English vs Spanish: The Grammar Tenses.
The old controversy of which one is more difficult is not really that controversial. When learning another language (English in this case) students may reach a state of frustration when they find their progress in acquiring the new language does not go as they expected initially and one of the things they most commonly say is "English Grammar is hard". Regarding other languages, that may be true or not, but Spanish is another story and the answer is definitive: English Grammar is a lot easier.
In order to prove my point let us review the Simple Present tense in both languages using the verb EAT which in Spanish is COMER.
Simple Present: I / You / We / They EAT
He / She / It EATS
Presente Simple: Yo COMO
Tú COMES
Él / Ella COME
Nosotros COMEMOS
Vosotros COMEIS
Ellos COMEN
Whereas in English there are only two forms of the verb, in Spanish we have six, but it gets better. Let´s see what happens with the simple Past.
Simple Past: I / You / We / They He / She / It ATE
Pasado Simple: Yo COMÍ
Tú COMISTE
Él / Ella COMIÓ
Nosotros COMIMOS
Vosotros COMISTEIS
Ellos COMIERON
As it is noticeable in these two examples, English Grammar is simpler: you have to learn only three forms of a verb to use the Simple Present and the Simple Past in English instead of twelve in Spanish. It´s also more practical and time-saving. And it´s not that learning English is always easy. Learning English can be difficult, otherwise there would not be so many English academies out there.
-->Simple Present: I / You / We / They EAT
He / She / It EATS
Presente Simple: Yo COMO
Tú COMES
Él / Ella COME
Nosotros COMEMOS
Vosotros COMEIS
Ellos COMEN
Whereas in English there are only two forms of the verb, in Spanish we have six, but it gets better. Let´s see what happens with the simple Past.
Simple Past: I / You / We / They He / She / It ATE
Pasado Simple: Yo COMÍ
Tú COMISTE
Él / Ella COMIÓ
Nosotros COMIMOS
Vosotros COMISTEIS
Ellos COMIERON
As it is noticeable in these two examples, English Grammar is simpler: you have to learn only three forms of a verb to use the Simple Present and the Simple Past in English instead of twelve in Spanish. It´s also more practical and time-saving. And it´s not that learning English is always easy. Learning English can be difficult, otherwise there would not be so many English academies out there.
Comments