Skills Test




Below is the Intermediate curriculum that I use. It is pretty lengthy, but I have found that this is the most straight-forward and organized way to learn the language. Do NOT move forward until you have mastered a certain unit first.

1. The Present Tense
a. The present tense of regular –ar, -er, and –ir verbs
b. Using the present tense
c. Irregular verbs in the present tense
2. Using Ser & Estar
a. Using ser
b. Using estar
3. Stem-changing Verbs
a. Stem changing verbs of –ar and –er verbs
b. Stem-changing verbs of -ir
c. Verbs with –uir suffix
d. Verbs with the –iar and –uar suffix
e. Verbs with present tense spelling changes
4. The Preterit Tense
a. Regular Preterit Verbs
b. Verbs with Preterit spelling changes
c. Verbs with an –er and –ir suffix with a stem-ending vowel
d. Irregular Preterit Verbs
5. The Imperfect Tense
a. Forming the Imperfect
b. Using the Imperfect
c. The difference between the Imperfect and the Preterit
6. The Future & Conditional Tense
a. Forming the future tense
b. When to use the future tense
c. Using the future tense to express conjecture, probability, or uncertainty
d. Forming the conditional tense
e. Using the conditional tense
7. Reflexive Verbs
a. About reflexive verbs
b. Using reflexive verbs as an indirect object
c. Using reflexive verbs as a command
d. Reflexive Pronouns used with a present participle
e. Reflexive verbs expressing reciprocation (“each other”)
f. Using Reflexive Verbs to express “to Become”
g. Other Uses of Reflexive Verbs
8. Passive Voice
a. Introduction to the Passive Voice
b. Using a reflexive “se” construction to indicate passiveness
c. Ser and Estar with the Past Particple as Passive Voice
9. The Perfect Tense
a. Forming and Using the Present Perfect Tense
b. The Past Perfect
c. The Future Perfect
d. The Conditional Perfect
10. Progressive Tenses and Gerunds
a. Forming the Gerund (present participle, “-ing”)
b. The Progressive Tense
c. Other Uses of the Progressive Tense

Using "¿qué? and ¿cuál? in interrogative sentences; You know them better as "questions".

Both ¿qué? and ¿cuál? mean "what?" in English, but the verbs in Spanish change depending on where they are used.  " cuál &q...