Laura K. Lawless's Blog: Lawless Languages, page 6

Pretérito vs Imperfecto Clues

Some Spanish words and phrases are virtually always used with the imperfecto, while others seem to stick like glue to the pretérito. These lists can help you determine which tense you need in any given sentence.

Published on Lawless Spanish

           

À son insu

There's no way I can teach you the French expression à son insu without your knowledge.

Published on Lawless French

         

En voiture – To be (être vs avoir)

Test yourself on "to be" (être vs avoir) with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   En voiture

Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless French account to take this test. If you don't have one, sign up - it's free!

Published on Lawless French

         

Professions

Put your Italian to work by learning the Italian names for various crafts and trades.

Published on Lawless Italian

         

La huerta murciana – Past Participles Quiz

Test yourself on Spanish past participles with this fill-in-the-blanks exercise:

   La huerta murciana

Note: You must be logged into your Progress with Lawless Spanish account to take this test. If you don't have one, sign up - it's free!

Published on Lawless Spanish

           

Devenir prof de français

Learn a bit about teaching French as a second language while working on your own language skills.

Published on Lawless French

         

Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers are essential for lists: they denote the rank, position, or order of items in a group, whether that group is made up of people, objects, or things to do.

Published on Lawless French

         

Adverbs of Time

Adverbs of time express when the action of a verb occurs.

Published on Lawless Spanish

           

Saga Baldoria

Read my review of Saga Baldoria, a story-based Italian learning program with exercises, dialogues, stories, historical notes, videos, and comics. Each lesson takes about 15 minutes, making it easy to squeeze daily practice into a busy schedule.

Published on Lawless Italian

         

Chercher des poux

No need to quibble over the meaning of the French expression chercher des poux - just read this lesson.

Published on Lawless French