Master the Past Tenses
Exploring the Past
Master the past indicative tenses, the preterite, imperfect, present perfect, and past perfect, to narrate experiences, memories, and historical events with confidence.
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Your Placement Result
You tested into Intermediate (B1).
You can hold your own in the present. Now it is time to command the past, the future, and everything in between.
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The fastest, best-value way through B1 is the Roadmap to Fluency. You sign up for the full year at once, save $530, and move through the entire B1 level without losing momentum between terms.
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A Clear Path
How it works
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Confirm your level
You tested into B1, so you're in the right place.
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Choose your path
Go all in with the Roadmap, or take one course at a time.
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Add tutoring and clubs
Add tutoring and clubs to practice between classes.
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Take your Level Exit Exam
Pass your B1 Level Exit Exam to move up to the B2 level.
The Roadmap to Fluency
Your full B1 year, mapped out
Pick the schedule that fits your life. The Roadmap gives you credits for all four B1 courses at a lower per-course price, holds your priority seat before classes fill, and includes free monthly club credits. You book each course yourself, and you take your B1 Level Exit Exam after your B1 courses to move into the B2 level.
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Exploring the Future
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Exploring the Past
Enroll →Two ways to enroll:
Course by course
$2,396 all four, $599 each
- Take any B1 course on its own
- All course materials and homework
- Pay $599 per course, as you go
- Most flexible if plans may change
Best Value
The B1 Roadmap to Fluency
$2,200 for the year, $550 each
- Credits for all four courses, $200 off
- $330 in free conversation club credits
- A priority seat held in every course
- One simple sign-up for the year
Either way, you choose your own sections and book each course yourself.
What You'll Be Able to Do
By the end of B1
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Narrate the past with the preterite, imperfect, present perfect, and past perfect.
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Describe memories, experiences, and historical events with confidence.
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Talk about plans, predictions, and probability using the future tense.
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Express hypotheticals, dreams, and ambitions with the conditional.
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Handle object and relative pronouns and the many uses of "se" and "lo".
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Add nuance with diminutives, augmentatives, and verbal periphrasis.
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Speak, read, and write across all the indicative tenses with greater fluency.
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Follow and join real, everyday Spanish through an immersive sitcom storyline.
À la Carte Courses
Start with a single B1 course
Not ready to commit to the full year? Take any B1 course on its own for $599. You can take the four courses in any order, and many students begin with one and move into the Roadmap once they're ready.
Future and Conditional
Exploring the Future
Talk about plans, predictions, and probability, and express hypotheticals, using the future and conditional tenses with fluency.
View Exploring the FutureThe Tricky Structures
Exploring the Unknown
Demystify the structures learners often skip over, object and relative pronouns, the many uses of "se" and "lo," diminutives, augmentatives, and verbal periphrasis.
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Spanish Sitcom B1
Immerse yourself in modern, everyday Spanish through an original comedic TV series made for learners, building real fluency while you laugh.
View Spanish Sitcom B1Going to miss a few sessions? No worries. You'll have access to all the course materials the moment you enroll, and you can catch up on anything you miss in a private tutoring session.
Make It Stick
Practice between classes
Private Tutoring
From $42.50 · Online or Falls Church
One-on-one lessons tailored to your goals. Perfect for making up missed sessions, filling gaps, prepping for an exit exam, or focusing on work, travel, or heritage Spanish.
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$27.50 per session · Free with the Roadmap
Real Spanish conversation in real community, themed around culture, music, film, and current events. The best way to use what you're learning.
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Try us for free, no commitment: use code VIRTUAL30 for a free 30-minute online tutoring session, or FREECLUB for a free club event.
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Not sure whether to start with the Roadmap or a single course, or which course fits first? Reach out and we'll help you find the best fit.
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If none of these schedules or formats fit your life, let us know and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
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