Hola chic@s,
We’re back with another 🧭.
Today let’s focus on a pattern that helps you speak with more flow.
🧭 AL + infinitive
This structure means “when doing…” or “upon doing…”
e.j Al llegar a casa, me duché
When I arrived home, I showered
e.j Al escuchar la noticia, se puso a llorar
When she heard the news, she started crying
‘Al’ = ‘A’ + ‘el’
It introduces a trigger moment.
As you can see in the ejemplos, something happens and something follows.
English says:
“When I arrived…”
“When she heard…”
But Spanish condenses this into something smoother.
It removes bulk and creates rhythm.
It makes your Spanish feel ‘lived-in’ instead of translated.
Try it in conversation.
Notice how it lands.
That small shift does more for your confidence than another streak ever will.
Here’s a free worksheet for the taking 👇
Al + Infinitive Worksheet - 🧭 Bearings #6
Share it around.
Print it out and plaster it on street lamp posts.
Do whatever you must to get more people speaking Spanish.
Un abrazo grande,
Harrison
Language for living, not just learning.
P.S - You can purchase the 90-minute subjunctive workshop recording and 139-page handbook here. I will add the subjunctive tenses to the Verb Lab 🧪 soon for you to practise conjugating them in your free time.
