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23 Cards in this Set
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(5) Verbs ending in -ar are referred to as
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first conjugation verbs...most regular Spanish verbs belong to this group
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(5) The other two groups of regular verbs in Spanish end in
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-er (2nd)
and -ir (3rd) |
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(5) The endings of -er and -ir verbs ar ethe same except for what forms?
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nosotros and vosotros
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(5) -ER VERBS (COMER)
(stem is com-) yo - como tu - comes el/ella/Ud. - come nosotros(as) - comEMOS vosotros(as) - comEIS ellos/ellas/Uds. - comen |
ENDINGS
-o -es -e -emos -eis -en |
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(5) -ER VERBS (LEER)
yo - leo tu - lees el/ella/Ud. - lee nosotros (as) - leEMOS vosotros (as) - leEIS ellos/ellas/Uds - leen |
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-o -es -e -emos -eis -en |
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(5) -IR VERBS (VIVIR)
yo - vivo tu - vives el/ella/Ud. - vive nosotros (as) - vivimos vosotros (as) - vivis ellos/ellas/Uds. - viven |
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-o -es -e -imos -is -en |
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(5) -IR VERBS (ESCRIBIR)
yo - escribo tu - escribes el/ella/Ud. - escribe nosotros (as) - escribimos vosotros (as) - escribis ellos/ellas/Uds - escriben |
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-o -es -e -imos -is -en |
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(6) The verb TENER (to have) is irregular. Memorize:
yo - tengo tu - tienes el/ella/Ud - tiene nosotros (as) - tenemos vosotros (as) - teneis ellos/ellas/Uds - tienen |
irregular form tener (to have)
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(6) You also use the verb TENER to express ??? in Spanish.
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age
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(6) Cuantos anos tienes?
Tengo diecisies anos. Cuantos anos tiene usted? |
How old are you?
I am 16 years old. How old are you? |
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(6) Tener que + inifinite (-ar, -er, or -ir form of verb) means TO HAVE TO
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Tengo que comprar un regalo.
I have to buy a gift. |
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Ir a + infinitive means TO BE GOING TO - it is used to express what is going to happen in the near future
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Vamos a llegar manana.
We will go tomorrow. |
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(6) The possessive adjective must agree with the noun it modifies. The possessive adjectives are:
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mi
tu su Only have 2 forms - singular and plural |
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(6) The possessive adjective SU can mean:
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his, her, their, or your
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(6) The possessive adjective NUESTRO (our) has four forms.
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nuestro apartamento
nuestra casa nuestros libros nuestras revistas |
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(7) There are certain groups of verbs in Spanish that have a stem change in the present tense.
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The verbs EMPEZAR (to begin), COMENZAR (to begin), QUERER (to want), PERDER (to lose), and PREFERIR (to prefer) are stem-changing verbs.
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(7) EMPEZAR
yo - empiezo tu - empiezas el/ella/Ud - empieza nosotros (as) - empezamos vosotros (as) - empezais ellos/ellas/Uds - empiezan |
The E of the stem changes to IE in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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(7) QUERER
yo - quiero tu - quieres el/ella/Ud. - quiere nosotros (as) - queremos vosotros (as) - quereis ellos/ellas/Uds - quieren |
The E of the stem changes to IE in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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(7) PREFERIR
yo - prefiero tu - prefieres el/ella/Ud - prefiere nosotros (as) - preferimos vosotros (as) - preferis ellos/ellas/Uds - prefieren |
The E of the stem changes to IE in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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(7) The verbs VOLVER (to return to a place), DEVOLVER (to return a thing), PODER (to be able), and DORMIR (to sleep) are also stem-changing verbs.
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The O of the stem changes to UE in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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(7) VOLVER
yo - vuelvo tu - vuelves el/ella/Ud - vuelve nosotros (as) - volvemos vosotros (as) - volveis ellos/ellas/Uds. - vuelven |
VOLVER
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(7) PODER
yo puedo tu puedes el/ella/Ud puede nosotros podemos vosotros podeis ellos/ellas/Uds pueden |
PODER
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(7) DORMIR
yo duermo tu duermes el/ella/Ud duerme nosotros (as) dormimos vosotros (as) dormis ellos/ellas/Uds duermen |
DORMIR
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