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39 Cards in this Set
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My sister lives with me all year.
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Mi hermana vive conmigo todo el año.
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crying children
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los niños chillones
(chillón: (colloquial): screaming, shrill, high-pitched) |
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There are too many people
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hay demasiadas personas
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there's too much salt in the soup
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hay demasiada sal en la sopa
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INFINITIVE AFTER PREPOSITION:
before reading |
antes de leer
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INFINITIVE AFTER PREPOSITION:
after beginning |
después de empezar
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INFINITIVE AFTER PREPOSITION:
instead of leaving |
en vez de salir
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INFINITIVE AFTER PREPOSITION:
without studying |
sin estudiar
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INFINITIVE AFTER PREPOSITION:
upon entering |
al entrar
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INFINITIVE --AS-- THE SUBJECT:
Talking is easy; doing is difficult |
Hablar es fácil; hacer es difícil
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INFINITIVE --AS-- THE SUBJECT:
Traveling is pleasant and instructive |
El viajar es agradable y educativo.
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until
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hasta que
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after
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después (de) que
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There will be food for everyone, provided that the football team doesn't come.
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Habrá comida para todos, con tal que no venga el equipo de fútbol.
CON TAL (DE) QUE always requires subjunctive |
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He got up early so that everyone could say goodbye to him.
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Se levantó temprano para que todos pudieran despedirse de él.
PARA QUE always requires subjunctive. past subjunctive, in this case, because the main clause was in past. |
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the lazy child / children
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el niño (los niños) hogazán (holgazanes)
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the black eagle (eagles)
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el águila negra (las águilas negras)
note: águila is feminine, but use "el" for singular. |
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the frustrating conversation
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la conversación frustrante
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the violent crimes
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los crímenes violentos
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the Mexican is going to win; it's a sure thing.
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el mexicano va a ganar; es una cosa cierta.
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I don't like certain things.
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No me gustan ciertas cosas.
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The mountain water is pure water.
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El agua de la montaña es agua pura.
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Her version of the story is a complete lie.
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Su versión de la historia es una pura mentira.
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the hardworking boys
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los muchachos trabajadores
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the true history
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la historia verdadera
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the critical teacher (teachers)
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el maestro criticón (maestros criticones)
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sharp (adj)
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aguda
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the calculating cats
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los gatos calculadores
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my talkative cousins
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mis primos habladores
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INFINITIVE FOLLOWING VERBS OF CAUSATION & PERCEPTION:
We hear Linda and Robert talking. PERCEPTION VERBS: ver, oír CAUSATION VERBS: mandar, permitir, dejar, hacer, etc. |
Oímos hablar a Linda y a Roberto.
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INFINITIVE FOLLOWING VERBS OF CAUSATION & PERCEPTION:
The neighbor always orders the children to leave. PERCEPTION VERBS: ver, oír CAUSATION VERBS: mandar, permitir, dejar, hacer, etc. |
La vecina siempre manda salir a los niños.
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INFINITIVE FOLLOWING VERBS OF CAUSATION & PERCEPTION:
The nurse lets the children play. PERCEPTION VERBS: ver, oír CAUSATION VERBS: mandar, permitir, dejar, hacer, etc. |
La enfermera deja jugar a los niños.
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INFINITIVE FOLLOWING VERBS OF CAUSATION & PERCEPTION:
My cousin always allows her sister to speak first. PERCEPTION VERBS: ver, oír CAUSATION VERBS: mandar, permitir, dejar, hacer, etc. |
Mi prima siempre deja hablar primero a su hermana.
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Juan called yesterday when Alicia wasn't here.
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Juan llamó ayer cuando Alicia no estaba.
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Juan said that he would call when Alicia was home.
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Juan dijo que llamaría cuando Alicia estuviera en casa.
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He didn't want to leave until it stopped raining. (It stopped raining and he left)
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No quiso salir hasta que dejó de llover.
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He didn't want to leave until it stopped raining. (It is still raining and he is therefore still here . . . )
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No quiso salir hasta que no dejara de llover.
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Martin will talk alot, even though nobody listens to him.
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Martín hablará mucho aunque nadie le escuche.
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Martin talked a lot, even though (or in spite of the fact that) nobody listened to him.
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Martín habló mucho aunque (or a pesar de que) nadie le escuchó (this is not subjunctive, because it really happened -- it's a fact).
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