Language skills are among the top eight skills required of all occupations—no matter your sector or skill level—and the demand for bilingual professionals is rising exponentially. In fact, between 2010 and 2015, the number of U.S. job postings specifically geared toward bilingual candidates more than doubled.
People who speak more than one language switch between competing tasks and monitor changes in their environment more easily than monolinguals, as well as display signs of greater creativity and flexibility. If that weren’t enough, as we age, being bilingual or multilingual also helps to stave off mental aging and cognitive decline.
Being able to communicate in another language fosters an appreciation for the culture of that language. Greater understanding, in turn, promotes greater tolerance, empathy, and acceptance of others—with studies showing that children who have studied another language are more open toward and express more positive attitudes toward the culture associated with that language.
In a world of more than 6,000 spoken languages, we sometimes require translation, but speaking at least one additional language empowers us to access information that would otherwise be off-limits. For example, individuals proficient in other languages are able to navigate the Internet as genuine global citizens—consuming and assessing foreign media and entertainment.
Source: Why Learn Languages
To fully benefit from practice drills, you should be familiar with each of these 12 verb tenses!
Used for ongoing or habitually performed actions, or a state that currently or generally exists.
Example: I eat tacos every weekend.
Ejemplo: Como tacos cada fin de semana.
Used for talking about events that took place or were completed in the past
Example: I bought a new car last week.
Ejemplo: Compré un carro nuevo la semana pasada.
Use for talking about past habitual actions, or what someone was doing in the past when they were interrupted by something else
Example: I was talking to Maria on the phone when a dog bit me!
Ejemplo: Estaba hablando con Maria por teléfono cuando me mordió un perro.
Used for talking about what will happen
Example: You will play for the national team.
Ejemplo: Jugarás para el equipo nacional.
Used for talking about hypothetical situations and probabilities and to make polite requests
Example: If I were rich, I would travel all over the world.
Ejemplo: Si fuera rico, viajaría por todo el mundo.
Used for talking about things that started in the past and which continue or repeat in the present, or things that have happened in the recent past
Example: I have seen the mountains of Peru.
Ejemplo: He visto las montañas de Perú.
Used for talking about things that will have happened after a certain point
Example: I will have seen the mountains of Peru after I go to Machu Picchu
Ejemplo: Habré visto las montañas de Perú después de ir a Machu Picchu.
Used to talk about a past action that happened prior to another action in the past
Example: We had sat down when the train left.
Ejemplo: Nos habíamos sentado cuando el tren salió.
Used for talking about an action in the past that would have happened but did not due to some other event, or to express the probability of an action that has already been completed
Example: He would have finished the book, but the telephone rang.
Ejemplo: Él habría leído el libro, pero el teléfono sonó.
Used for talking about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty
Example: I hope you have a good day.
Ejemplo: Espero que tú tengas un buen día.
Usually used for talking about a previous experience, but can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities
Example: If I were you, I wouldn't do it.
Ejemplo: Si yo fuera tú, no lo haría.
Used for talking about past actions that are connected to the present, as well as actions that will have happened by a certain point in the future
Example sentence in English: It's possible that you will have returned by March.
Example sentence in Spanish: Es posible que Uds. hayan vuelto por marzo.
Source: Spanish Dict