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These two verbs are often confusing for students of Spanish as the split of 'to be' into two verbs is not seen in English. Therefore, it's important to have a quick method to accurately decide which verb ...

Because both verbs can be translated to "to be<" in English, distinguishing them can be particularly difficult for students. The verb "ser" is used to describe permanent/unchangeabl...

English translation: I like to spend a lot of time time chatting to young people online and, sometimes, we study together. It's easier then reading books.

To form the preterite tense of AR verbs such as cocinar you have to take off the -AR- so you are left with the stem - COCIN- and add the specific endings:yo (me) - é, tu (you) - aste, el/ella (he/she) - ó...

To form the imperfect tense first put the verb into the infinitive and take of its AR/ER/IR ending. Then add either the -aba (I) -abas(You singular) -aba(He/she/it) -ábamos(we) -abais(you plural) -aban(th...