Spanish classes have moved to the mornings this week. I realized how much better they are at this time of day. I generally have zero interest and zero energy in the evening, which is when we’ve been meeting for the last month.<\/p>\n
Since I am much more interested in studying in the mornings, we’ve been doing two hours a day this week. I still start by reading 20-30 minutes. And then we move on to grammatical subjects. Often reviewing the tenses and moods. Reviewing areas I struggle with; such as properly distinguishing between para<\/em> and por<\/em> (it’s waaay more complicated than I had previously appreciated). Distinguishing between estar<\/em> and ser<\/em> (also a few complicated areas), and various other non verb-related grammatical issues.<\/p>\n I’ve increased the amount of listening comprehension exercises which has been really beneficial. I have my instructor read sentences in Spanish which I translate to English. Or she will conjugate a verb and I will translate. That has proven rather difficult. Especially between the 2nd\/3rd person plural imperfect subjunctive and the 2nd\/3rd person preterite along with the 2nd\/3rd person future tense. Here’s an example of the problem:<\/p>\n Hallar (to find, discover, to locate) Given the rate in which people speak, it’s quite difficult for me to discern the difference between two forms simply by the stress pattern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Spanish classes have moved to the mornings this week. I realized how much better they are at this time of day. I generally have zero interest and zero energy in the evening, which is when we’ve been meeting for the … Continue reading
\n2nd\/3rd person preterito: hallaron
\n<\/strong><\/span>2nd\/3rd person imperfecto de subjuntivo: hallaran<\/strong><\/span>
\n2nd\/3rd person futuro: hallar\u00e1n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n