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I'm Timothy, and this is Learncraft Spanish.

This week we're going to learn the verb, i ear, and start using complex tenses, such as

the past of the future and the future of the past. For today, we're going to explore why

tenses can sometimes be complex like this, and why it's important for communicating your

thoughts in Spanish.

Let's start by going over something we've already begun practicing.

What's the difference between these two sentences?

El is good.

El is being good. In the first case, we're talking about him in general.

We're describing him as a good person.

But in the second case, we're emphasizing the present moment.

The fact that he's being good in the moment, though it might not always be the case.

But what if that moment that we're emphasizing is in the past?

Check out these two examples.

Ella was good.

Ella was being good. Once again, the difference is the emphasis on what she is in general versus what she's being in a particular moment.

But we've used Estabba to put that moment in the past.

And then check out these examples.

We could translate both of these examples.

We could translate both of these as

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