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In Spanish, there are 3 main past tenses.
Imperfect: Used when something happened over a long period of time, or when something used to happen habitually, or when someone "was doing" somet...

First I would go through the conjugations for ar/er/ir verbs Then I would explain the three things to look out for when identifying a subjunctive sentence:two different subjects in same sentence a relativ...

This is something that as you use them more, they will come more naturally, but there are a few ways to remember them. In general, the preterite is use for a past action that has been completed and is fin...

The correct answer is number 1. Number 2 is incorrect because it uses the preterite tense, which denotes a punctual, completed action in the past rather than a continual state of being. Number 3 is incorr...

This is common confusion for many Spanish students. Both verbs mean 'to be' in English, but have different uses in Spanish! Here's a very general go-to rule to help you remember which verb to use when: 'S...