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Spanish Intermediate

B1–B2: the tenses, moods, and structures that take you from getting by to real fluency.

← Back to the Beginner course (A1–A2)

24 Lessons — from B1 to B2

Build on your A1–A2 foundation with the past tenses, the subjunctive, pronouns, conditionals, and the connective glue of natural Spanish. Your progress saves automatically, separately from the beginner course.

B1 — Intermediate

The core machinery: the two pasts, the subjunctive, the future/conditional, pronouns, and the big contrasts.

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Preterite vs. Imperfect

The two simple past tenses — the snapshot vs. the ongoing scene — and when to use each.

2

The Present Subjunctive

Its forms and the WEIRDO triggers — wishes, emotion, doubt, and ojalá.

3

The Future & Conditional

Talk about what will and would happen — plus expressing probability.

4

Object Pronouns

Direct, indirect, and combined (se lo) — and where they go.

5

Por vs. Para

The classic pair, sorted into clear categories you can actually remember.

6

Ser vs. Estar (in depth)

Identity vs. state, location, and adjectives that change meaning.

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Commands (the Imperative)

Tell, ask, and instruct — tú, usted, nosotros, with pronouns attached.

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Reflexive & Pronominal Verbs

True reflexives, reciprocals, and verbs that shift meaning with se.

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Comparisons & Relative Clauses

más/menos que, tan…como, superlatives, and que / quien / lo que.

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Connecting Ideas

Conjunctions and discourse markers for connected, natural speech.

B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Depth and nuance: the full subjunctive, perfect tenses, hypotheticals, reported speech, the passive & the many uses of se, verbs + prepositions, word formation, formal writing, media, and argument — a full B1–B2 course.

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The Subjunctive in Depth

Doubt, emotion, and denial; adjectival & adverbial clauses; cuando + subjunctive.

12

The Perfect Tenses

haber + participle — present perfect, pluperfect, and the perfect futures.

13

Si-Clauses & Hypotheticals

Real, unreal, and past-unreal conditions — "if I were…", "if I had…".

14

Reported Speech, Register & Idioms

Relay what others said, shift tenses, read the room, and sound natural.

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The Passive & Impersonal Se

The passive with ser, the everyday se-passive, and the impersonal se.

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The Accidental Se

“Se me cayó” — the no-fault se, plus every job se does.

17

Verbs + Prepositions

Which verbs demand a, de, en, con or por — grouped to memorise.

18

Sequence of Tenses

Match the subordinate verb to the main clause, in both mood and time.

19

Word Formation

Diminutives, augmentatives, -ísimo, and prefixes to decode new words.

20

Precision, Nuance & Fluency

Relative pronouns, cuyo, higher-register connectors, and circumlocution strategies.

21

Verbal Periphrases & Time

acabar de, volver a, seguir/llevar + gerund, and hace / desde / desde hace.

22

Formal Writing: Letters & Email

Register, greetings, polite requests, sign-offs, and a model formal email.

23

Understanding Authentic Media

Headlines, connected speech, slang & regionalisms, and reading/listening strategies.

24

Opinion, Argument & Big Topics

Give and defend an opinion, structure an argument, discuss abstract topics — the capstone.

Study Tools

Reference and practice across the whole intermediate course.

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Glossary

Every word from all 24 lessons — searchable, with audio and a review deck.

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Dialogues & Readings

Graded B1–B2 passages that recycle your grammar, with audio and comprehension checks.

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Grammar Cheat Sheet

Tenses, connectors, and set phrases on one printable page.

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B1–B2 Can-Do Checklist

Track your progress against the CEFR B1–B2 "can-do" goals, saved as you go.

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Ready for more? Continue to Advanced (C1–C2)

22 lessons finishing the grammar, mapping the whole Spanish-speaking world, and taking on the academic, legal, professional, journalistic, oratorical and literary registers.

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