Spanish B1 · Day 58
Day 58: Anécdotas de verano — Correct and incorrect uses of the gerund
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Correct and incorrect uses of the gerund
- Reading: El verano de Mateo: de Conil a Veracruz
- Try it yourself
Every lesson: vocabulary with audio, grammar, reading, a speaking step and a short test.
Grammar point: Correct and incorrect uses of the gerund
¡Hola! Hoy entramos a fondo en dos usos correctos del gerundio: estar + gerundio y el gerundio de simultaneidad. A primera vista parecen iguales, pero tienen matices muy distintos que hacen tu comunicación más precisa.
Key vocabulary (8 of 20 words)
- el socorrista – The lifeguard
- una hamaca – A hammock
- un chiringuito – A beach bar
- un baño nocturno – A night swim
- olas y arena – Waves and sand
- un trozo de sandía – A slice of watermelon
- la horchata – The horchata (sweet drink)
- nadar con los amigos – To swim with friends
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Exercises, the speaking test and your progress are inside the lesson.
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