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Listening: 'Ayer, fui de compras. Me gustó una chaqueta, pero no tuvo el dinero suficiente para comprarla. Al fin, compré una falda.' Qué compró la mujer?

What items of clothing does she discuss? (repeat phrase as necessary, slower if the student struggles).
Una chaqueta - a jacketUna falda - a skirt
What did she say about each one?
'Me gustó...

Answered by Laura O. • Spanish tutor

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When do you use the preterite vs when do you use the imperfect

Both tenses are used to narrate a past action. The preterite is used for a completed one-off action in the past, whereas the imperfect tense would be used for an ongoing action in the past that hasn't bee...

Answered by Claudia J. • Spanish tutor

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When should you use the conditional tense?

It works best to remember that the same pattern is used in English. If we remember that the conditional comes after a 'what if?' sentence, it roughly always translates as 'would'. For example, 'if you cou...

Answered by Alice M. • Spanish tutor

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Lee este texto de la novela de José Martí, Amistad funesta. Complétalo, escogiendo palabras de la lista A – P en la página siguiente. Escribe la letra de la palabra en la casilla.

A K I G H O L J B P
I will show the text during the lesson.

Answered by Kate D. • Spanish tutor

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When should I use the subjunctive?

In Spanish, there are 3 modes: indicative, subjunctive and imperative. We are going to be looking the first two of these. The indicative is probably the mode that you are most familiar with, and is used f...

Answered by Kyra L. • Spanish tutor

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