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Ser and Estar both translate as "to be" in English, but as you now know, the translation isn't perfect! Let's practice choosing the right verb, and the right conjugation, using some serious Spanish quizzing.

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Time for the past tense of Estar! Learn and practice estaba, estabas, and the other imperfect past forms of Estar. We'll also work on some advanced uses of Estar, including how to use this linking verb at the end of a sentence.

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Learn the Spanish verb Estar, using a memory palace! We'll also talk about some ways you can use this "to be" verb, in contrast with how we've been using Ser.

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Usted vs tú: Why are there two words for "you" in Spanish? Today we'll learn how to use usted and practice it in a bunch of Spanish sentence contexts.

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Mike became fluent in Spanish after a lifetime of trying — in this episode we'll talk about how he did it, and we'll practice all of the Spanish skills we've learned up to this point with a comprehensive quiz.

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The verb Ser is used in a lot of complex ways. Let's practice some new sentence templates for this linking verb as we become more and more fluent with our present and past conjugations of Ser.

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Let's learn the past-tense forms of Ser, using a memory palace! Today we'll also discuss our 3-step method for learning Spanish verb conjugations so that you can use them fluently.

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Learn Spanish subject pronouns, such as él, ella, nosotros, and yo, using a memory palace! After learning how to say the Spanish words for "he", "she", "I", etc., you'll be able to form a lot of sentences entirely in Spanish.

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The Spanish verb Ser doesn't strictly mean "to be"; it means something much more specific. But it's used in a wide variety of ways! Let's learn how to think in Spanish by "thinking in Ser", and using Ser to express identity in many different ways.

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Let's practice our present-tense conjugations of Ser, as well as everything we've learned in this podcast so far! Quiz the Spanish out loud to help make all of this grammar second-nature.

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