Free Spanish Learning Programs: 10 Free Spanish Learning Programs to Learn Spanish for Free

November 28, 2016 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

FREE SPANISH LEARNING PROGRAMS

So today I will share with you 10 Free Spanish Learning Programs that you can use to learn Spanish from the comfort of your home. These are some great useful sources that I have found online that are completely free to use and don’t any person information on your part to utilize these. Now, with this small list here below, if you like you can click on them and they will take you personally over to their site.

However, before you review this list, I must state something important that you should keep in mind as a language learner. Free Spanish Learning Programs are limited and will not teach you everything that you need to know to speak it fluently.

If you want to learn Spanish on your own, then I think that these 10 free Spanish language programs below are a great start to get your feet wet. Another good thing about these sources listed is that although you DON’T have a personal one-on-one teacher, you DO have audio to be able to listen and hear vocabulary pronounced which I feel is extremely important for language learning.

How Can You Get The Most Out Of Free Spanish Learning Programs?

These Free Spanish Learning Programs listed above are just a few of many that are online that you can use at your disposal to learn Spanish for Free. They will help you to learn some basic vocabulary terms and preliminary expressions in Spanish. I hope that this list will serve you well and help you start learning Spanish today.

There is one important thing that I have learned to become fluent and master Spanish. It doesn’t matter if you utilize free or paid methods to learn Spanish. It’s essential that you start speaking from day 1 with natives so it will stick to your memory faster. Don’t worry too much about making mistakes because it comes with the territory. Simply strive to use the new words that you learn to form questions and complete sentences to communicate with natives.

Have you used other Free Spanish Language Programs that have been effective to learn Spanish? If so, then let me know in the comments area how it is working for you!

Spanish Software to Learn Spanish? My Top 2!

November 18, 2016 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

Should you use Spanish Software to learn Spanish or not? Read this first to see what I think!

My name is Wally, the guy behind spanishtutoringservices.com. Today I want to talk about using Spanish Software to learn Spanish and why I think they are great tools for self-education.

Although this website is dedicated primarily to Spanish tutoring services for kids and adults, this is a question that comes up. People have asked me many times what I think about the effectiveness of using software to learn Spanish. Would I use them or not? And if so, which programs are the best Spanish language learning software to use?

To see what I really think about the idea of using Spanish software to learn Spanish, watch this quick video below that I made at home. Let me know in the comments what you like most below..

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Some Other Great Spanish Language Learning Software To Consider for Kids & Adults:

To find out more details about each software below, simply click the software.

As you can see above there are many different types of language learning software that you can purchase to help you learn Spanish on your own. As mentioned in the video above, I can’t highlight how extremely important it is that practice speaking Spanish with natives in public from day 1.

The 2 initial software that I mentioned in the brief video worked great for me to get nice foundation of the Spanish language. However, although super effective, I must say that one thing I was determined to do was speak Spanish with natives every opportunity I had. This is was a key contributor to my mastery and fluency of the Spanish language.

More About Using Spanish Software to Learn Spanish..

I want you to know that these Spanish software to learn Spanish that I have researched and listed above are highly recommended in the industry. If you click any of the 8 Spanish software above, it takes you directly to the Amazon site where you can purchase them. If you are already familiar with Amazon, then you know that Amazon provides a money back guarantee on these software. If you have a Mac or PC, you study from virtually any location which puts you in control of your study sessions.

I want to thank you personally for reading this quick overview. Once you decide which Spanish Software to learn Spanish above that is best for you, start learning Spanish today! I hope you much success!

Preterite vs Imperfect in Spanish – What’s the difference? See here!

September 27, 2016 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

What is the difference between Preterite vs Imperfect in Spanish?

One of the first things that you should understand is that both are past tenses formed in Spanish. However, to try to keep it simple, today on this post we will focus primarily on examples of AR Spanish verbs using these 2 past tenses.

With these examples, you will learn what is the difference between Preterite and Imperfect so you can recognize them in conversation. For this post, we will use the Spanish verb cantar (to sing).

For conjugation of Spanish –ar verbs into the imperfect, you must drop the –ar tail and then add:

yo – cantaba

tú – cantabas

él/ella/usted – cantaba

nosotros – cantábamos

ellos /ellas / ustedes – cantaban

However, to form the Preterite of cantar you will have:

yo – canté

tú – cantaste

él/ella/usted – cantó

nosotros cantamos

ellos /ellas / ustedes cantaron

Typically when considering the Preterite vs Imperfect, the Preterite is used to simply express an action that has already happened in the past. However with the Imperfect, there could be a continued action in place. In Spanish, the imperfect is used to describe something that was happening or used to happen.

To illustrate this I will give a few examples below using the very same AR Spanish verb above cantar to see the difference between the Preterite vs Imperfect.

Preterite:

Ayer yo canté una canción en el show. Yesterday, I sang a song in the show.

Las muchachas cantaron en el concierto. The girls sang in the concert.

Imperfect:

Nosotros cantábamos mucho cuando estábamos en el grupo. We used to sing a lot when we were in the group.

Cuando ellos entraron en la casa, ustedes cantaban. You all were singing when they entered the house. Or, they came inside the house when you were singing.

Learn Spanish Days and Months of the Year

September 26, 2016 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

Today you will learn Spanish days and months of the year. Something that you will notice about the Spanish days of the week & months of the year in Spanish is that their English equivalents are written in uppercase.

The Spanish Days of the Week / Los Días de la Semana en Español

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The Months of the Year in Spanish / Los Meses del Año en Español:

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Here are some useful expressions to help you learn Spanish days and months of the year below:

el fin de semana = the weekend

¿Qué día de la semana es? What day of the week is it?

En qué mes del año es? What month of the year is it?

Hoy es = today is

Mañana es = tomorrow is

How to tell time in Spanish – Como decir la hora en espanol?

September 26, 2016 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

How To Tell Time in Spanish?

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Telling time in Spanish is quite easy if you know your numbers 1-60 in Spanish.

how to tell time in spanish

There are some simple questions & expressions that you could use to ask for the time in Spanish. Notice some below:

Unidades de tiempo / Units of time:

a second = un segundo ; seconds = segundos

a minute = un minuto ; minutes = minutos

an hour = una hora; hours = horas

a quarter of an hour = un cuarto de hora

half an hour = media hora

Para preguntar la hora / To ask for the time

What time is it? ¿Qué hora es?

Can you tell me what time? ¿Me puedes decir la hora?

What time do you have? ¿Qué hora tienes?

Now let’s look at a few examples of expressions below of how to tell time in Spanish:

it’s twelve o’clock – son las doce

it’s exactly five o’clock – son las cinco en punto

it’s a quarter past three – son las tres y cuarto or son las tres y quince

it’a almost 11pm – son casi las once de la noche

around or about 4 p.m – alrededor de las cuatro de la tarde

sometime between 9 and 10 a.m. – entre las nueve y diez de la mañana.

If Spanish, if you would like to state a specify time in the morning, in the afternoon or at night, use the following:

in the morning – de la mañana

in the afternoon – de la tarde

in the evening – de la tarde/noche

at night – de la noche

midnight – medianoche

a mediodia – noon

Now that you have learned a few expressions about how to tell time in Spanish, why not try practicing these with a native speaker? The more you practice telling time in Spanish, the better you will be.

How to Form the Past Tense of AR Verbs in Spanish Using Haber

September 3, 2016 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

Do you want to know how to form the past tense of AR verbs in Spanish using Haber?

Haber as you may know already is a helper or linking verb used in Spanish for quite a few things. To form the past tense of Spanish verbs you will need to use the correct conjugated form of haber along with the subject used. Being that on this post we will focus primarily on -ar Spanish verbs, let’s use hablar as an example.

Hablar means “to speak or talk” in Spanish.

yo he hablado I have spoken

tú has hablado you have spoken (informal)

él ha hablado he has spoken

ella ha hablado she has spoken

usted ha hablado you have spoken (formal)

nosotros hemos hablado we have spoken

ustedes han hablado you all have spoken

ellos han hablado (they have spoken/can be all males or mixed group)

ellas han hablado (they have spoken/all female group)

Now that you have learned how to form the past tense of AR verbs in Spanish using haber, lets take a look at a few written examples below.

Yo he hablado hoy con mi maestro de ciencia acerca del examen. I have spoken today to my science teacher about the test.

Ellas han hablado con sus amigas. They have spoken or have talked with their friends.

Ha hablado Pablo con su hermano? Has Pablo spoken with his brother?

As you can see, forming the past tense of AR verbs in Spanish using haber is quite easy. If you have additional questions about these and need Spanish tutoring services, feel free to contact us today.

17 Common Spanish Irregular Past Participles used often

April 24, 2016 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

In Spanish, there are 2 types of past participles that you will learn: Regular and Irregular.

Regular Spanish verbs that are conjugated follow a similar scheme when formed. However, Spanish irregular past participles are slightly different. (Read more about irregular present participles on a previous post here).

Below, I will be reviewing for you some common Spanish irregular past participles that are used often in conversation.

Infinitive: Past Participles:

abrir – to open abierto (opened)

caer – to fall caído (fallen)

decir – to say dicho (said)

devolver – to return (something) devuelto (returned something)

volver – to return vuelto (returned)

hacer – to do, to make hecho (made, done)

cubrir – to cover cubierto (covered)

leer – to read leído (read)

ir – to go ido (gone)

morir – to die muerto (died)

oír – to hear oído (heard)

poner – to put puesto (put)

ver – to see visto (seen)

resolver – to resolve resuelto (resolved, solved)

escribir – to write escrito (written)

creer – to believe creído (believed)

romper – to break roto (broken)

The above are just a few of many common Spanish Irregular Past Participles that you will learn. However, it is very important that when using these irregular past participles in Spanish that these be used in conjunction with haber and estar.

Learn How to Form the Future Tense of Spanish Verbs

October 28, 2015 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

How to Form the Future Tense of Spanish Verbs:

Today we will talk about how to form the future tense of Spanish verbs. We will focus on how to conjugate these with ar, ir, and er verbs. Unlike the present tense form, the future tense of Spanish verbs indicate an action that will be done in the near future.

Let’s start off with how to form the future tense of Spanish verbs that end with “ar“:

Consider the example of the Spanish verb bailar which means to dance.

yo bailaré = I will dance

tú bailarás = you (informal) will dance

él bailará = he will dance

ella bailará = she will dance

usted bailará = you will dance (formal)

nosotros bailaremos = we will dance

ellos bailarán = they will dance (can be males/females or mixed groups)

ellas bailarán = they will dance (only females)

ustedes bailarán = you all will dance (can be a group of males or females or mixed groups)

How to form the future tense of Spanish verbs that end with “er”:

Example: comer = to eat

Yo comeré = I will eat

tú comerás = you will eat (informal)

él comerá = he will eat

ella comerá = she will eat

usted comerá = you will eat (formal)

nosotros comeremos = we will eat

ellos comerán they will eat (can be all males or mixed group)

ellas comerán – they will eat (all females)

ustedes comerán = you will eat/you all will eat (plural)

How to form the future tense of Spanish verbs that end with “ir”

Let’s use the example of repetir which means to repeat.

yo repetiré = I will repeat

tú repetirás = you will repeat

él repetirá = he will repeat

ella repetirá = she will repeat

usted repetirá = you will repeat (formal)

nosotros repetiremos = we will repeat

ellos repetirán = they will repeat (can be males or mixed group)

ellas repetirán = they will repeat (only females)

ustedes repetirán = you will repeat (plural)

20 Common Irregular Present Participles in Spanish that you need to know

October 19, 2015 / spanishtutoringservices / Leave a comment

In our previous post here, we discussed how to form present participles in Spanish verbs. However today, we will show you some common irregular present participles in Spanish. Now these Spanish verbs are called irregular because when conjugated, they are formed a little different than the typical way we form the present participles. See a few below that I thought you might consider:

vestirse – to dress oneself – vistiendose
vestir – to dress – vistiendo
venir – to come – viniendo
traer – to bring – trayendo
servir – to servir – sirviendo
seguir – to follow – siguiendo
repetir – to repeat – repitiendo
reír– to laugh – riendo
poder – to be able – pudiendo
pedir – to ask (for) or to request something – pidiendo
oír– to hear – oyendo
morir – to die – muriendo
mentir – to lie – mintiendo
leer – to read – leyendo
ir – to go – yendo
huir – to flee – huyendo
dormir – to sleep – durmiendo
divertirse – to enjoy oneself – divirtiendose
destruir – to destroy – destruyendo
decir – to say – diciendo

Keep in mind that these are just a few of the many irregular Spanish verbs that deviate from the typical dropping of the tails ar, er, and ir and adding the ando, iendo, iendo endings to infinitives. Don’t worry. Learning irregular present participles in Spanish are not hard if you have the right help. To schedule private online Spanish tutoring services, please visit here.

Learn How to Form the Present Participles in Spanish Verbs

October 19, 2015 / spanishtutoringservices / 1 Comment

How to Form the Present Participles in Spanish Verbs:

Learning how to form the present participles tenses in Spanish verbs are really easy to do. To help you remember these forms, their English equivalents have ending of ing. Some examples of these would be words like dancing, eating, drinking, or walking just to name a few.

Now in Spanish, if you would like to know how to form the present participles in Spanish verbs for ar, er, and ir endings, you would follow this simple rule:

AR Spanish Verbs:

Drop the “ar” ending in a Spanish verb such as bailar, and simply add “ando” to create: bailando which means dancing in English.

Example: Estoy bailando con mi novia. = I am dancing with my girlfriend.

ER Spanish Verbs:

For Spanish verbs ending in “er” such as comer, you will need to drop the er ending and then add “iendo” to create: comiendo which is “eating” in English.

Example: Estamos comiendo almuerzo ahora mismo = We are eating lunch right now.

IR Spanish Verbs:

Finally for Spanish verbs that end with “ir” such as repetir, you must drop the ir tail and replace it with “iendo“. So repetir will become “repitiendo” which means repeating in English.

Example: Yo estoy repitiendo las reglas a los muchachos. = I am repeating the rules to the boys.

Now do you see and understand how to form the present participles in Spanish verbs? It’s easy right?

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