Spanish Grammar Lessons

Demonstrative pronouns are used to show the location of the noun(s) they replace. They are the equivalent to “this one”, “these”, “that one”, & “those”. In Spanish they must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. There are 3 categories of demonstrative pronouns in Spanish that relate to the distance of the […]

Here are the forms for the indirect object pronoun in Spanish. Notice how the forms for the first and second persons are the exact same as the forms for the direct object pronouns. Remember that indirect object pronouns answer the questions “To whom?”, “For whom?”, “To what?”, and “For what?”.   singular plural first person

Here are the forms for the direct object pronoun in Spanish. (Please note that for third person singular and plural direct object pronouns, the choice of “lo” or “la” will depend on whether the direct object being referred to is a masculine or feminine noun.)   singular plural first person me nos second person te

Pronouns are used to replace nouns and are usually used to avoid repetition. The subject pronouns are used for personal nouns such as I, you, them, etc. There are some special notes that need to be mentioned when discussing subject pronouns in Spanish: 1. Spanish differentiates between formal and familiar “you”, whereas English does not.

Here is a listing of some of the most commonly used Spanish adverbs. a menudoahoraantesapenasaquíbastantebiende nuevode repentedemasiadomalmuynuncasiempretal veztardetempranotodavíaya oftennowbeforehardlyhereenoughwellagainsuddenlytoo muchbadlyveryneveralwaysperhapslateearlystillalready

Adverbs are words that can modify a verb, adjective, or even another adverb. They are used to express concepts such as time, manner, cause, or place. In Spanish, adverbs are placed after the verb they modify. Most adverbs in Spanish are formed by simply adding “mente” to the feminine singular form of an adjective. (Remember

In Spanish, interrogative adjectives are used in questions and ask the following: what?, which?, how much?, & how many? 1. “Qué” has only one form. It stays the same regardless of gender or number.2. “Cuál” has only two forms. It does not have a different form for the feminine.3. “Cuánto” is the only one that

Possessive adjectives are used to modify nouns to show to whom a noun belongs. In Spanish, the possessive adjective will agree in number and gender with the noun it modifies, not with the owner. Note that the forms are the same for third person singular and plural. If it is not c clear from the

Demonstrative adjectives refer to a noun and and answer the question which?. They are the equivalent to “this, that, these, & those” in English. In Spanish they must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. There are 3 categories of demonstrative adjectives in Spanish that relate to the distance of the noun

If a noun ends in an unstressed vowel (or in a stressed “e”), simply add “s” to the end of the word to make it plural. el cuaderno becomes los cuadernosla pluma becomes las plumasla calle becomes las calles If a noun ends in a consonant (or in a stressed “a”, “i”, “o”, or “u”),