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It depends on the context and sentence. But, as a general rule, you use the preterite when you're talking about an action that had a clear start and a clear end. An example of that would be 'Paul taught h...

There are 6 irregular verbs in the present subjunctive tense; dar, ir, ser, haber, estar, saber.

The conjugations are as follows:

Dar: dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den

Ir: vaya, vayas, v...

Los gases de efecto invernadero que son producidos por la contaminación circulan en la atmósfera, así que no importa el país que los produce.

Both 'ser' and 'estar' both translate into English to mean 'to be'. However, this does not mean that they are interchangeable and it is essential that you learn the different uses of each verb. In order t...

The Spanish subjunctive is a mood and not a tense. 

It is used in many different occasions:

1. When the subject of the clause changes e.g. I want her to go to the shop

2. ...