Attend a Painting Class in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to attend a painting class in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• use vocabulary related to painting

• talk about conditional outcomes using the imperfect subjunctive

• discuss art classes

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la acuarela	watercolor
el garabato	scribble
el talento	talent

examples
Sí, aunque prefiriera las acuarelas. Yes, even though I preferred watercolors.
Aunque ella hiciera garabatos, los apreciábamos. Even if she drew scribbles, we valued them.
Aunque no tuviera talento, aprendía. Even though I didn't have talent, I learned.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Spanish	English
avanzar	to make progress
derramar	to spill
ensuciarse	to get dirty
frustrarse	to get frustrated
mancharse	to get dirty

Avanzar

Avanzar(to make progress) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	avanzara	I made progress
tú	avanzaras	you made progress	informal singular you
vos	avanzaras	you made progress	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	avanzara	he, she made progress
usted	avanzara	you made progress	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	avanzáramos	we made progress
vosotros, vosotras	avanzarais	you made progress	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	avanzaran	they made progress
ustedes	avanzaran	you made progress	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Derramar

Derramar(to spill) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	derramara	I spilled
tú	derramaras	you spilled	informal singular you
vos	derramaras	you spilled	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	derramara	he, she spilled
usted	derramara	you spilled	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	derramáramos	we spilled
vosotros, vosotras	derramarais	you spilled	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	derramaran	they spilled
ustedes	derramaran	you spilled	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ensuciarse

Ensuciarse(to get dirty) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me ensuciara	I got dirty
tú	te ensuciaras	you got dirty	informal singular you
vos	te ensuciaras	you got dirty	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se ensuciara	he, she got dirty
usted	se ensuciara	you got dirty	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos ensuciáramos	we got dirty
vosotros, vosotras	os ensuciarais	you got dirty	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se ensuciaran	they got dirty
ustedes	se ensuciaran	you got dirty	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Frustrarse

Frustrarse(to get frustrated) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me frustrara	I got frustrated
tú	te frustraras	you got frustrated	informal singular you
vos	te frustraras	you got frustrated	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se frustrara	he, she got frustrated
usted	se frustrara	you got frustrated	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos frustrármos	we got frustrated
vosotros, vosotras	os frustrarais	you got frustrated	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se frustraran	they got frustrated
ustedes	se frustraran	you got frustrated	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Mancharse

Mancharse(to get dirty) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me manchara	I got dirty
tú	te mancharas	you got dirty	informal singular you
vos	te mancharas	you got dirty	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se manchara	he, she got dirty
usted	se manchara	you got dirty	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos mancháramos	we got dirty
vosotros, vosotras	os mancharais	you got dirty	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se mancharan	they got dirty
ustedes	se mancharan	you got dirty	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrase

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrase!

Spanish	English
darse bien	to be good at

Darse Bien

Darse bien(to be good at) is an -ar pronominal verb phrase with a stem change in the imperfect subjunctive.

A+ Pronoun(s)	Singular Conjugation	Plural Conjugation	Translation	Notes
a mí	se me diera bien	se me dieran bien	I was good at
a ti	se te diera bien	se te dieran bien	you were good at	informal singular you
a vos	se te diera bien	se te dieran bien	you were good at	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
a él, a ella	se le diera bien	se le dieran bien	he, she was good at
a usted	se le diera bien	se le dieran bien	you were good at	formal singular you
a nosotros, a nosotras	se nos diera bien	se nos dieran bien	we were good at
a vosotros, a vosotras	se os diera bien	se os dieran bien	you were good at	informal plural you (in Spain)
a ellos, a ellas	se les diera bien	se les dieran bien	they were good at
a ustedes	se les diera bien	se les dieran bien	you were good at	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) follows many of the same rules as the present subjunctive. Introduced with a preterite, imperfect, conditional, or past perfect WEIRDO verb in the independent clause, the imperfect subjunctive often refers to a previous experience, but it can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities.

Finding the Imperfect Subjunctive Stem

The imperfect subjunctive uses the third person plural of the preterite (minus the -ron). The third person preterite form of a verb, whether regular or irregular, becomes the base for the imperfect subjunctive stem.

Imperfect Subjunctive Endings

When conjugating the imperfect subjunctive, you can choose from two different sets of endings. Both are correct, though the first set, whose yo ending is -ra, is more widespread. For this reason, we use the -ra endings in these lessons.

Subject	Subjunctive 1 Endings	Subjunctive 2 Endings
yo	-ra	-se
tú	-ras	-ses
él, ella, usted	-ra	-se
nosotros, nosotras	-ramos	-semos
vosotros, vosotras	-rais	-seis
ellos, ellas, ustedes	-ran	-sen

Imperfect Subjunctive Uses

The imperfect subjunctive can be used to talk about past occurrences, current opinions of past events, doubts and wishes, uncertainty, and conditional outcomes. It can also be used in if clauses and polite requests.

The following phrase indicates conditional outcomes:

Spanish	English
aunque	even though, although

Quiz Yourself!

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Spanish Conversation

Fantastic! Let's put the grammar and vocab from above to the test in the following example of a conversation in Spanish.

Frida:

Cuando era niña, iba a clase de pintura. Aunque fuera difícil, disfrutaba pintando.

When I was a girl, I went to painting class. Even though it was difficult, I enjoyed painting.

Joaquín:

¡Aprendiste mucho! Pintas unos cuadros preciosos ahora, Frida. ¿Fuiste sola a clase?

You learned a lot! You paint some gorgeous paintings now, Frida. Did you go to class by yourself?

Frida:

No. Iba con mis hermanos. Siempre íbamos a clase aunque nevara.

No. I went with my siblings. We always went to class, even if it was snowing.

Joaquín:

¿Y tu hermana Lorena?

What about your sister Lorena?

Frida:

Aunque se manchara, siempre estaba feliz. Aunque nosotros nos ensuciáramos, nos reíamos.

Even if she got dirty, she was always happy. Even though we got dirty, we laughed.

Joaquín:

No me extraña que ahora seas tan buena pintora.

I’m not surprised that you’re such a great painter now.

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