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Diff meaning SER/ESTAR
feo/a |
ser: to be ugly
estar: to look ugly |
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SUJUNCTIVE irregulars
ir saber ser |
ir: vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayan
saber: sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepan ser: sea, seas, sea, seamos, sean |
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IMPERFECT irregular
ver |
ver:
vei'a vei'as vei'a vei'amos vei'an |
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-AR verb ending - PRETERIT
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- e'
- aste - o' - amos - aron |
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Pret/Imp. meaning changes
conocer |
pret. beginning of knowing someone
imp. was acquainted with |
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Diff meaning SER/ESTAR
vivo/a |
ser: to be smart, lively
estar: to be alive |
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Adjective Placement
before/after noun mismos/a |
before: same
after: (the thing) itself |
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FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
How is it constructed? |
habre'
habra's habra' + past participle! habremos (ex: comido) habra'n |
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- ER/IR verb endings - PRETERIT
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- i'
-iste -io' -imos -ieron |
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Pret/imp. meaning changes
poder |
pret. could and did - effort put forth
imp. had the ability/opportunity, no reference to a specific effort of incident |
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Ser/Estar
in impersonal expressions |
Ser
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Ser/Estar
with a past participle to describe the resultant condition of a previous action |
Estar
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Direct Object pronouns
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me
te lo/la nos los/las |
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Adjective Placement
before/after noun nuevo/a |
before: another, different
after: brand new |
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PRETERIT irregulars
dar ser ir |
dar: di, diste, dio, dimos, dieron
ser and : fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron ir |
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pret/imp. meaning changes
No poder |
pret. failed to, a specific effort and failure implied
imp. no reference to a specific effort or failure |
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Ser/Estar
with a noun or pronoun identifying the subject? |
ser
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Ser/Estar
to express change from the norm, whether perceived or real |
Estar
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PRETERIT irregulars
estar tener andar |
estar: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron
tener: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron andar: anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvieron |
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pret/imp. meaning changes
querer |
pret. wanted and acted upon it
imp. no reference to effort or success |
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Ser/Estar
with adjectives/nouns identifying nationality, religious and political beliefs or occupations? |
ser
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Verb ending (all) FUTURE TENSE!
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-e'
-a's -a' -emos -a'n |
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PAST PARTICIPLE irregulars (& meaning)
abrir cubrir decir descubrir |
abrir = abierto = opened
cubrir= cubierto = covered decir= dicho = said descubrir = descubierto = discovered, uncovered |
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FUTURE PERFECT
Translate: Me habra'n dicho que vendra'n a visitarme. |
They have told me that they will come to visit me.
Future perfect = have _______d |
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Diff. meaning SER/ESTAR
aburrido/a |
ser: to be boring
estar: to be bored |
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Indirect object pronouns
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me
te le nos les |
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Adjective Placement
before/after noun pobre |
before: unfortunate
after: poor |
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PRETERIT irregulars
poner saber |
poner: puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron
saber: supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron |
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pret/imp. meaning changes
no querer |
pret. acted upon the sedire not to
imp. didn't want to... but perhaps did |
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Ser/Estar
With adjectives to express characteristics of the subject such as sie, color, and shape? |
Ser
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Ser/Estar
With the past participle to express the passive voice? |
Ser
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FUTURE TENSE IRREGULARS!
haber poder querer saber |
haber: habr-
poder: podr- querer: querr- saber: sabr- |
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VERBS like gustar - meaning
caer bien encantar faltar |
caer bien: to like (a person)
encantar: to love, to be enchanting faltar: to lack, miss, to be lacking |
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PAST PARTICIPLE irregulars (& meaning)
escribir hacer imprimir ir |
escribir = escrito = written
hacer = hecho = done, made imprimir = impreso = printed ir = ido = gone |
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Meaning of PLUPERFECT constructions....
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HAD _______d
ex: Mis hermanos habi'an dominado. * My brothers had dominated. |
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Diff meaning SER/ESTAR
bueno/a |
ser: to be good, kind
estar: to be good(tasting), in good condition |
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Adjective placement
before noun/ after noun cierto/a |
before: certain (particular)
after: certain (sure) |
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Adjective Placement
before/after noun propio/a |
before: own
after: proper |
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PAST PARTICIPLE irregulars (& meaning)
escribir hacer imprimir ir |
escribir = escrito = written
hacer = hecho = done, made imprimir = impreso = printed ir = ido = gone |
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PRETERIT irregulars
hacer querer venir |
hacer: hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron
querer: quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron venir: vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron |
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pret/imp. meaning changes
saber |
pret. beginning of knowing about it
imp. knew (knew a fact) |
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Ser/Estar
With preposition "de" to indicate origin or possession or material? |
Ser
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Ser/Estar
to indicate the location of objects/persons? |
Estar
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Diff meaning SER/ESTAR
divertido/a |
ser: to be funny
estar: to be amused |
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FUTURE TENSE IRREGULARS!
poner salir tener venir |
poner: pondr-
salir: saldr- tener: tendr- venir: vendr- |
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VERBS like Gustar - meaning
caer mal fascinar hacer falta |
caer mal: to dislike (a person)
fascinar: to be fascinated by (lit. to be fascinating) hacer falta: to need, to be needed |
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Adjective placement
before/after noun dichoso/a |
before: darned
after: lucky, happy |
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Adjective Placement
before/after noun puro/a |
before: sheer
after: pure |
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Ser/Estar
with progressive constuctions (ndo) |
Estar
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Verbs like Gustar - meaning
impresionar interesar molestar |
impresionar: to be impressed (to be impressive)
interesar: to be interested in (to be interesting) molestar: to be a bother (to be bothersome) |
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PAST PARTICIPLE irregulars (&meaning)
morir poner resolver romper |
morir = muerto = dead
poner = puesto = put, placed resolver = resuelto = resolved romper = roto = broken |
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Ser/Estar
To indicate where/when events take place? |
Ser
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SUBJUNCTIVE verb endins -AR verbs
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-e
-es -e -emos -en |
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PAST PARTICIPLE irregulars (& meaning)
volver ver |
volver = vuelto = returned
ver = visto = seen |
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PRETERIT irregulars
decir traer haber |
Decir: dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron
Traer: traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron Haber: hubo |
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pret/imp. meaning changes
tener |
pret. beginning of having
imp. had... possessed usually |
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Ser/Estar
To express dates, days of the week, months, seasons... |
Ser
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Diff meaning SER/ESTAR
listo/a |
ser: to be clever
estar: to be ready |
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SUJUNCTIVE verb endings -ER/IR verbs
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-a
-as -a -amos -an |
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Adjective placement
before/after noun grande (gran) |
before: great, impressive
after: large |
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Adjective placement
before/after noun viejo/a |
before: former, long-standing
after: old, aged |
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-AR verb endings IMPERFECT
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-aba
-abas -aba -a'bamos -aban |
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pret/imp. meaning changes
tener que |
pret. had to... acted upon it
imp. had to... and has not done it yet |
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Verbs like Gustar - meaning
parecer quedar |
parecer: to seem
quedar: to have remaining, left over (to be remaining) |
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CORRECTION
Meaning of FUTURE TENSE constructions: |
WILL HAVE ______d
ex: Mis padres habra'n enviado la tarjeta postal. * My parents WILL HAVE SENT the postcard. |
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Ser/Estar
To express time |
Ser
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Diff meaning SER/ESTAR
malo/a |
ser: to be bad, evil
estar: to be sick, ill |
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-ER/IR verb endings IMPERFECT
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-i'a
-i'as -i'a -i'amos -i'an |
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pret/imp. meaning changes
costar |
pret. and I bought it
imp. implies not bought |
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IMPERFECT irregulars
ir |
ir:
iba ibas iba i'bamos iban |
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Ser/Estar
with preposition "para" to tell for whom or for what something is intended? |
Ser
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Diff meaning SER/ESTAR
guapo/a |
ser: to be handsome
estar: to look handsome |
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Adjective Placement
before/after noun medio/a |
before: half
after: middle, average |
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PLUPERFECT constructions
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habi'a
habi'as habi'a + past participle habi'amos (ex: comido) habi'an |
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IMPERFECT irregular
ser |
Ser:
era eras era e'ramos eran |
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Ser/Estar
with preposition "para" to tell for whom or for what something is intended? |
Ser
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Ser/Estar
with adjectives to express a physical or mental/emotional state or condition of the subject |
Estar
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DIff meaning SER/ESTAR
bonito/a |
Ser: to be pretty
Estar: to look pretty |
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SUBJUNCTIVE irregulars
dar estar haber |
dar: de', des, de', demos, den
estar: este', este's, este', estemos, este'n haber: haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayan |
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PAST PARTICIPLE verb ending
-AR -ER/IR verbs |
-AR: -ado
ex: tomar = tomado = taken -ER/IR : -ido ex: comer = comido = eaten |