B1 Grammar Lessons
The five grammar points that define B1 Spanish. Each lesson covers formation, usage, a short reading passage, and practice exercises.
Preterite vs. Imperfect
Spanish has two simple past tenses. Learn when to use the preterite for completed actions and the imperfect for background, habits, and ongoing states.
0% Completed Start LessonThe Present Subjunctive
The subjunctive mood is used after certain triggers to express wishes, doubt, emotion and recommendations, rather than to state plain facts.
0% Completed Start LessonThe Conditional Tense
The conditional is Spanish's equivalent of 'would' — used for hypothetical situations, polite requests, giving advice, and talking about the future from a past viewpoint.
0% Completed Start LessonThe Simple Future Tense
Learn the simple future (hablaré, comerás, vivirá) for predictions, promises and probability, and how it differs from ir a + infinitive for near-future plans.
0% Completed Start LessonReported Speech
Learn how to retell statements, questions and commands in Spanish — including how the verb tense, pronouns and time expressions shift when the reporting verb is in the past.
0% Completed Start LessonWhy Grammar Matters at B1
Vocabulary gets you understood; grammar is what lets you actually have a conversation. At B1 level, that means moving past simple present-tense sentences and learning to narrate the past accurately, express opinions and hypotheticals, give advice, and retell what other people have said — the backbone of everyday, natural-sounding Spanish.
Each lesson on this page follows the same structure: a clear formation table so you can see the pattern at a glance, explanations grounded in real example sentences with audio, a short reading passage that puts the grammar point in context, and practice exercises with instant feedback so you know exactly what to review.
We recommend working through the five lessons in order — preterite vs. imperfect, the present subjunctive, the conditional, the simple future, and reported speech — since later lessons build on tenses introduced earlier (the conditional and future share the same irregular stems, and reported speech relies on all four other tenses for its verb-tense shifts).
Once you're comfortable with these five grammar points, pair them with our B1 vocabulary topics and test what you've learned with the intermediate quiz.