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Beyond Present Tense to Conversation Fluency in 15 Minutes a Day: The Definitive Second Book of the Spanish Learner(2 The Spanish Fluency Gap)

Beyond Present Tense to Conversation Fluency in 15 Minutes a Day: The Definitive Second Book of the Spanish Learner(2 The Spanish Fluency Gap)


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About the Book

You speak present tense. You can order the coffee, follow the conversation, get by. But the moment it gets real-when someone tells a story, talks about last week, asks what you'll do next-something stalls. You understand more than you can say.

That gap has a name. And it has a fix.

This book is for the intermediate Spanish learner who is past beginner but stuck before fluent. It picks up where every first course leaves off: past tenses that finally feel natural, a future tense beyond voy a, a conditional that makes you sound educated rather than just functional, and the conversation structures that separate someone who speaks Spanish from someone who merely survives in it.

No grammar lectures. No memorisation tables. 19 chapters, each completable in 15 minutes-drills built from real conversation, not textbook exercises. Plus a vocabulary system using cognates, Latin roots, and 15 word-ending patterns that unlocks thousands of words from what you already know.

What you'll master:

  • The real difference between preterite and imperfect-taught as meaning, not rules
  • Future and conditional tense-predictions, politeness, and conversations that go somewhere
  • Pronoun placement across all tenses-automatic, not calculated
  • The practical subjunctive-the structure everyone avoids, finally made usable
  • Sentence connectors and natural word order-stop sounding translated
  • Cognates, roots, and word-ending conversions-thousands of words from what you already know

Perfect for intermediate learners who have plateaued, English speakers in Spanish-speaking communities, heritage speakers rebuilding fluency, and professionals working with Spanish-speaking colleagues.

The United States is already the second-largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. The people are already here. This book closes the gap between the Spanish you have and the Spanish you need.



About the Author :
Lasana Henriques is a language educator and curriculum designer based in Florida. He specializes in building practical fluency systems for adult learners, with a focus on Spanish acquisition for English speakers. His methodology draws on cognitive linguistics, pattern recognition, and the strategic use of cognates and Latin roots to accelerate vocabulary acquisition. Henriques develops workbook-based programs designed for busy adults who need real-world language skills without the overhead of traditional classroom instruction.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798349348105
  • Publisher: Spanish Fluency Gap
  • Publisher Imprint: Spanish Fluency Gap
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 180
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 480 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8349348100
  • Publisher Date: 18 May 2026
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Series Title: 2 The Spanish Fluency Gap
  • Sub Title: The Definitive Second Book of the Spanish Learner
  • Width: 216 mm


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