edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
- 1Try
- 2Learn
- 3Practise
- 4Check
“Me gusta”: the sentence turns roundBuilding sentences with “gustar”, “encantar”, “doler”, “interesar” and “faltar”: the…“Tengo 20 años”, “hace frío”Using “tener” for age, hunger, thirst, cold, fear and being right, and “hacer” for the…“Hay” or “está”Saying that something exists with “hay”, and saying where a known thing is with “estar”.“No tengo nada”: two negatives are rightBuilding negative sentences with “nada”, “nadie”, “nunca”, “ninguno” and “tampoco”…“Quiero”, “puedo”, “duermo”: verbs that change insideThe three patterns —“e” to “ie”, “o” to “ue”, “e” to “i”— and the shape they make: every…“Veo a María”: the “a” that English cannot seePutting “a” in front of a person who is the direct object —“busco a mi hermano”— and…
Another oneKeep practising: SpanishThe rule, in three lines
When two things change at once, they often pull the message in different directions: a new time can cancel the reason for a place. Fix the fact that the change breaks, keep the rest, and check the tone — a message to your boss is not a message to your brother.
The usual slip. Updating the time but not what depended on it — «la cena es a las 10» when the kitchen closes at nine — or keeping tú in a message that needs usted.
Why it catches you out. English marks future plans with «going to» or «will»; Spanish uses the present: “Te recojo a las seis” is already the future. Repairing a Spanish message is moving a few words, not rebuilding the tense system.