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Both verbs mean "to be" but the key difference is in the permanence of what they are describing. "Ser" is used when you're describing an essential characteristic of the person or thing...

The subjunctive tense is probably the trickiest element of Spanish A level grammar, which is why demonstrating that you know how to use it correctly in assessments, will edge you into that top mark band.<...

A possible example could be this: 'I have heard all this before', said Mr. Bounderby. 'She took to drinking, left off working, sold the furniture, pawned the clothes, and played old Gooseberry.' (p.71) Th...

First of all take the word in the infinitive (e.g. comer/ hablar/ vivir) Then put conjugate it into the first person singular (e.g. como, hablo, vivo). Then take off the "o" ending. If it is an ...

In Spanish there is a distinction between the fish you see in an aquarium, or the one that's on your plate. As such, one can swim with "peces", and will enjoy a fine dish of "pescado"....