Spanish language Q&A Forum

Nope.  No real instruction can convey with clarity how to use the different past tenses in Spanish.  This is just another attempt here to try and make it "clear."  it is not.  

Spanish fluency was a goal of mine, but really not so much any longer.  Basically, because no one can really "instruct" on how to learn the language.  The only way to learn it is to revert to "infancy" and just hear it spoken.  So, move to a Spanish-speaking country or region and pick up what you can.  Most disheartening thing I have ever attempted to do is learning Spanish.

Él pudo irse de vacaciones

why we use 'irse' in this sentence? instead of 'ir'

I think the conjugation of servir in this lesson seems to be incorrect, it leaves off the s in all forms, except in the nosotros form i where it leaves off the root ser.  

I would like to ask exactly the same question as Benhur

I should’ve said  “Podía ver.. vs veía, do they mean the same thing. Gracias, Shirley. 

Is it because conseguir refers to a person not a thing?

When do we know it its te or tu gusta is it just dependent on if it is a reflextive verb or not