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Por or para? Ser or estar? Acabar de, acabar por, or acabar haciendo algo? You’ve heard both la frente and el frente — but which one do you use, and when?

If you are somewhere between intermediate and advanced levels in Spanish, you’ve probably realised that the more Spanish you learn, the more there is that you haven’t quite nailed down, or even noticed. You’ve got a solid vocabulary and a decent grasp of grammar — but in real conversations with native speakers, you sometimes find yourself half-listening while mentally rehearsing what you want to say. And when you finally get a chance to speak, the worry about getting it right means the moment passes before you’ve said a word. We’ve all been there.

That’s exactly why we created this section. Each post takes a grammar point that trips up even confident intermediate and advanced learners and breaks it down in a clear, practical way — with plenty of real examples so it actually sticks. Some of these posts are accompanied by one of our Trocitos de Real Spanish: short videos focused on those tricky little grammar points that continue to follow us around — like the subjunctive, everyone’s favourite (or not).

Which grammar points would you like us to tackle next? Tell us in the comments!

¡Manos a la obra!

Elizabeth from Real Spanish