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Free online courseComplete Spanish Grammar for Beginners A1-A2

Duration of the online course: 4 hours and 8 minutes

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Build real Spanish skills fast with this free grammar course: present to past tenses, ser/estar, por/para, and practice quizzes for A1–A2 progress.

In this free course, learn about

  • Conjugate regular present-tense verbs; yo form uses -o (hablo, como, vivo)
  • Apply spelling-change yo forms: -ger/-gir verbs change g→j (protejo, finjo)
  • Use stem-changing verbs in present; nosotros/vosotros stay regular (no vowel change)
  • Express possession with tener in the present (Tengo un perro)
  • Choose ser vs estar: identity/profession vs states/temporary situations (incl. gigs)
  • Use preterite tense for completed past actions; Spanish uses more distinct past forms than English
  • Use imperfect tense for habitual/ongoing past; know irregulars: ir, ser, ver
  • Form the simple future: infinitive + endings (é, ás, á, emos, éis, án)
  • Use conditional for hypothetical/“would” ideas vs future for “will”
  • Differentiate para vs por: purpose/destination vs cause/reason/means

Course Description

Getting started with Spanish is exciting, but grammar can feel like the barrier between recognizing words and actually speaking with confidence. This beginner-friendly A1–A2 course helps you turn scattered knowledge into clear, usable structure so you can form sentences, understand what you hear, and express yourself more naturally in everyday situations.

You will strengthen the essentials of the present tense, including how regular verb endings work and the small but important spelling changes that appear in certain verb groups. You will also learn how stem-changing verbs behave and, crucially, when they do not change. With this foundation, common conversations become easier: talking about routines, preferences, and basic descriptions without constantly second-guessing the verb form.

As you move forward, you will tackle core building blocks that typically confuse beginners, such as expressing possession and choosing between ser and estar depending on meaning and context. Instead of memorizing isolated rules, you will develop practical intuition for identity versus condition, permanent traits versus temporary states, and how Spanish communicates nuance that English often handles differently.

Past and future communication is a major milestone at this level, so the course guides you through the preterite and imperfect in a way that helps you choose the right tense for real messages: completed actions, background descriptions, habits, and ongoing situations. You will also gain control over expressing plans and possibilities with the future and conditional, making it easier to talk about what you will do, what could happen, and what you would do in a given situation.

Throughout the learning path, short checks for understanding reinforce key points and help you spot patterns. By the end, you should feel more confident reading and listening at a beginner level and more capable of writing and speaking with accurate, flexible grammar that supports real communication.

Course content

  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 1 35m
  • Exercise: In the Spanish present tense for regular verbs, which ending is used for the “yo” form (e.g., comprar → yo ___)?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 2 25m
  • Exercise: Which change happens in the yo form for verbs ending in -ger or -gir (e.g., proteger, fingir)?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 3 23m
  • Exercise: Which subject pronoun stays regular (no vowel change) in these present-tense stem-changing verbs (e→ie, o→ue, e→i, i→ie, u→ue)?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 4 11m
  • Exercise: Which verb is used in Spanish to express possession in the present tense (e.g., I have a dog)?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 5 SER vs. ESTAR 38m
  • Exercise: Which option correctly uses ser vs estar for profession (main job vs temporary/gig)?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 6 Preterite Tense 41m
  • Exercise: Which statement best describes how Spanish expresses the past tense compared to English?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 7 Imperfect Tense 18m
  • Exercise: Which three verbs are irregular in the imperfect tense?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 8 Future 17m
  • Exercise: Which structure correctly forms the simple future tense for most Spanish verbs?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 9 Condicional 19m
  • Exercise: What is the main idea of the conditional tense compared to the future tense?
  • Video class: ?BASIC?Complete Spanish Grammar - Lesson 10 POR / PARA 16m
  • Exercise: Which option correctly explains one key difference between para and por?

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4 hours and 8 minutes of online video course

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