In this fascinating lesson we firstly break down the meaning of the Spanish structure: Hace tiempo que no.. Join us to find out just what that means in English and how to use it well in Spanish.We then move on to the subject of Spanish word order and compare the information presented in a video… Read more »
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247 GRAMMAR Word order in Spanish and Yo vs Mí mismo
In this lesson we look at word order in Spanish and the way that it can seem far more flexible than English. This can be confusing sometimes and lead to what we see as backward sentences. We start off by talking about having children and how it changes your life. We finish the lesson by… Read more »
44 Early Intermediate Spanish word order

In this lesson we talk about Spanish word order and show you just how flexible it can be. We also explain another important thing about Spanish word order: changing it can change the emphasis of the sentence! A must watch!
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195 GUSTAR Understanding Gustar and much more LightSpeed Spanish
In this lesson we talk about understanding Gustar and its strange way of working that is nothing like English.We also look at word order, at prepositions and specifically Subject pronouns (yo, tú, él etc.)Come and join us for a fab lesson, especially if you have had trouble understanding Gustar!Un saludo, Gordon y Cynthia:)Video for This… Read more »
1 PREPOSITIONS The Personal A. When to use it.
¡Hola, Socios! Here you have first in the series of Chalk and Talk sessions that cover important parts of Spanish grammar. These sessions are designed for you and so please feel free to ask me to cover anything that might be causing you trouble or frustration. Here, we are talking about the Personal A and… Read more »