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40 Cards in this Set
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The teacher made the exam in such a way that everyone passed.
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El maestro hizo el examen de modo que (so that) or de manera que (in such a way that) todos aprobaron. (indicative: this means it happened.)
It could also be aprobaran, if it hasn't happened, yet (so that everybody would pass). |
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four ways to say "as soon as"
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luego que
en cuanto tan pronto como así que |
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before
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antes de que (subjunctive required when the action of the dependent clause has not occurred yet)
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when
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cuando (subjunctive required when the action of the dependent clause has not occurred yet)
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We need more than 10 hours to finish the job.
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Necesitamos más de diez horas para terminar el trabajo.
("más de" : affirmative statements involving numbers) |
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I only found one napkin.
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No encontré más que una servilleta.
("más que" : negative statements involving numbers) |
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I have more than enough.
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Tengo más que suficiente.
("más que" compares one adj to another. "más de" is used only with numbers, in a positive sense) |
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I need more than one cup of coffee a day.
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Necesito más de una taza de café diariamente.
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He dances tremendously well.
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Baila enormamente bien.
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He sings rather (or quite) badly.
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Canta bastante mal.
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The children eat too quickly.
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Los niños comen demasiado rápido.
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Maria does not speak at all well.
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María no habla nada bien.
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José does not speak very well.
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José no habla muy bien.
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The letter was written by the teacher.
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La carta fue escrita por el maestro.
SER + PAST PARTICIPLE: makes the participle an adjective, which must agree in number and gender. POR/PARA: always use por unless "feeling" verb: querer, amar, admirar, which use "de." |
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The crimes will be investigated by the police.
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Los crímenes serán investigados por la policía.
SER + PAST PARTICIPLE: makes the participle an adjective, which must agree in number and gender. POR/PARA: always use por unless "feeling" verb: querer, amar, admirar, which use "de." |
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Juanita is admired by everyone.
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Juanita es admirada de todos.
SER + PAST PARTICIPLE: makes the participle an adjective, which must agree in number and gender. POR/PARA: always use por unless "feeling" verb: querer, amar, admirar, which use "de." |
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The houses are painted by the owner once a year.
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Las casas son pintadas por el dueño una vez al año.
SER + PAST PARTICIPLE: makes the participle an adjective, which must agree in number and gender. POR/PARA: always use por unless "feeling" verb: querer, amar, admirar, which use "de." |
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It is forbidden (prohibir) to smoke here.
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Se prohibe fumar aquí.
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Y'ah don't leave here, or rather, "one doesn't leave here" without paying a lot of money.
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No se sale de aquí sin pagar un dineral.
Dineral is a large sum of money. |
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Manuel didn't buy my book.
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Manuel no se compró mi libro.
(I have no idea why this is reflexive). |
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the green leaves
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las hojas verdes
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this is the best novel in the world
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esta es la mejor novela del mundo.
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I want to create a better world
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quiero crear un mundo mejor
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I cannot imagine a better plan
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no puedo imaginarme un plan mejor
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The best novels are the Russian novels
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Las mejores novelas son las novelas rusas
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I have the worst car in the U.S.
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Tengo el peor coche de los Estados Unidos
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Jane Eyre is a good book (2 forms)
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Jane Eyre es un buen libro.
Jane Eyre es un libro bueno. Note: Bueno and malo may appear before OR after the noun without changing the meaning. mejor and peor precede the noun in the SUPERLATIVE form. |
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Don Quixote is a better book.
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Don Quixote es un libro mejor.
Note: Bueno and malo may appear before OR after the noun without changing the meaning. mejor and peor precede the noun in the SUPERLATIVE form. |
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War and Peace is the best book.
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War and Peace es el mejor libro.
Note: Bueno and malo may appear before OR after the noun without changing the meaning. mejor and peor precede the noun in the SUPERLATIVE form. |
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He ought to do it now.
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ought to / should = deber in the conditional.
El debería hacerlo ahora |
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I ought to have (or should have) done it yesterday.
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ought to / should = deber in the conditional.
Hubiera debido hacerlo ayer. |
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Have you ever complained?
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Te has quejado alguna vez?
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No mistake was made. (passive voice using "se")
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no se hizo ningún error.
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the fat clouds
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las nubes gordas
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the white tablecloth
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el mantel blanco
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the grey days
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los días grises
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the white hands
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las manos blancas
note: blancAS. mano, foto, and moto are the only two nouns, or mostly the only two nouns, which end in "o" and are nevertheless feminine. foto and moto because their real words are longer (fotografía and motocicleta). Mano, however, has no excuse. |
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CONJUGATE IN 1ST AND 2ND PERSON PRESENT TENSE:
to appear |
aparecer:
aparezco, apareces |
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CONJUGATE IN 1ST AND 2ND PERSON PRESENT TENSE:
to drive (begins with c) |
conducir:
conduzco, conduces |
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CONJUGATE IN 1ST AND 2ND PERSON PRESENT TENSE:
to introduce (but NOT people): to introduce meaning to insert something new. to introduce people, btw, use presentar . . . |
introducir:
introduzco, introduces |
