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Rosas (Oreja de Van Gogh)
Who hasn’t been in love? Who hasn’t experienced a love that couldn’t be? Rosas is a beautiful song for when love keeps you waiting and waiting. With this song you can practice both the preterite and imperfect tenses. Enjoy! Remember, the lyrics … Continue reading
Gracias (Luis Pescetti)
¿Qué nos decían en la casa siempre, de pequeños? A mí me decían mucho “Saluda a tu tía” (porque todas las señoras que recuerdo de mi pueblo natal, resultaban ser mis tías). Esta canción utiliza el imperativo de una manera … Continue reading
Posted in Imperative, Intermediate
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Agua (Jarabe de Palo)
Jarabe de palo, a Spanish latin rock group presents the dilemma of a one-way platonic love… It uses tener and querer, two of the most common irregular verbs in the present tense. Enjoy. ¿Cómo quieres ser mi amiga si por … Continue reading
Posted in Intermediate, Present Tense
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Luz de día (Enanitos Verdes)
Enanitos verdes is a great Argentinian rock band, and Luz de día is a terrific song about the story of two old sweethearts who reencounter. It’s starts with an imperative sentence: “Open the champagne…” Wanna know more? Remember, the proof-read … Continue reading
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Si no te hubieras ido (If you hadn’t left)
“Si no te hubieras ido” (“If You Hadn’t Left”) is a very well-known song in Latin America and the US, written by Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, which has been recorded by a number of singers. Te extraño más que … Continue reading
Voy a tener que olvidarte (Andy Andy)
Un poco de bachata (A bit of bachata)… With this song you can practise the present tense and the use of tener que + infinitive. Por tantas cosas que pasan, por tantas cosas que no compartimos los dos. Por tanta … Continue reading
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Ojalá by Silvio Rodríguez
Esta canción es una de las más famosas del famoso trovador cubano Silvio Rodriguez. Compuesta en 1969 y publicada en 1978 en su disco “Al final de este viaje”. A la letra de “Ojalá” se le ha dado diversas interpretaciones, por ejemplo … Continue reading
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Ya lo había vivido (Franco de Vita)
Con esta canción puedes practicar el Pasado Perfecto (Pluscuamperfecto – o Pluperfect en inglés): Ya lo había vivido (Franco de Vita) Y aquella noche caminamos juntos sin importar la lluvia… aquella prisa por saber quién eras y por rozarte … Continue reading
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La camisa negra – Juanes
The verb “tener” is an irregular verb in the present tense; not only it has an e-to-ie stem change in all but the yo, nosotros, and vosotros forms, but also, the yo form is completely irregular and is conjugated as … Continue reading
A Dios le pido – Juanes
The Subjunctive mood (el modo subjuntivo) is mostly used in subordinate clauses, for example, in a sentence introduced by a conjunction such as que, como, cuando, si. It suggests that the action of the subordinate verb is regarded as unreal … Continue reading
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