Reconocer in Spanish: recognize and acknowledge
A familiar voice or an admitted mistake calls for reconocer: explore its present forms and the difference between recognition and acknowledgment.
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Imaginar in Spanish: picture a possibility
Picture a different future, a place or a possible situation with imaginar and its present and past forms.
Read and practiseSupposing and making assumptions
An uncertain arrival can be expressed as an assumption; explore present forms and a common construction.
Read and practiseDudar in Spanish: expressing uncertainty
A doubtful claim, an uncertain choice or a questionable answer calls for dudar and its different constructions.
Read and practiseNoticing a change in Spanish
A shift in a voice or an unexpected smell can catch your attention; practise describing the detail you notice.
Read and practiseObserving processes and details
Clouds move and plants grow: describe watching a process carefully or spotting a detail in Spanish.
Read and practiseComparing two options in Spanish
A train or a bus? Put one option beside another and describe a comparison using the right preposition.
Read and practiseExpressing dependence in Spanish
Weather can decide a trip, and a train can determine an arrival: express what an outcome depends on.
Read and practiseIncluding something in a price or group
A breakfast in the price or a neighbour in a group: express what is included and form the present tense.
Read and practiseDescribing contents in Spanish
A parcel or a report may hold something inside: describe its contents and practise the present forms of the Spanish verb.
Read and practiseBelonging and ownership in Spanish
A key can belong to a person and a person to a group: express ownership and membership with Spanish present forms.
Read and practiseEvents and ideas in Spanish
An event happens or an idea comes to mind: describe both with Spanish forms of the verb and the right pronoun.
Read and practiseReporting events and succession
An unexpected event or a change of office calls for a precise verb: describe what happened or who took over in Spanish.
Read and practisePlantear in Spanish: raise an idea
A question at a meeting or a possible solution can be brought forward with plantear; explore its forms and common patterns.
Read and practiseAbordar in Spanish: address an issue
A meeting, report or conversation can tackle a subject directly. Explore present forms and the accented past form of abordar.
Read and practiseArgumentar: support a position in Spanish
Reasons and evidence give a position weight: explore argumentar, its present forms and how to express support or opposition.
Read and practiseRefuting an argument with evidence
A claim can be challenged with evidence: express a reasoned rebuttal and practise the present tense in Spanish.
Read and practiseCuestionar in Spanish: challenge an idea
A decision, assumption or set of figures can be questioned with reasons; explore forms of cuestionar in context.
Read and practiseMatizar in Spanish: qualify a statement
A broad claim can need a qualification; explore matizar, its present forms and a spelling change in the past.
Read and practiseClarifying an unclear point
A confusing condition or deadline becomes easier to understand when you clarify it in Spanish.
Read and practiseGiving reasons for a decision
A delayed project or a difficult choice calls for reasons: explain or justify an action in Spanish.
Read and practiseFundamentar: substantiate a claim in Spanish
Ground a proposal, diagnosis or conclusion in evidence with fundamentar and its regular verb forms.
Read and practiseRespaldar in Spanish: backing an idea or person
Evidence can back a claim, and people can support a colleague: explore how respaldar expresses both kinds of support.
Read and practiseValorar in Spanish: assess and appreciate
A decision can call for assessing options, while a kind gesture may deserve appreciation; valorar expresses both.
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