How it works

1. Find a class that works for you and enroll. You can book more classes now or later.

2. Follow the instructions to join the video conference room on the day of your class.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Present & past tense review + stem-changing verbs

In this lesson, you will review the present and past tenses, and you will learn how to conjugate the most important stem-changing verbs in the present tense.

Lesson 2: The imperfect tense, part 1

In this lesson, you will review all the stem-changing verbs, and you will learn how to conjugate and use the pretérito imperfecto tense.

Lesson 3: The imperfect tense, part 2

In this lesson, you will practice the imperfect tense and master its usage.

Lesson 4: Restaurant vocab, some adverbs, por/para, hubo/había

In this lesson, you will learn vocabulary related to restaurants, some important adverbs, por and para in depth, and hubo and había.

Lesson 5: Adverbs ending in -mente and ordinal numbers

In this lesson, you will practice the two past tenses, and you will learn adverbs ending in -mente and ordinal numbers.

Lesson 6: Future tense with ir and reflexive verbs

In this lesson, you will learn how to form the future tense with ir and how to use reflexive verbs in all four tenses (present, p. perfecto, p. imperfecto, and future).

Lesson 7: Travel vocab, expressions with tener, and traer & llevar

In this lesson, you will learn vocabulary related to travel, common expressions built using verb tener, and conjugating and using verbs traer and llevar.

Lesson 8: Direct object pronouns

In this lesson, you will learn how to identify a direct object in a sentence and how to use the direct object pronouns.

Lesson 9: Review

In this lesson, you will review all the material taught in lessons 1-8. Feel free to ask as many questions as you want!

After this lesson, you will receive an exam to test your knowledge.

Lesson 10: More review and practice

In this lesson, you will practice with your instructor and your classmates all the material you've learned. You are now able to speak Spanish in the four most important tenses. Congratulations!

Melissa C.

4.0

2024-08-14

This was my third class with Berges and Nicolás as my teacher. I really love his approach and the way the course is structured. I feel like I have a good handle on the material -- for me, it's always conversation that's most difficult. I can't think fast enough to form sentences! In our class, Nicolas spends A LOT of time working with us on conversational skills. I'm giving only four stars this time because I had to take two classes with a different instructor and found the experience very different. One of the most helpful things about the way our class is structured is that we always review the homework first, taking turns reading our answers and addressing any questions we have about it, before we jump into new material. The other instructor reviewed homework assignments toward the end of class and provided much less talking time and interactivity. They basically read us the homework answers and textbook content. Maybe it's just a personal preference. Everything at Berges is so nicely standardized I expected the class flow would be more or less the same regardless of instructor. Still signing up for Level 4!

tony binns

5.0

2024-07-18

I enjoyed the course very much. Gloria was a great instructor. She was able to make grammatical examples that I could relate to and apply it. I think the chapters were on point. This was my second time taking Level 3. I think it was a good move and I learn a little bit more than I knew at first.

Ray Valdez

5.0

2024-07-08

Level 3 to me has been the turning point of comprehension. As of now this is my 3rd time in level 3 throughout my journey in Berges Institute/ learning Spanish. The instructors have all been very patient as they understand that not everyone learns at the same speed. Time, focus, and due diligence is the key to becoming fluent in conversations, that I'm participating more and more in conversations with muly coworkers whom mostly speak Spanish

Annie J.

5.0

2024-05-12

This course was awesome. I really feel like the structure and pacing is perfect.

Laurie Postlewate

5.0

2024-05-11

This course was very solid and provided exactly the amount of explanation and practice I needed.

Susan Chalfin

5.0

2024-05-06

The course has been very helpful to me in learning Spanish grammar.

Level 3: The Imperfect Tense