In this lesson we start with a journey into the past in which we ask one another questions that demand the use of the Preterite and the Imperfect. This is a great opportunity for you to analyse why we choose one over the other. We then finish with some key vocabulary for those who spend… Read more »
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193 THE PAST All tenses LightSpeed Spanish
In this lesson we are practising our Spanish past tenses, the Present Perfect, The Pluperfect, the Preterite and the Imperfect. Come and test your Spanish tense with Gordon and get fluent! Un saludo, Gordon y Cynthia:) Video for This Spanish Lesson As well as the lessons that you receive as a Socio, we also… Read more »
185 TEST YOUR SPANISH The Past LightSpeed Spanish
In this great lesson we are testing your Spanish past with a multiple choice that gives you three options. Please go through the test before you watch the lesson as that will really help your learning and understanding. Download the test here. Un saludo, Gordon y Cynthia:) Video for This Spanish Lesson As well as… Read more »
174 Lesson Analysing the Spanish past LightSpeed Spanish
Join us in analysing the Spanish past In this lesson we get into the nitty gritty as we work on analysing the Spanish past that we use in our short story about our recent journey to England. Listen in as we explain why we chose the Preterite over the Imperfect past or visa versa. Rarely… Read more »
Our New Book: Ser and Estar made simple LightSpeed Spanish
Ser and Estar made simple: now available on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk and in other Amazon outlets! Now available in audio too!
Here, at LightSpeed Spanish, we are thrilled to announce the release of our latest publication! Ser and Estar made simple, is a workbook that has been designed to take all of the mystery out of these two slippery Spanish verbs, Ser and Estar.

Starting with the Present Tense, we offer you some easy to understand concepts that then go on to serve you fantastically well as we walk you through the other Spanish tenses.
A strong focus of the book is to help you with the Was and Were sentences that so often catch us out.
We believe that there really is no need to be confused about using Ser and Estar in the past. In fact, we show you just how straight forward it can be when you have some simple ideas to follow.
Learning Spanish is an art and not a science. What’s more, it should be fun! Too often we find ourselves stressing over our own performance. You don’t need to! Aside from the great concepts we provide in this book, we also help you understand why you should be less demanding on yourself and more understanding of the errors you make.
We also offer you the most important fundamentals of how to speak Spanish with confidence, as well as how to communicate fantastically well when you are speaking Spanish with others.
If you consider yourself to be a serious student of the Spanish language, then this book is a must get!
Un saludo,
Gordon y Cynthia:)
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