B2: Upper Intermediate
B2: Idioms, Idiomatic Usage, and Structures
- Using se debe/se puede to say You must/you can (impersonal sentences)
- Using the Spanish subjunctive with negative opinion phrases
- Using the Spanish conditional simple to express probability/speculation about the past
- Using the Spanish imperfect subjunctive in hypothetical clauses introduced by si followed by the Spanish conditional simple
- Using the Spanish present perfect subjunctive after esperar que to express a completed action in the past
- Using [verb] + tan + [adjective/adverb] + que to say "so... that..."
- Using [verb] + tanto/a/os/as + [noun]+ que = [verb] so much/many...that...
- Using Spanish verb gustar to express personal attraction
- Using Spanish demonstrative adjectives to refer to time (present, past and future)
- Using Spanish conjunction al + infinitive/perfect infinitive = when doing/ because of doing [something]
- Using preposition a + infinitive to express a command in Spanish
- Using Spanish verbs seguir/continuar + present participle = to keep on [doing something]
- Using the Spanish subjunctive with impersonal expressions
- Using the Spanish subjunctive to express doubt or uncertainty
- Using the Spanish subjunctive with verbs that express "wish" and "feeling"
- The Spanish imperfect progressive vs the Spanish preterite progressive (was +ing)
- Using que to introduce a warning or threat in Spanish
- Using que to express cause in Spanish
- Using poder to say could have [done something] in Spanish (modal verbs)
- Using the imperfect vs the preterite in Spanish (general use)
- Using querer in the preterite vs the imperfect in Spanish
- Using poder in the preterite vs the imperfect in Spanish (could in past actions)
- Quedarse + [gerund] = to do something continuously in Spanish (perífrasis verbal)
- Using convertirse en / ponerse / hacerse / quedarse to express "to become" (Spanish verbs of change)
- Using the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish with impersonal expressions in the conditional (Sería+adjective+que)
- Using haber to say would have [done something] in Spanish
- Using poder in the present perfect and the preterite for "could" in past actions
- Using the Spanish gerund to say while [doing something]
- Spanish impersonal sentences using the ellos form of the verb
- Aunque + the present indicative vs the present subjunctive in Spanish
- Using the Spanish present perfect subjunctive after esperar que to express a completed action in the future
- Using Qué poco/s + verb/noun to express surprise about a small quantity or infrequency
- Using Spanish verb ser in the imperfect vs the preterite
- Using Spanish verb estar in the imperfect vs the preterite
- Using Spanish verb tener in the imperfect vs the preterite
- Spanish modal verb Deber versus Deber de (obligation and assumption)
- Using the "accidental" reflexive (se) with an indirect object pronoun
- Using Hacía + length of time + que + the Spanish imperfect tense to express duration in the past
- Using Spanish verb volverse to express to become/to turn (verbs of change)
- Antes de/Después de followed by haber + participle in Spanish
- Antes de/Después de/Luego de followed by haber + participle in Spanish
- Using antes de que/después de que with indicative or subjunctive in Spanish (subordinate time clauses) (Spain)
- Using antes de que/después de que/luego de que with indicative or subjunctive in Spanish (subordinate time clauses) (LatAm)
- Cuanto/mientras más/cuanto menos... for The more/The less... in Spanish
- Using quisiera for I would like (alternative to querría)
- Using the Spanish subjunctive after "puede que" to express possibility
- Using desde que / hasta que (since/until) with Spanish indicative and subjunctive (subordinate time clauses)
- Para que followed by the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish (purpose subordinate clauses)
- Using the infinitive to express a request/command/give instructions in Spanish
- Using haber + participle: perfect infinitive in Spanish
- Using the Spanish future perfect to talk about the past (El Futuro Perfecto)
- Using the Spanish perfect future to talk about completed actions in the future with reference to another future action (El Futuro Perfecto)
- Pedir followed by the Spanish present subjunctive to ask someone to do something
- Pedir followed by the Spanish imperfect subjunctive to ask someone to do something
- How to say "must have [done something] in Spanish with the verb deber
- Using ser de un/una [noun]
- Por culpa de/gracias a = because of/thanks to in Spanish
- Spanish verb sobrar: different meanings
- Some adjectives change meaning in Spanish when used with ser or estar
- Spanish impersonal statements followed by the infinitive or by the subjunctive with que
- Para que followed by the present subjunctive in Spanish (purpose subordinate clauses)
- Using the Spanish subjunctive with verbs that express "wish" and "feeling" (conditional in the main clause)
- How to use olvidar/olvidarse for "to forget" in Spanish (pronominal verbs/accidental se)
- Using the Spanish conditional simple to talk about a future in the past
- How to say I can't wait/I can't wait to do something in Spanish with no ver la hora
- Verbs ver, oír, escuchar + infinitive/gerund
- Using the Spanish present subjunctive with verbs giving advice / order (sugerir, recomendar, prohibir)
- Using the Spanish imperfect subjunctive with verbs giving advice/order (sugerir, recomendar, prohibir)
- How to say to have something done in Spanish - mainly beauty and body contexts
- Como / cuando / donde / quien with indicative or subjunctive in Spanish
- Spanish verbs Decir vs Contar (to tell)
- The conditional simple + que + the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish (wish, advice, feelings)
- Using por poco/casi/un poco más y + present tense for nearly/almost in Spanish
- Spanish verb "faltar": different meanings
- Using dársele bien/mal algo to say you are good/bad at something/doing something
- Verbs ver, oír, escuchar, oler, sentir, encontrar in the imperfect
- Spanish verbs Perder/perderse (pronominal verbs)
- Using hacer with subjunctive/infinitive for to make [someone] do something in Spanish
- Ojalá with past tenses in the subjunctive in Spanish
- Yo que tú / Si yo fuera tú / Yo de ti for If I were you in Spanish
- Using the Spanish indicative with a lo mejor/igual/lo mismo (Spain)
- Using the Spanish indicative with a lo mejor/lo mismo (LatAm)
- Spanish modal verbs in progressive tenses
- Menos mal / menos mal que to express relief
B2: Adjectives & Adverbs
- Using cualquier/a to express "any" in Spanish (indefinite adjectives)
- Position of adjectives in Spanish
- Difference between aún and aun in Spanish (with and without a written accent)
- Using neuter article Lo + adverb/adjective + que + verb in Spanish
- Using ya/ya no meaning now/already/finally/any longer
- Using nada/nada de to say not at all in Spanish
- How to use "un tanto/algo + adjective" in Spanish
- Using cómo de + adjective/adverb to ask about the degree or extent of a specific quality
- Using qué tan/cuán + adjective/adverb to ask about the degree or extent of a specific quality
B2: Verbs Tenses & Conjugation
- Conjugate regular verbs in the perfect future in Spanish (El Futuro Perfecto)
- Conjugate Spanish irregular verbs in the perfect future in Spanish (El Futuro Perfecto)
- Conjugate Spanish regular verbs in the Spanish perfect conditional (El Condicional Perfecto)
- Conjugate Spanish irregular verbs in the perfect conditional tense in Spanish (El Condicional Perfecto)
- Spanish modal verb deber in the conditional simple + haber + participle = should have
- Using Spanish adverbial clauses para que, antes (de) que, hasta que, con tal (de) que, etc. + the present subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate Spanish verbs in the Spanish imperfect subjunctive tense (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate estar in the Spanish imperfect subjunctive (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate Spanish verb tener in the Spanish imperfect subjunctive (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate Spanish regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs in present perfect subjunctive tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate Spanish verbs hacer, escribir, poner in the present perfect subjunctive in Spanish (El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate haber in the Spanish imperfect subjunctive (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate Spanish verbs in the pluperfect subjunctive in Spanish (El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo)
- Using the imperfect subjunctive after the conjunction como si in Spanish (subordinate manner clauses)
- Forming the Spanish passive voice with ser + participle (+ por) (passive - simple tenses)
- Conjugate Spanish -cer/-cir verbs (c>z) in the present subjunctive tense in Spanish (El Presente de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate Spanish verb jugar in the Spanish present subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate o > ue and z >c change verbs in the present subjunctive tense in Spanish (El Presente de Subjuntivo)
- Conjugate Spanish -ger and -gir verbs (g > j and e > i) in the present subjunctive in Spanish (El Presente de Subjuntivo)
- Querer que followed by the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish
- Cuando + indicative for past events in Spanish (subordinate time clauses)
- Using qué de + noun in exclamations about quantities
- Spanish -uar verbs in the present subjuntive (El Presente de Subjuntivo: actuar, continuar)
- Some Spanish -iar verbs in the Spanish present subjunctive take an accent (liar, enviar, criar)
- Spanish verbs crear, creer and criar
B2: Pronouns
- Using preposition [except a and de] + el que, la que, los que, las que = with/for/on/in/from which (relative pronouns)
- Using Cuánto + verb in exclamations about quantities in Spanish
- Using [preposition] + lo que = with, for, on + what (relative pronouns)
- Using preposition a and de + el que, la que, los que, las que = to/of/from/about which/who (relative pronouns)
- Repetition of direct object pronouns in Spanish
- Using algo de + noun to express some of/a bit of in Spanish [something]
- Using Todo aquel que for "anyone who/whoever/those who" (demonstratives)
- Repetition of indirect object pronouns with verbs in Spanish (general)
- Spanish relative clauses with the indicative and the subjunctive (subordinate relative clauses)
- Spanish pronouns Ello versus eso (it/that)
- Position of Spanish reflexive and direct object pronouns with infinitive/present participle and affirmative commands
- Spanish verbs Dejar vs Dejarse (pronominal verbs)
- Spanish verbs Dormir vs Dormirse (pronominal verbs)
- Spanish verbs Acordar vs Acordarse (pronominal verbs)
- Spanish verbs Animar vs Animarse (pronominal verbs)
- Emphatic Spanish reflexive pronouns for myself, yourself, himself...
- Using lo que + más/menos for what + verb + the most/the least in Spanish
- Spanish relative clauses using the infinitive
B2: Prepositions & Conjunctions
- Por vs Para in Spanish: Using por (not para) to express "on behalf of"
- Por vs Para in Spanish: Using para (not por) to express unequal relations/surprising facts
- Using the infinitive after prepositions in Spanish (not present participle)
- Aunque + the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish
- Ya que/ Puesto que/ Porque/No porque followed by indicative/subjunctive (subordinate causal clauses)
- Mientras with past tenses in the indicative and subjunctive in Spanish (subordinate time/conditional clauses)
- Spanish "if" with past tenses in the indicative
- Siempre que/a condición de que in Spanish (subordinate conditional clauses)
- Sin/sin que + infinitive/subjuntive in Spanish (subordinate manner clause)
- Using por for due to / because of / for in Spanish (subordinate causal clauses)
- Según / conforme = as / as per / according to in Spanish (subordinate manner clause)
- Según / conforme / a medida que for "as / when / at the same time as" in Spanish (subordinate time clause)
- En cuanto/apenas/tan pronto como for as soon as in Spanish (subordinate time clauses)
- Using tanto... como for "both"
