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How do I learn the gender of nouns?

A few tips: Nouns that end in -a, -ión, -d, -z tend to be FEMININE Nouns that end in -o, -e, accented vowels and consonants that are NOT -d, -z tend to be MASCULINE. Can you think of some examples of each one?
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Answered by Toby F. • Spanish tutor
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How would we conjugate 'comer,' a regular 'er' verb

So first we drop the 'ER' leaving us with what's called the stem of the verb i.e 'com' we then add the following endings: o, es, e, emos, éis, en. So it would be:Como, Comes, Come, Comemos, Coméis, Comen.
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When do I use the verbs ser or estar?

SER and ESTAR both mean TO BE in Spanish. The main difference between them is that SER refers to more permanent traits of someone or something, while ESTAR refers to transient conditions . See the difference...
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What is the difference between the preterite and imperfect tense?

The preterite tense is generally used to describe completed actions in the past. For example, "el año pasado, fui a España con mi familia". The imperfect tense is generally used to describe ongoing...
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What are the various types of conditional clauses, or "If clauses"/"Si clauses"?

A conditional or "si" clause ALWAYS has two parts: 1) a subordinate clause that contains a condition/hypothesis - this is almost always introduced by the word "if" ("si")2) a ma...
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