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How should I structure an A level Spanish essay to achieve a top grade?

A clear structure is highly important if you are looking to get a top grade in A Level Spanish. If you follow the same structure for every essay you write you will get into a routine so that by exam time it ...
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What is a Verbal Periphrasis?

In Spanish we form a verbal periphrasis to express a single idea by using two verbs in the same sentence, in a similar way in English we use Phrasal verbs. Their usual structure is: Auxiliary verb + nexus (m...
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How do I know if a noun is masculine or feminine?

A crash course in noun gender... Spanish is very kind in that it's usually easy to work out whether a noun is masculine or feminine. If it ends in an O it is masculine . If it ends in an A it is feminine . E...
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What is adjectival agreement?

Adjectival agreement means that the adjective ' agrees ' with the noun it's describing in gender and number . Number This is nice and simple in Spanish. If you have more than one of something, put an S on th...
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When should I use Usted/Ustedes and the 'vosotros' (2nd person plural) form?

Usted/Ustedes<o:p></o:p> This is a way of speaking formally to someone, for example an older person or teacher.<o:p></o:p> For the 2nd person , use the 3rd person ending .<o:p>&...
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