by Alejandra Cerda | Sep 24, 2026 | Spanish grammar, Uncategorized
What Are Object Pronouns in Spanish? In every sentence, there’s usually an action (the verb) and something or someone affected by that action. Instead of repeating that noun every time, Spanish — just like English — uses a pronoun to replace it. Compare: I...
by Alejandra Cerda | Sep 5, 2026 | Spanish grammar
Título: Leaving Cert Spanish: The Adjectives That Actually Show Up in the Exam Once you’ve got the basics of adjective agreement down, the next challenge is vocabulary — specifically, the kind of adjectives that actually turn up in Leaving Cert reading...
by Alejandra Cerda | Sep 4, 2026 | Spanish grammar
If you’ve ever written “la chica es alto” in an essay, you’re not alone — this is one of the most common mistakes I see in Leaving Cert Spanish, at every level. Adjective agreement seems simple at first (just add an -a for feminine, right?),...
by Alejandra Cerda | Jul 30, 2026 | Spanish grammar
If you’ve ever translated “I like tacos” word-for-word into Spanish, it probably came out a bit wrong. Here’s why — broken into simple steps. Step 1: Forget how “like” works in English In English, you like a thing. You’re...
by Alejandra Cerda | Jul 16, 2026 | Spanish grammar
If you’ve ever frozen mid-sentence wondering whether to say por or para, you’re not alone. This is one of the questions I get asked most often, by students at every level — from complete beginners right up to adults who’ve been learning Spanish for...
by Alejandra Cerda | Jul 2, 2026 | Spanish grammar
Introduction If you’ve been learning Spanish for a while, you probably know the basic rule: words ending in -o are masculine, words ending in -a are feminine. El libro, la mesa. Simple, right? So why do so many students — even after years of studying — still say...
by Alejandra Cerda | Jun 25, 2026 | Spanish grammar
Pretérito Indefinido vs Imperfecto: The Spanish Past Tense Guide You Actually Need If you’ve ever stared at a Spanish sentence and wondered whether to use fui or iba, comí or comía — you’re not alone. The difference between the pretérito indefinido and the...
by Alejandra Cerda | Jun 19, 2026 | Spanish grammar
Let me start by telling you something that might surprise you. The explanation you were probably given — “use ser for permanent things and estar for temporary things” — is not wrong exactly. But it is incomplete. And that incompleteness is what causes...
