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B1 Subjunctive Verified

Past Regrets: Past Perfect Subjunctive (hubiera)

Use `hubiera` + participle to talk about past regrets and imaginary versions of what could have been.

  • • Used for hypothetical past actions that never actu...
  • • Formed with `hubiera` + past participle (like `com...
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B1 Past Tense Verified

The 'Past before the Past' (Pluscuamperfecto)

The Pluperfect describes the 'past before the past' using `había` and an unchanging past participle.

  • • Used for actions completed before another point in...
  • • Formed with Imperfect `haber` plus a past particip...
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B1 Sentence Structure Verified

Using the Passive Se (Se vende)

Use the passive `se` to focus on the action or object rather than who is doing it.

  • • Use `se` + verb to talk about actions without a sp...
  • • The verb must agree with the object (singular or p...
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B1 Subjunctive Verified

Spanish Subjunctive: Expressing Doubt (dudar que)

If you express doubt or uncertainty about someone else's actions, use the subjunctive mood after `que`.

  • • Use subjunctive after expressions of doubt like `d...
  • • Expressions of certainty like `creer` or `estar se...
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B1 Past Tense Verified

Just Finished: Using 'acabar de'

Combine a conjugated form of `acabar` with `de` and an infinitive to describe very recent actions.

  • • Use `acabar de` + infinitive to say you have 'just...
  • • Only conjugate the verb `acabar` in the present or...
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B1 Present Tense Verified

Still Doing: 'Seguir + Gerund'

Master `seguir + gerundio` to express ongoing actions and sound like a natural, persistent Spanish speaker.

  • • Use `seguir + gerundio` to say 'still doing' or 'k...
  • • Conjugate `seguir` as an e -> i stem-changing verb...
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B1 Future & Conditional Verified

Giving Advice: If I Were You (Yo que tú)

Give softer, more natural advice by using `yo que tú` followed by a verb in the conditional tense.

  • • Use `yo que tú` + Conditional to give friendly, em...
  • • The phrase `yo que tú` means "If I were you."
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B1 Present Tense Verified

How Long You've Been Doing Something (Llevar + Gerund)

Express how long you've been doing something using `llevar` + time + gerund without any prepositions like 'for'.

  • • Use `llevar` + time + gerund for actions that star...
  • • Never use `por` or `para` before the time period w...
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B1 Subjunctive Verified

Polite Requests in Spanish (Quisiera, Pudiera)

Swap `quiero` for `quisiera` to instantly sound more respectful and sophisticated in any Spanish-speaking social situation.

  • • Use `quisiera` and `pudiera` to make requests soun...
  • • Formed from the 3rd person plural preterite by rep...
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B1 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Spanish Adverbs: Using '-mente' (quickly, slowly)

Transform adjectives into adverbs by adding -mente to the feminine form, keeping original accents and avoiding double-suffixes.

  • • Add -mente to the feminine singular form of an adj...
  • • Keep the original adjective's accent mark in the n...
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B1 Pronouns Verified

Spanish Neuter Pronouns (Esto, Eso, Aquello)

Neuter demonstratives refer to abstract ideas or unidentified objects and never function as adjectives with nouns.

  • • Use `esto`, `eso`, `aquello` for unknown things, a...
  • • These are strictly pronouns; they never go before...
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B1 Prepositions & Connectors Verified

Using 'Según' (According to / It depends)

Use `según` to cite sources or show dependency, remembering to use subject pronouns like `yo` and `tú`.

  • • Use `según` for 'according to' or 'depending on' w...
  • • Always use `yo` and `tú` after `según`, never `mí`...
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B1 Adjectives & Adverbs Verified

Comparing Quantities: As Much/Many As (tanto... como)

Match `tanto` to your noun's gender and number to say you have 'as much/many' of something as someone else.

  • • Use `tanto/a/os/as... como` to compare equal quant...
  • • `tanto` must match the noun in gender and number.
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B1 Past Tense Verified

Narrating the Past: Preterite vs. Imperfect

The Imperfect sets the scene (background), while the Preterite captures the specific actions (interruptions) that drive the story.

  • • Imperfect sets the background, descriptions, and o...
  • • Preterite handles specific, completed actions that...
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