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Just so you know, I’m super grateful to see you still making videos on this channel! We’re Americans living in Mazatlan. I grew up in El Paso, TX and was married to a Mexican (ex-husband) from Juarez, Mexico for 7 yrs. I’d say I’m between intermediate and advanced and ALWAYS learn something from your videos. I struggle with conjugation and tend to “get by” with what may be more informal ways of saying things. Please keep sharing on this channel. It’s much appreciated! 😊
Me too! Make more ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Hi Julee. Thanks for watching. We were out in Mazatlan earlier this year and really enjoyed it. As far as this channel goes, I plan to keep making new content as time permits. It's a fun hobby and I enjoy helping people. :)
Hi there! My wife and I are currently on our Exploration Trip #1 in Mexico, which happens to be in Mazatlan, as well. We really like it here so far. The people have been tremendous! We are from Colorado, so the heat/humidity is challenging.
Safe travels
@@QrooSpanish Very glad to hear you'll be producing more vids. I have really learned alot from your teaching - especially since I had no formal training in Spanish. Your lessons keep me engaged in wanting to improve my Spanish speaking. Muchos gracias, Maestro.
Love your videos breaking down Vern conjugations and when to use each form of a tense verb
For some reason I really understand this dude. He gets the language moving. I’ve got to go back and really watch all his videos and break down his website. This is more helpful to me. I’m doing a little bit every morning
I've been studying Spanish for 3 years now and still have to familiarize myself with the subjunctive. Your videos are much appreciated. Please continue making more.
Thanks for watching. The subjunctive is one of my favorite topics so it appears in quite a few videos. It is not something you can cover adequately in a few videos.
Good commentary. As a native speaker of both languages, I recognise salient points in your discussion.
Thanks! Thanks for returning to this channel
Thank you so much for your generosity, Paul. I really appreciate it.
I am so pleased that i found these videos,a little fast for me to follow at times, but listening over and over helps my old brain take it in ... eventuality 😂
Very useful video and now with TH-cam enabling screen shots it's even more useful!
Glad it was helpful. I didn't know you could take screenshots. That's pretty cool.
Paul, you really have a gift for being able to teach and explain complex structures well. Thanks for taking time to share your knowledge of Spanish with us.
Thanks for the kind words, Dave. Take care.
Hi Paul. I’m a “higher intermediate” student of Spanish, and have just come across this video of yours about the subjunctive. It was VERY useful, thank you. It would be great if you could make 10-15 minute videos of some of the more tricky aspects of the language, such as this, especially the imperfect subjunctive. I’m sure there are other advanced aspects I don’t yet know about 😂. Keep up the good work.
Paul, thank you for this video. I’m just starting to dip into the subjunctive in my classes, and this is incredibly helpful. All of your videos are helpful for me. I still hear your voice in my head saying, “that which” every time I encounter “lo que.” I find your videos to be so helpful, and so clear. Thank you for continuing to make them.
That's great, Chip. The LO QUE thing will serve you well. Thanks for watching. :)
@@QrooSpanish I watch ALL of your videos. So incredibly helpful. How long would you say it took you to become fluent?
Fluency is a hard thing to gauge because it can depend on the topic you are talking about. I would say that I was able to communicate effectively and keep up with conversations in real-time at around the four year mark. After that, I just got progressively better and better. Learning a language is like a race with a finish line.
@@QrooSpanish This is so encouraging to hear. I'm almost at the end of year one, and I feel like the finish line is many years away, but four years sounds doable! Thank you again.
The subjunctive is a favorite of mine. Learning it/using it has been difficult, but worth it
It’s good to have you back. I still need more time to think but the concepts all make sense.
Thank you Paul. Glad you’re back making videos. I found this one super helpful. 😊
So glad to hear that you liked it. Take care. :)
This was an excellent video. It's one I will revisit with my notebook. Thank you.
Sweet! Busting out the imperfect subjunctive. Excellent video! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
I've only recently discovered this channel and the content is very good. Thanks for covering this information.
Thanks for watching!
Even if a video of yours doesn’t do great on views or revenue, don’t get discouraged, just know, you are a blessing to everyone who watches
Thanks for the kind words, Jonny.
I like how u teach u explain it better than all the teachers and that what I like
Paul, you definitely understand how to introduce complex Spanish sentences in an easy to understand way.
Especially for adults studying - best chanel here on TH-cam!!!
Thanks!
Your content and presentation are so clear to follow so I always look forward to your lessons.
I appreciate that!
Are you successful, you ask? Yes, you are! Thank you for making these videos. You're the bridge between speaking like a child or a tourist and speaking with intelligence and purpose. God bless you, Deputy.
Thank you very much!
In older English, a common form was: "I quit my job for to pass more time with my family." So that's similar.
Glad you're back. As usual, very helpful.
Absolutely excellent! I have not the slightest doubt that you were an excellent police officer but dude you Rock as a Spanish teacher!! Thanks for the great video buddy!!
He really does. I hope he's living his very best life.
Thank you so much, John! Very kind of you. :)
¡Genial tenerte de vuelta! ¡Muchas gracias!
From the structure and the words in your comment, I assume you've got a high level of Spanish.Congrats!
I think my brain is about to explode after that one. Thanks for all the videos Paul, your teaching methods are great at making me think and progress.
I packed a lot of information into that video; however, these are constructions that can really boost your Spanish. I use them on a daily basis. :)
There is a creative way to avoid the subjunctive in that sentence about saving money for vacations. You can say "ahorro dinero para poder ir de vacaciones con mi mujer dos veces al año". In the sentence about the chicken, you could have also said "saca el pollo del congelador para descongelarlo" ;)
Thanks Qroo Paul, I am an old (ish) English guy living in Spain.Your videos are SO good.I am learning so much,like you say most text books ignore the subjunctive tense.Thank you so much.Norman.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I'm happy to hear that you find them useful.
I love to learn Spanish, I've been learning, studying Spanish for many years. I brought my first Spanish book many years ago (1970?)"Teach yourself Spanish". Like you say, impossible to learn without the Subjunctive, the said book only refers to the Subjunctive half way through the book?Probably at my advanced age I'll be dead before I'm dead fluent 🙂. Unfortunately I live on an "urbanization"where there are probably more Britt's than Spanish.Nevertheless thanks for the lessons, can't get enough of them.Thanks once again 🙂👍
Love your videos and your teaching methods are the best!
Great to see your Spanish help back!!! You're such a great help!!!😀 Thank you much!
I appreciate the practical patterns. Currently low-ish intermediate and working my way to upper intermediate over several months, and your approach has a natural feel to it.
These videos are great. I’ve been watching different Spanish instructional videos on YT for 16 months and this channel NEVER got recommended. They do now but their algorithm must actively hate you.
Thanks. I've had this channel for several years but it never had many views until recently.
Great that you are posting again. without a doubt you explain everything extremely well and it is hard to find anyone who teaches the subjunctive . Hope you can continue for a long time. Thanks!
Thanks, Jim. I don't plan on quitting anytime soon. It really just comes down to finding the time to create new content. The videos for this channel take twice as long to edit as the ones for my main channel because I have to add all of the text. :)
Como siempre, súper útil, y haces el aprendizaje mucho más fácil. No necesito decírtelo, estos videos son muy importantes para mucha gente. Por favor, no te detengas. Gracias muchísimas!
Woww! YOU are GOOD!
Gracias, Meg. :)
Wow, bro. As a native Spanish speaker I must say that your Spanish accent is GREAT. CONGRATS
Wow, thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. I hope you do continue to make your language videos because they are really so helpful in ways that I have not found anywhere else.
Gracias. Fue muy util para mi.
Glad your back..! Love the videos
It's good to be back. Thanks for watching!
Glad to see your vids again! I really like the way you now incorporate different levels. Keep’em coming, your explanations are great also!
Awesome, thank you!
Buenos videos Qroo Paul... queremos más! ;-)
Gracias Qroo Paul, me encantan tus videos, son muy muy utiles. Por favor, seguir produciendolos
Living in Spain now (from UK) for 7 months now, and just discovered your channel. Its defo improving my level! Gracias por la leccion
Great to hear!
Great to have you back teaching. Terrific lesson.
Thanks. :)
Thank you sir!!
Most welcome!
Thank you! Really appreciate your teaching style!
Thanks for watching!
Another freaking very helpful and amazing video. Well done. My Spanish continues to grow because of videos like yours.
Great to hear!
Gracias por su vídeo lo aprecio mucho
Thank you for this video, Paul, I'm glad to see that you have added to this channel. I'm still on your first video (no, I'm not watching daily) so will look forward to this one again when I get to that point. Thank you again!
Thanks for watching the videos, Cindy. :)
Great video my friend! I agree with you when you say: " You can't avoid the subjunctive for ever". Unfortunately for English speakers, I don't think we have a subjunctive form of the verb the way they do in French and Spanish. Therefore we generally have problems with the subjunctive when speaking Spanish.
Your videos are great! They make sense of things that seemed difficult. Thank you! Looking forward to more of them
Glad you like them!
Great explanations! Muchas gracias
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!
Braaaah! This is straight up gold! Gracias por el oro!
Thanks!
No tengo tiempo para ver esto ahora mismo. Pero quería darte las gracias de inmediato por hacer otro vídeo. Disfruto mucho tus videos.Gracias gracias muchísimas gracias.
Thanks Paul ! 😀
My pleasure!
Welcome back. Excellent
Thank you kindly!
I love the way you explain the use of the subjunctive Paul ! Couldn’t be better, thanks so much, Rebecca
Thanks, Rebecca!
Excellent lesson, I will be watching them all. Thank you, your style of teaching works for me.
Glad to hear that. :)
Great work Paul thank, you!!!
My pleasure!
TH-cam algorithm leads me to you! There’s a lot of good teachers out there to learn Spanish if you will make the effort to learn. Thanks for your content. Gracias a todos!
Thanks for watching. :)
Thank you so much Paul!
My pleasure!
Your lessons are so helpful and understandable at all levels of Spanish. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much for your excellent videos - so much interesting material and you present it so well. Muchas gracias!
Thank you for watching. I'm glad you like them.
I think you accomplished your goal of getting the beginners and the intermediates. Thank you for a very helpful video!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your lessons!
Thanks for watching. Have a good weekend.
OMG super happy to see you back here. 👍
Thanks! It's good to be back. I just needed a little break. :)
Estoy feliz por que supe la palabra del subjunctive imperfecto, cada vez.
¡Esto fue fabuloso, Paul!
Your videos are appreciated.
So nice of you.
Gracias por el video!
De nada. Gracias por verlo. :)
Thanks Paul,
great & practical
Glad you enjoyed it. :)
I have only just discovered your videos as an upper intermediate level(self-taught) they have been just what I need to correct some of the many mistakes I make. As a retired teacher I have to complement you on your ability to make difficult concepts so clear, you have real talent. Keep it up.
Thank you. I appreciate you taking the time to tell me that.
Gran leccíon may clara. Gracias.
Gracias por ver el video.
Paul I’m a Long time listener and just want to thank you for all of your Spanish lessons you’re the best keep the lessons coming.
Thanks, Greg.
This explains why I have more trouble understanding than speaking in Spanish. I think I only recognize present indicative. This gives me a lot of hope. Thank you.
Verbal comprehension is one of the most difficult aspects of learning any language. It will improve with more exposure to the language. Thanks for watching the video. Have a good weekend.
Great video Paul, loved it. I've not watched any of your videos for a while but I'll watch more soon.
Thanks, Robert.
Thank you! I was a Spanish major but haven’t really spoken these last few years- your content is exactly what I need!
Thanks, Mack. Welcome to the channel. :)
Thank you for another amazing video
Thanks, Inez. :)
Hey Qroo, thanks for the video. Super useful, as always. I can at least say that I knew the "para que"-construction. Thanks for the video.
That's great that you already knew that one. :)
Thanks Paul, some challenging stuff here - hope you can keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Really very simple presentation of difficult subject, i like more the clarification on important words and verbs in given examples.
Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you so much Prof. I am glad to hear from you again with these helpful Spanish lessons. I would certainly practice these different formations.
Leave the keys on the table so that I don’t forget them. Could you also say. Deja las llaves en la mesa para que no las olvide
@@arnoldepstein2731 That's also correct because it depends on whether you like to use olvidarse or olvidar in this context. I think they both work in this example.
Top drawer teaching skills amigo. Mil gracias.
Thanks, Ed.
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you are simply the best tutor on the youtube. ❤
Thanks!
Este vídeo es muy útil para mi - muchísimas gracias
Gracias, Big will.
Got me thinking
Your videos are super useful. I have no idea how I managed to learn English considering how different these constructions are in English. I’m intermediate Korean and I’m trying to understand tense, aspect and mood, and because I do this unconsciously both in English and Spanish, I’m going back to basics. Your explanation of how two clauses manage tenses so differently is spot on. It opened my eyes as to why I’m trying to force verb conjugations into clauses that have no tense whatsoever because my Spanish brain is trying to fill a “gap”.
Your functional grammar approach of looking at clauses and how they interact with each other is the best method, we don’t speak in simple words or phrases, all we do is create thoughts by linking clauses.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm glad to hear that you find the approach useful. Everyone learns differently but this is the only method that has really worked for me.
Great lesson.
Thanks! 😃
Muchos gracias Paul! Tan fácil para caminar entre todos los tópicos...... muchas ejemplos y buen explicaciones ;-) That's my best shot at spanish! estoy muy lento!!
You’re back! Hooray
It's good to be back!
This was great! If only we could get native Spanish speakers to explain this good.
Thank you so much!
The Duolingo bird kidnapped my family and said if I don't use the subjunctive I'll never see them again. This really came in handy!
Haha
Great Videos!
Help me a lot!
Greetings from Munich!
excellent video! thank you!
You are welcome!
Outstanding class...
Thanks do much
Bein hecho maestro 👍
Most welcome!
Thanks!
Thank you very much!!!! That was very generous of you. :)
Thank you!,,,
You are welcome!
Thanks Paul . I wish that I had come across your teaching method a long time ago . I identified the importance of the subjunctive in Spanish yet cannot understand why books and native teachers avoid it so much . Your confirmation that it is one of three most important verb ( mood ) forms is music to my ears ! I particularly like your explanations as to ' how ' why ' and 'when ' in your teachings . I write as a retired teacher who now teaches English to native Spanish and Italian speakers .... So here's to binge-watching your set of videos and looking forward to future ones . Thank you for all your hard work .
Thanks, Neil. Are you teaching online?
@@QrooSpanish Hi Paul ; yes - as they mostly live in Italy or Spain . I do Italian one week and Spanish the next . only 2/3 each week .
Great to have you back Paul. Your videos are helping me more than any other tool. Quick question: when we took the chicken out of the freezer so it could thaw, you said there are two subjects in that sentence. Aren't chicken and it the same subject. Thanks so much.
Amazing to see that I actually got a lot of these sample sentences correct, especially the subjunctive ones. Been learning subjunctive for the past 6 weeks and it’s a tough concept to grasp initially. Practice practice and more practice. Thanks for the video though it still helped clear some things over that confused me a bit.
Great job!