Verified

Spanish Imperfect: ER/IR Verbs (comía, vivía)

The Imperfect ER/IR uses the `ía` suffix to describe the ongoing background and habits of your past life.

  • • ER and IR verbs share identical endings in the Imp...
  • • All endings feature a mandatory accent on the lett...
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A2 Past Tense Verified

Spanish Imperfect: Using 'ir' (iba, ibas, iba...)

Use the 'iba' family for habitual past trips, setting scenes, or explaining intentions that didn't happen.

  • • Used for 'was going' or 'used to go' in the past.
  • • Only three irregulars in imperfect; ir is one of t...
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A2 Past Tense Verified

Watching the Past: The Verb 'Ver' (veía)

The verb `ver` keeps its 'e' in the imperfect, making it `veía` instead of the regular `vía`.

  • • One of only three irregular verbs in the Spanish i...
  • • Keep the 'e' from 'ver' and add standard -ía endin...
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A2 Past Tense Verified

Describing the Past: Pretérito Imperfecto

Use the Imperfecto to paint the background of your past stories, habits, and descriptions without a fixed end.

  • • Used for habitual past actions (things you 'used t...
  • • Essential for descriptions, age, time, and weather...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

How Often Do You? (Habitual Time Expressions)

Master frequency words like `siempre` and `cada` to turn random actions into a clear Spanish routine.

  • • Use `siempre`, `a veces`, and `nunca` for frequenc...
  • • Place short adverbs before the verb for natural fl...
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A2 Future & Conditional Verified

Spanish Plans: Using 'Going To' (Ir + a + Infinitive)

Mastering `ir + a + infinitive` lets you talk about all future plans using just one irregular verb.

  • • Use `ir` + `a` + `infinitive` for future plans.
  • • Only conjugate the verb `ir` in the present tense.
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A2 Future & Conditional Verified

Spanish Simple Future: The 'Will' Tense (Futuro Simple)

To form the Spanish future, simply attach the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án directly to any regular infinitive.

  • • Keep the full infinitive verb.
  • • Add endings: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.
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A2 Future & Conditional Verified

Spanish Future Irregular Stems: The Rebel Verbs

Master 12 irregular stems to speak about future plans, promises, and probabilities like a native Spanish speaker.

  • • Irregular verbs change the stem but keep standard...
  • • Three main groups: vowel droppers, 'd' squad, and...
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A2 Future & Conditional Verified

The Spanish 'Would': Conditional Verbs

The conditional tense turns simple statements into polite requests or hypothetical dreams by adding `-ía` to the infinitive.

  • • Used for 'would' in English to express desires and...
  • • Formed by adding endings directly to the full infi...
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A2 Future & Conditional Verified

Polite Spanish Requests (Conditional Tense)

Mastering the conditional tense transforms direct commands into polite, natural-sounding requests that locals will love to answer.

  • • Use conditional for polite requests like 'could yo...
  • • Add endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to...
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A2 Present Tense Verified

Present Progressive: What Are You Doing NOW?

Combine the conjugated form of `estar` with the gerund (`-ando`/`-iendo`) to describe actions happening literally right now.

  • • Formula: estar + verb-stem + -ando/-iendo
  • • Use ONLY for actions happening right now
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Spanish Comparatives: More... than (más... que)

Construct Spanish comparisons using the `más + adjective + que` sandwich, remembering to match gender and handle irregulars.

  • • Use `más + adjective + que` to say 'more... than'...
  • • Adjectives must always agree in gender and number...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Less Than (Menos... que): Making Comparisons

Use 'menos... que' for 'less than' comparisons, ensuring adjectives match the first subject and using 'de' for numbers.

  • • Use 'menos + adjective + que' to compare two thing...
  • • The adjective must always agree with the first nou...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Spanish Equality: Being 'As... As' (Tan... como)

Use `tan... como` to say things are equal in quality, ensuring the adjective matches the subject.

  • • Use tan + adjective/adverb + como for equal compar...
  • • Tan and como never change their form.
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Spanish Superlatives: The Best of the Best (el más... de)

Spanish superlatives isolate the 'most' or 'least' of a group using definite articles and the preposition `de`.

  • • Use {el|m}/{la|f} + `más` + adjective + `de` to fi...
  • • Always use the preposition `de` to introduce the c...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Spanish Comparisons: So and As (Tan vs Tanto)

Use `tan` for qualities (adjectives) and `tanto` for quantities (nouns) to express equality or emphasis.

  • • Use `tan` with adjectives and adverbs to mean 'so'...
  • • Use `tanto/a/os/as` with nouns to match gender and...
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Spanish Comparisons: Better, Worse, and As Much As

Spanish comparisons use fixed phrases like `más que` around adjectives, which never change their form to express 'more'.

  • • Use `más ... que` for superiority (more than).
  • • Use `menos ... que` for inferiority (less than).
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A2 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Irregular Comparatives: Better (mejor)

Use `mejor` (singular) or `mejores` (plural) to say 'better' or 'the best' without adding 'más'.

  • • Mejor is the irregular comparative for both bueno...
  • • It never changes for gender; it's the same for mas...
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