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Early Intermediate Spanish Podcast 1 – Spanish Perfect Tense
The Spanish Perfect Tense!
So, what is this tense exactly? Well, it’s a very important one and one that will open up your conversational ability. With this tense you can ask: “What have you done today?”.
Now, just imagine the wealth of Spanish that you will hear with a question as open as that one.
Even better! “How has your week been?” or, “Have you ever been to Mexico?”
This Spanish perfect tense is the one that will allow you to ask these kind of questions and instigate some great conversations.
As a learner, it’s important that you get to hear people speaking. You yourself may not be able to express yourself in great detail, but by having some key questions that demand reasonably lengthy answers, your Spanish will be onto a winner.
What we cover.
In this free Spanish podcast we explain step by step and then give a clear demonstration of the way you can talk about what you’ve done today using the Spanish perfect tense.
We can’t stress the importance of this tense in conversation and once you grasp this, your ability to instigate a conversation will go from strength to strength!
What’s even more interesting is that the Spanish perfect tense is virtually identical in Spanish as it is in English. It breaks down into what is called ‘the auxilary verb’ and the ‘past participle’ in exactly the same way is it does in English. What’s more, it’s used in virtually the same way and under the same conditions.
It’s easy to make and use and in the majority of Spanish speaking countries it is one of the key conversational tenses.
Just picture yourself in a bar in a Spanish speaking country and there you are wondering how on earth you are going to start off a conversation with the person at the table next to you. Well, this is the tense that will save your bacon or your enchilada.
Once you have this tense under your belt you could easily lean across and say: ” Hola, buenos días. ¿Qué tipo de día ha tenido usted? = What kind of day have you had? Then, you can just sit back and soak up the whole listening experience.
Have we convinced you enough that this is the tense for you? Great! Then why don’t you listen in and start broadening your Spanish. After all, what have got to lose?
¡Buena suerte!
Remember that all the additional information and guidance can be found in the comprehensive Spanish help-sheets.
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The Spanish Perfect Tense!
So, what is this tense exactly? Well, it’s a very important one and one that will open up your conversational ability. With this tense you can ask: “What have you done today?”.
Now, just imagine the wealth of Spanish that you will hear with a question as open as that one.
Even better! “How has your week been?” or, “Have you ever been to Mexico?”
This Spanish perfect tense is the one that will allow you to ask these kind of questions and instigate some great conversations.
As a learner, it’s important that you get to hear people speaking. You yourself may not be able to express yourself in great detail, but by having some key questions that demand reasonably lengthy answers, your Spanish will be onto a winner.
What we cover.
In this free Spanish podcast we explain step by step and then give a clear demonstration of the way you can talk about what you’ve done today using the Spanish perfect tense.
We can’t stress the importance of this tense in conversation and once you grasp this, your ability to instigate a conversation will go from strength to strength!
What’s even more interesting is that the Spanish perfect tense is virtually identical in Spanish as it is in English. It breaks down into what is called ‘the auxilary verb’ and the ‘past participle’ in exactly the same way is it does in English. What’s more, it’s used in virtually the same way and under the same conditions.
It’s easy to make and use and in the majority of Spanish speaking countries it is one of the key conversational tenses.
Just picture yourself in a bar in a Spanish speaking country and there you are wondering how on earth you are going to start off a conversation with the person at the table next to you. Well, this is the tense that will save your bacon or your enchilada.
Once you have this tense under your belt you could easily lean across and say: ” Hola, buenos días. ¿Qué tipo de día ha tenido usted? = What kind of day have you had? Then, you can just sit back and soak up the whole listening experience.
Have we convinced you enough that this is the tense for you? Great! Then why don’t you listen in and start broadening your Spanish. After all, what have got to lose?
¡Buena suerte!
Remember that all the additional information and guidance can be found in the comprehensive Spanish help-sheets.
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Our Fantastic Books
A growing range of acclaimed workbooks explaining Spanish grammar clearly and simply.
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Week-long immersion near Madrid to boost your confidence — Socios get €50 off.
1-to-1 & Group Lessons
Have a free, no-obligation chat with Ana and explore how to take your Spanish further.
Gordon’s Diaries
Hundreds of free diaries where Gordon talks about Spain, life, and everything else.
Cynthia’s Insights
Cynthia shares her view on life in Spain and in general through video diaries.
All of Our Playlists
Browse hundreds of videos on YouTube. Any questions? Write to us anytime.
LightSpeed Spanish App
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The post Early Intermediate Spanish Podcast 1 – Spanish Perfect Tense appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
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