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An adverb ( adverbio in Spanish) is a word that modifies the meaning of verbs, adjectives or other words. E.g. "The girl smiled nervous ly" - the word "nervously" describes how she smiled...

'Por' and 'para' convey very different meanings in Spanish and using one instead of the other can change the whole meaning of the phrase. For example:- Trabaja para Carmen - She works for Carmen (i.e. Carmen...

It's better to think of the subjunctive as a mood rather than a tense. As a general rule, it is used to express a feeling of uncertainty in a sentence. Here are the main situations where the verb will need t...

Both the preterite and imperfect tenses are used to describe an action that occurred in the past. Use of each will depend on the frequency of the action, whether it was completed or not, whether it was limit...

With some exceptions, Spanish nouns tend to follow these rules to become plural: Add s : a) If the noun ends in a vowel : la casa- las casas (house- houses); el libro- los libros (book- books); el café- los ...