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How do I know when to use SER or ESTAR

Both SER and ESTAR mean TO BE in Spanish but are used in different situations. Ser gives a more permenant meaning than estar. Here's an example: está enferma and es enferma both mean she's ill literally. You...
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Answered by Amy H. Spanish tutor
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How can I revise for my listening exam?

Besides doing past papers, which is the obvious answer, there are a couple of things you could do that I found useful. 1. Doing other exam boards' past papers, including the official DELE ones. In many cases...
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Answered by Vittoria S. Spanish tutor
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How can I bring my controlled assessment work up to an A-grade?

In both writing and speaking assessments, you need to ensure your content has good flow and ticks certain boxes that the examiner is looking for - for example have you used the correct form of the past tense...
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Answered by Isabella L. Spanish tutor
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What is the difference between 'por' and 'para'?

First, it should be made clear that either of these phrases can be used to mean 'for' in English. The reason we have two different words in Spanish is because they are used for slightly different purposes. '...
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Answered by Lisa I. Spanish tutor
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How do Spanish gender agreements work?

Every Spanish noun is either feminine or masculine and follows an article of the same gender. Masculine articles ​El / Un (masculine singular article) + masculine singular noun e.g. el chico Los ( masculine ...
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Answered by Sian W. Spanish tutor
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