Craig Burgess

20 March 2019

The Free 'El Patio ESSENTIALS' language sheets

As a supplement to your study materials, El Patio is producing a serious series of useful language sheets, covering key grammar topics and tenses in clear and straightforward language to help you as you learn.

¿Qué es un verbo?

¿Qué es un verbo? – What are verbs? How do they work?

This langauge sheet explains what a verb is in simple English.

Learn the key grammar terms – VERB, INFINITIVE, SUBJECT and see clear examples in Spanish.

Download the PDF here.

How to conjugate a verb

In this instalment, learn how to conjugate a verb, step-by-step.

Discover the secret life of verbs. 

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Regular verbs in the present tense

In this El Patio ESSENTIALS language sheet, learn about the basic toolkit of Spanish – the forms of regular verbs in the present tense.

See what they look like and how they sound.

Download the PDF here

Irregular verbs in the present tense

In this El Patio ESSENTIALS language sheet, learn to identify the 3 types of irregular verb in the present tense.

A neat little overview to clarify something that can seem unknowable.

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