Infinitive vs. Gerund in Spanish (El Infinitivo vs. El Gerundio) In Spanish, both the infinitive (hablar, comer, vivir) and the gerund (hablando, comiendo, viviendo) are non-conjugated verb forms, but they serve different grammatical purposes. While English often uses an “-ing” form for many situations, Spanish clearly separates when to use the infinitive and when to […]
The Imperfect Tense (El Pretérito Imperfecto) The imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past. Rather than focusing on when an action started or ended, the imperfect paints the setting of a story, explains what used to happen, or tells what was going on when another action took place.
Gustar and Verbs Like Gustar (Los Verbos como “Gustar”) The verb gustar does not literally mean “to like.” Instead, it means “to be pleasing to,” which is why sentences with gustar follow a different structure than English. Rather than saying “I like the book,” Spanish expresses the idea as “The book pleases me.” Me gusta
Spanish Grammar — The Verb Gustar (To Like) In Spanish, the verb gustar works differently than the English verb “to like.” Instead of saying that a person likes something, gustar literally means “to be pleasing.” This means the thing that is liked becomes the subject, and the person who likes it becomes the indirect object.
Forming Participles in Spanish (Los Participios del Español) A participle is a verbal adjective — a form of the verb that describes a completed action or a resulting state. In Spanish, the past participle (participio pasado) is the most common type and is used in: 1) What Is a Past Participle? The past participle is
(Los Pronombres de Objeto Directo, Indirecto y Doble) Direct, Indirect, and Double Object Pronouns in Spanish (Los Pronombres de Objeto Directo, Indirecto y Doble) Spanish uses object pronouns to replace nouns that receive the action of a verb. By substituting these nouns with pronouns, speakers can avoid repetition and make sentences flow more naturally. Direct,