Level 3: The Imperfect Tense
Grammar

Level 3: The Imperfect Tense

If you are comfortable with telling simple stories from the past, for example, saying what you did last week in Spanish, you should register for Level 3.

In this level, you will work on the pretérito imperfecto tense, its uses, and its differences from the pretérito perfecto. You will learn how to use both past tenses combined. You will also start working on direct object pronouns and the future tense (using verb ir), and of course, you will expand your vocabulary.

To take this level, you should have scored at least 11 points on our Online Placement Test and/or completed Level 2.

How it works

1. Find a class that works for you and enroll. You can book more classes now or later.
2. Follow the instructions to join the video conference room on the day of your class.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Present & past tense review + stem-changing verbs

In this lesson, you will review the present and past tenses, and you will learn how to conjugate the most important stem-changing verbs in the present tense.

Lesson 2: The imperfect tense, part 1

In this lesson, you will review all the stem-changing verbs, and you will learn how to conjugate and use the pretérito imperfecto tense.

Lesson 3: The imperfect tense, part 2

In this lesson, you will practice the imperfect tense and master its usage.

Lesson 4: Restaurant vocab, some adverbs, por/para, hubo/había

In this lesson, you will learn vocabulary related to restaurants, some important adverbs, por and para in depth, and hubo and había.

Lesson 5: Adverbs ending in -mente and ordinal numbers

In this lesson, you will practice the two past tenses, and you will learn adverbs ending in -mente and ordinal numbers.

Lesson 6: Future tense with ir and reflexive verbs

In this lesson, you will learn how to form the future tense with ir and how to use reflexive verbs in all four tenses (present, p. perfecto, p. imperfecto, and future).

Lesson 7: Travel vocab, expressions with tener, and traer & llevar

In this lesson, you will learn vocabulary related to travel, common expressions built using verb tener, and conjugating and using verbs traer and llevar.

Lesson 8: Direct object pronouns

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify a direct object in a sentence and how to use the direct object pronouns.

Lesson 9: Review

In this lesson, you will review all the material taught in lessons 1-8. Feel free to ask as many questions as you want!

After this lesson, you will receive an exam to test your knowledge.

Lesson 10: More review and practice

In this lesson, you will practice with your instructor and your classmates all the material you've learned. You are now able to speak Spanish in the four most important tenses. Congratulations!

Reviews from our students

Madison Martin
star 5.0
2024-04-18
I thought the course was great! I was wanting to take it to reestablish my skills and the class was a great balance of grammar and conversation, as well as learning cultural parts of the language. After each class I felt more confident in my speaking, listening and comprehension.
Jessi Berry
star 5.0
2024-04-03
Great class! Finally starting to connect the grammatical dots in order to express myself in longer sentences.
Jessi Berry
star 5.0
2024-04-03
I really enjoyed this course - the logical presentation and reiteration of material/practice is extremely helpful in getting Spanish to "click". I'm excited for Level 4.
Alexandra Cateriano
star 5.0
2024-04-02
Class was well thought out and straightforward. Gloria was a great teacher and kept the class engaging.
Maximilian Paulus
star 5.0
2024-02-27
Good course and great teacher. Very flexible regarding rescheduling the courses due to business commitments.
Michele H.
star 5.0
2024-01-22
The lessons are clear and easy to follow. I appreciate the focus on grammar and concepts, rather than just vocabulary.
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