Adjective Position
Spanish adjectives may be found before or after the nouns they modify, depending on various factors. Generally speaking, descriptive adjectives follow nouns, while limiting adjectives precede nouns.
B1 - Intermediate Spanish • word order
Enlace / Encadenamiento
Enlace or encadenamiento is the phenomenon in Spanish whereby each word seems to run into the next, as if there are no boundaries between them.
B2 - Upper-Intermediate Spanish
Horchata de chufa – Pretérito Quiz
Test yourself on the pretérito with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:
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PwLS Super Study Lists
Take your Progress with Lawless Spanish account to the next level with these super study lists that bring together all the lessons on a particular grammar topic.
A1 - Beginning Spanish • A2 - Low-Intermediate Spanish • B1 - Intermediate Spanish • B2 - Upper-Intermediate Spanish • C1 - Advanced Spanish
Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal numbers are essential for lists: they denote the rank, position, or order of items in a group, whether that group is made up of people, objects, or things to do.
A2 - Low-Intermediate Spanish • abbreviations
Weather Quiz
Test yourself on Spanish weather verbs with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:
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Synonymous Tense/Mood Names
Between three tenses, six moods, and two aspects, Spanish has a lot of different verb forms. In addition, many of these have more than one name, which can get very confusing. This summary page on synonymous tense/mood names includes all the Spanish names for each verb form, the English equivalents, examples, and links to detailed lessons.
Possession
Spanish has has several different possessive constructions, which can seem daunting until you realize that English does too – you’ve probably just never thought about them before. This page offers a quick summary of the different ways to express possession in Spanish with links to detailed lessons.
Writing Exercises
Looking for a fun way to practice writing in Spanish? You’ll love the self-scoring translation exercises on my co-branded site, Progress with Lawless Spanish.
A1 - Beginning Spanish • A2 - Low-Intermediate Spanish • B1 - Intermediate Spanish • B2 - Upper-Intermediate Spanish • C1 - Advanced Spanish
How are you? Fine.
Before you dive into a conversation, it’s nice to exchange a few pleasantries. Greetings are first, of course, and then if you know the person, it’s typical to ask how they are.