Frequently Asked Questions

MySpanishLeap is a free Spanish learning platform designed for English speakers who want to start having real conversations as quickly as possible. It combines structured reference guides (Leap Resources) with interactive practice exercises (The Gym) — covering vocabulary, sentence translation, verb conjugation, and more.

MySpanishLeap is built for adult English speakers at beginner to intermediate level — typically A1 to B1 on the CEFR scale. Whether you're preparing for a trip to Spain or Latin America, starting to learn Spanish from scratch, or looking to consolidate the basics you already know, the platform is designed to be immediately practical and jargon-free.

Yes — all Leap Resources (reference guides) and Gym exercises are completely free to access. No subscription required. Creating an account lets you track your progress across sessions, but you can use the platform without signing up.

Most gamified apps prioritise daily streaks over real comprehension. MySpanishLeap focuses on practical language you'll actually use — survival phrases, essential verbs, real sentence structures — paired with reference guides that explain why Spanish works the way it does. The goal is faster real-world fluency, not points.

The Gym is MySpanishLeap's interactive practice section. It contains four types of drills: Vocabulary (30 words per theme — restaurant, travel, work, and more), Sentences (translate English sentences into Spanish, three difficulty levels), Conjunctions (practice linking words like y, pero, sino), and Conjugation (practice verb conjugation across six tenses — present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, and subjunctive).

Yes. Vocabulary, Sentence, and Conjunction drills are tracked: once you complete a drill, it's marked as done and your progress rings update on the Gym home page. Conjugation practice is open-ended (no completion tracking) since it's designed for ongoing repetition rather than a single pass.

The conjugation drill covers six tenses: presente (present), indefinido (preterite), imperfecto (imperfect), futuro (future), condicional (conditional), and subjuntivo (subjunctive). Each drill uses a pool of 30 verbs — 10 regular -ar, 6 regular -er, 4 regular -ir, and 10 irregular — shown in a random order that reshuffles once exhausted.

For vocabulary and sentence drills, your answer is compared using fuzzy matching that ignores accents and punctuation — so a missing accent won't mark you wrong, but the wrong word will. For conjugation, all six pronoun forms are checked simultaneously: correct forms turn green, incorrect ones turn red and show the right answer.

Leap Resources are free reference guides that cover the grammar and vocabulary topics English speakers find most useful and most confusing. Current guides include: Essential Verbs, Irregular Verbs, Reflexive Verbs, Ser vs Estar, Question Words, Small Expressions, Coordinating Conjunctions, Survival Phrases, and Vocabulary Kits. Each guide includes a usage note and a real-life example for every entry.

Both ser and estar mean 'to be' in English, but they are never interchangeable in Spanish. Ser is used for permanent or inherent characteristics: identity, origin, profession, physical description, and time. Estar is used for temporary states: emotions, locations, conditions, and ongoing actions. A common example: 'Soy cansado' (I am a tired person by nature — rare) vs 'Estoy cansado' (I am tired right now — the normal way to say it). The full guide with 12 rules and examples is available at /leap-resources/ser-vs-estar/.

Reflexive verbs are verbs where the subject performs the action on themselves. They're identified by the -se ending on the infinitive (llamarse, levantarse, ducharse) and always require a reflexive pronoun: me (yo), te (tú), se (él/ella), nos (nosotros), os (vosotros). They're essential for daily routine vocabulary — waking up, getting dressed, going to bed — and for common phrases like '¿Cómo te llamas?' (What's your name?). See the full guide at /leap-resources/reflexive-verbs/.

No. All content — Leap Resources and Gym drills — is accessible without an account. Creating a free account lets you save your progress across devices and sessions. Without an account, progress is stored in your browser's local storage and will be lost if you clear your browser data.

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