Grammar
Spanish B1
Move from simple exchange to fuller narration, opinion, and connected writing.
On this level
- Past narration
Tell richer stories by separating background from completed events.
- Subordination and reference
Link ideas more tightly and sound less list-like.
- Future and attitude
Handle plans, politeness, and less direct meaning.
Past narration
Tell richer stories by separating background from completed events.
Imperfecto
Use the imperfect for background, repeated past actions, and ongoing situations in the past.
Imperfecto vs indefinido
Use the imperfect for background or repeated context and the indefinido for bounded actions that move the story forward.
Subordination and reference
Link ideas more tightly and sound less list-like.
Present subjunctive basics
The present subjunctive often appears after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or recommendation.
Relative pronouns with que, quien, and donde
Relative pronouns help attach extra information to a noun without starting a completely new sentence.
Future and attitude
Handle plans, politeness, and less direct meaning.
Simple future
The simple future can mark future time, but it also appears in guesses and assumptions about the present.
Conditional for politeness and hypothesis
Use the conditional to soften requests, offer possibilities, or imagine a result under certain conditions.