CARLA: Spanish Grammar Strategies

I'm looking for a strategy that someone has used successfully to learn a specific grammar form. Moods Subjunctive Imperfect subjunctive Conditional Conditional perfect and pluperfect subjunctive Commands Pronouns Relative pronouns Simultaneous use of direct and indirect object pronouns Direct and indirect object pronouns in affirmative and negative tú commands Reflexive pronouns in present perfect constructions Tenses / Aspect Preterite Imperfect Preterite vs. imperfect Ser and estar Por vs. para Gender / Agreement Gender of nouns Gender and number agreement Other Demonstrative adjectives Lo + adjective Hacer and desde in time expressions Negative words Superlatives I'm looking for strategies that match my learning style and that can apply to various grammar forms. Auditory Rhymes Songs and chants Talking to native speakers Visual Color coding Decision maps Drawings / Mental images Note cards Playing with verbs Quasi-math formulas Quick grammar references Kinesthetic Physical behaviors Writing it over Memory aids Acronyms Initials as a vehicle for mnemonics Phrases as memory aids Phrases as vehicles for syntax Cognitive English sentences with Spanish syntax English sentences with Spanish words inserted Focusing on meaning Learning material as a chunk Learning grammar by explaining it Using archetypical sentences Using L1 to keep forms and functions straight Context-based Making associations Observing use in context Other Avoiding avoidance Combining perceptual modes What's the reason for using one strategy or another? Spanish grammar sites Glossary

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A teacher uses "CLING to a star/estar" to help her students remember that estar is necessary when talking about:

Temporary conditions

Example:       Lola está embarazada y su esposo está asustado.
'Lola is pregnant and her husband is scared.'
(Lola's pregnancy is temporary since it lasts only 9 months.
It is expected that her husband will stop being scared after a while.)

Location

Example:      La sección de maternidad está en el segundo piso del hospital.
'The maternity unit is on the second floor of the hospital.'
(To reveal the location of the maternity unit, estar is required.)

-ing forms in English

Example:            El bebé está llorando.
'The baby is crying.'
(To express ongoing -ing actions in English the auxiliary verb
estar is always required in Spanish.)

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I'm looking for a strategy that someone has used successfully to learn a specific grammar form.

I'm looking for strategies that match my learning style and that can apply to various grammar forms.

A phrase with an acronym in it