In German you have to use different moods, in English different
tenses for verbs to mark indirect speech (speech where you are
saying what was said or expressed): He said that he had painted
the ... There are two ways to indicate a future action, ir a
«infinitive» and the future tense. How do I decide which to use
when? Is one form more common when spoken or in writing? Is
there a regional ... Is the "a" necessary when using "ir a" to
convey future meaning? Google gives 17m results for "te va a
encantar" but also 1.5m for "te va encantar". Does this rule
vary according to formality? There are two ways to express
simple past time actions and conditions in Spanish. One is the
preterite, Comí tacos. (I ate tacos.) Besé a una chica. (I
kissed a girl.) and the other is the ...