edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
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“Ser” or “estar”: two verbs for one “to be”Choosing between “ser” and “estar” in everyday sentences: who you are and what you are…Every noun is “el” or “la”Putting “el” or “la” in front of a noun, including the ones that do not follow the -o /…Adjectives agree, and they come afterMaking the adjective match the noun in gender and number, and putting it in its usual…You do not say “yo” every timeLeaving out the subject pronoun when the verb ending already says who it is, and putting…“El café”, “los lunes”, “el español”Putting “el”, “la”, “los” or “las” where English puts nothing: with things in general…“Tú” or “usted”: one English “you”, two Spanish onesChoosing between “tú” and “usted”, and using the verb form that goes with each: “usted”…
Another oneKeep practising: SpanishThe rule, in three lines
Cardinal numbers count how many; ordinal numbers identify a position. This bank uses primero to sexto and their feminine forms, without shortened forms before nouns.
The usual slip. Copying a cardinal such as dos into a position statement confuses English “two” with “second”.
Why it catches you out. English has separate words for quantity and position: two and second, three and third. Spanish also distinguishes these meanings, and the ordinal form agrees with the named person.
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- “Ser” or “estar”: two verbs for one “to be”Choosing between “ser” and “estar” in everyday sentences: who you are and what you are…
- Every noun is “el” or “la”Putting “el” or “la” in front of a noun, including the ones that do not follow the -o /…
- Adjectives agree, and they come afterMaking the adjective match the noun in gender and number, and putting it in its usual…