Ayudar: help in Spanish
Use ayudar for helping a person or helping with an action, with personal a and an infinitive.
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Combing your own hair
Describe combing your hair in Spanish, using the present tense and reflexive pronouns for different people and situations.
Read and practiseLlamar: call and be called
Use llamar for calling someone or knocking, and llamarse to introduce a name.
Read and practiseWaking up in Spanish
Birdsong, rain and an alarm frame the present forms used to describe waking up in Spanish.
Read and practiseFlying by plane in Spanish
Plane journeys and flight plans are easier to describe with the present tense of the Spanish verb for flying.
Read and practiseEscribir: write in Spanish
Use escribir for notes, names and messages, and practise present forms and the irregular participle escrito.
Read and practiseCrossing in Spanish: streets and the past
A street or bridge can be crossed: practise the present forms and the spelling of the first-person past.
Read and practiseConocer: know people and places
Use conocer for familiarity with people and places, practising conozco and contrasting saber.
Read and practiseTurning when giving directions
At the next corner, indicate a left or right turn in Spanish with the regular present forms of this useful verb.
Read and practiseFollowing a route or continuing
A path leads onward and an activity goes on: express both ideas with the present forms of this Spanish verb.
Read and practiseElegir: choose in Spanish
Use elegir for choices and practise elijo, the e-to-i change and the unchanged nosotros form.
Read and practiseStopping vehicles and actions
A train comes to a halt or a person stops an activity: express both situations in Spanish.
Read and practisePedir: request or order
Learn pedir for requesting help or ordering food, including its present-tense stem change.
Read and practiseRiding a bike and assembling furniture
A bicycle ride and a flat-pack shelf share one Spanish verb; see its present forms in context.
Read and practiseBuilding a house in Spanish
A new house takes shape: describe building it and practise the present form used for yourself.
Read and practiseOfrecer: offer something
Learn ofrecer for offering help or refreshments, including the irregular present form ofrezco.
Read and practiseFixing a broken object
A damaged lamp can work again: describe repairs in Spanish and practise the present tense.
Read and practiseCambiar: change and exchange
Learn cambiar for changing a date or seat and exchanging one thing for another in Spanish.
Read and practiseBreaking things and their state
A broken window tells a story: describe breaking objects and use the irregular Spanish participle.
Read and practiseServir: serve and be useful
Learn servir for serving food and for an object’s purpose, including its present-tense stem change.
Read and practiseFilling a container
A bottle takes cold water: describe filling containers in Spanish and name what goes inside them.
Read and practiseLimpiar: clean something
Learn limpiar for removing dirt and practice present forms with individual and collective subjects.
Read and practiseEmptying a container
A bag is emptied onto a bed: describe taking everything out and practise accented Spanish verb forms.
Read and practiseCostar: asking a price
Learn costar for prices, its present-tense stem change and agreement with one item or several.
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