📐 Grammar corner

Spanish grammar, made simple

20 topics from beginner to advanced: short explanations in English, clear tables, examples you can listen to and 180 exercises — choose the right answer or type the missing word.

🌱 Level 1 · Beginner 8 topics

Beginnerel, la, un, una: genderEvery Spanish noun is masculine or feminine. The article (the / a) changes to match. BeginnerPluralsMaking nouns and adjectives plural is easy: add -s or -es. BeginnerPresent tense: regular verbsSpanish verbs end in -ar, -er or -ir. Remove the ending and add the right one for each person. Beginnerser and estar: the basicsSpanish has two verbs for 'to be'. Ser says what something is; estar says how or where it is. Beginnerhay: there is, there areOne small word, hay, means both 'there is' and 'there are'. BeginnerNegatives and questionsPut no before the verb; turn a sentence into a question with your voice and ¿…? Beginnermi, tu, su… (possessives)My, your, his, her… In Spanish they agree with the thing owned, not the owner. Beginnergustar: to likeSpanish says 'it pleases me' instead of 'I like it'. The verb agrees with the thing you like.

🚀 Level 2 · Intermediate 8 topics

IntermediateReflexive verbsVerbs like levantarse (to get up) use a pronoun: me levanto, te levantas… IntermediateThe preterite (pretérito indefinido)For finished actions at a specific time in the past: ayer, el lunes, en 2019, la semana pasada… IntermediateThe imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)For habits in the past ('used to'), descriptions and things that were going on. IntermediatePreterite or imperfect?Two past tenses: the preterite tells what happened; the imperfect sets the scene. Intermediatepor or para?Both can mean 'for', but they are used in different situations. Intermediatelo, la, le: object pronounsReplace nouns with short words like lo (it/him), la (it/her) and le (to him/her). IntermediateComparisonsMore than, less than, as… as, and the best. IntermediateThe future tenseTwo ways to talk about the future: ir a + infinitive, and the simple future (hablaré).

🎓 Level 3 · Advanced 4 topics

AdvancedThe present subjunctiveA special verb form for wishes, feelings, doubts and requests — very common in Spanish. AdvancedThe conditional and si-clausesWould, could, should… and how to say 'if I had…, I would…'. AdvancedThe imperative (commands)Giving instructions and advice: ¡Ven! ¡Mira! ¡No toques! AdvancedPerfect and pluperfectHe comido (I have eaten) and había comido (I had eaten).