TENER /TO HAVE

We are going to study one of the most important verbs in Spanish: The verb TENER. We will see its uses and its conjugation in presente de indicativo.

We use the verb TENER to talk about:

 

  1. THE POSSESSION

Yo tengo dos perros. /I have two dogs.

Mis padres tienen una casa en La Rioja. /My parents have a house in La Rioja.

 

  1. THE AGE

Tengo veintisiete años. /I am twenty-seven years old.

¿Cuántos años tiene Jorge? /How old is Jorge?

 

  1. MUST

Tienes que venir conmigo a la fiesta. /You have to come with me to the party.

Tengo que decirte la verdad. /I have to tell you the truth.

 

  1. THE SENSATIONS / STATES USING DIFFERENT IDIOMS:

Carmen tiene frío, pero Manuel tiene calor. /Carmen is cold, but Manuel is hot.

Tengo tos, fiebre y dolor de cabeza. /I have a cough, fever and headache.

Here we review its conjugation in presente de indicativo:

How do you feel? Practice using the verb TENER!

In this video you can have an explanation of some of this words 

What time is it? What day is today?

Don’t you know  how to ask and say the time in Spanish yet? How about saying a date?

Don’t worry! We’ll teach you in this week’s post! We also want to teach you to talk about the routine, that is, to say at what time you do things on a daily basis. What time do you get up? What time do you eat? What time do you go to sleep? What time is your Spanish class?

Remember that when we talk about the routine we use Presente de indicativo so check its conjugation and also los Verbos reflexivos.

If you don’t know yet how to say a date in Spanish, here you will find basic and important vocabulary: the months of the year, the days of the week, the seasons …

¿Qué día es hoy y qué hora es? Answer in the comments!

Don’t forget to check the numbers in Spanish from 1 to 31 😉

Adjectives that change meaning with SER and ESTAR

Once the uses and differences of SER and ESTAR have been studied, it is time to learn some vocabulary.

In Spanish there are adjectives that depending if used with SER or with ESTAR change their meaning. Do you know them?

Here you are a list with the most common adjectives. Remember that any adjective changes its meaning if we use it with the verb SER (it means that it is a permanent and defining characteristic of the person, animal or thing) or with the verb ESTAR (it means that this characteristic is temporary and refers at that exact moment).

For example, what is the difference between these two sentences?

  1. Andrea es nerviosa.
  2. Andrea está nerviosa.

In the first sentence we say that Andrea is a nervous person, always. It is a part of her personality, if we think of Andrea we define her as nervous.

In the second sentence we say that now and in this very moment for some reason Andrea is nervous. She is usually a calm person but not today, today she is nervous.

Check the list of the most common adjectives, do you know any other adjective?

Do you need an explanation of the adjectives which change their meaning if we use them with SER or ESTAR? Rocío explains it to you in this video! 

SER o no SER, ¡esa es la cuestión!

Back

One of the most difficult questions in Spanish is to be able to understand when we have to use SER and when ESTAR… Here you have a brief scheme to make it easier.  

Practice answering these questions: ¿Cómo estás?, ¿Cómo eres?

Do not forget to study the adjectives that change their meaning depending on whether we use the verb SER or the verb ESTAR!

Do you need an explanation of the uses of SER and ESTAR? Rocío explains it to you in this video! 

ESTAR

With this infographic we have tried to simplify the uses of ESTAR.

Remember that the use of SER and ESTAR does not always follow the rule of SER = permanent, ESTAR = temporary.

For example, when we talk about the location (which may or may not be permanent) in Spanish we use the verb ESTAR:

Bangkok está en Tailandia.

Another of the most common uses, among others, is describing the temporary physical states or mood. Check its uses and the conjugation in presente de indicativo and if you have questions write a comment!

Do not forget to study the adjectives that change their meaning depending on whether we use the verb SER or the verb ESTAR!

SER

In this post we will see the most frequent uses of the verb SER and its conjugation in presente de indicativo.

Remember that we cannot always abide by the rule of using “SER when it is permanent and ESTAR when it is temporary”.

We use the verb SER to describe permanent characteristics of people, animals and things but also to talk about quantities, prices and events.

Review all its uses and its conjugation in presente de indicativo and practice in the comments with some phrases. ¡Es muy fácil! 😉

Do not forget to study the adjectives that change their meaning depending on whether we use the verb SER or the verb ESTAR!

Complemento directo or indirecto?

Learning how to use los pronombres de Complemento (or Objeto) Directo and Indirecto correctly is difficult even for Spanish speakers. That is why we wanted to simplify the explanation with this infographic based on what we are taught at school when we are young. Ask the verb! If we ask the verb we will know if the complement receives the action of the verb directly or indirectly and, therefore, the correct pronoun that we must use. We hope you like it and don’t forget to share and leave your comments!

Verbos de cambio

verbos de cambio

“Los verbos de cambio” are verbs that express voluntary or involuntary changes that can be temporary or permanent in the appearance, attitude and even the principles of a person. Unlike other languages ​​in which they use one or two verbs (in English “to get”, “to become”; in French “devenir”; in Portuguese “ficar”, “virar”) in Spanish we have several depending on the specific context . It may sound complicated but it is not! With this material you will learn to differentiate and use them correctly.

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verbos de cambio