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73 Cards in this Set
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Es posible que habremos equivocados?
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Use future perfect to express probability about an event in the recent past.
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No quiero comer, sino dormir
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Not this, but rather that. Use sino instead of pero when contrasting a negative with a following positive.
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Maria no conozca al nino, pero le habla
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Use pero instead of sino when there is no direct contrast.
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Se lo di a ellos.
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I gave it to them. Indirect, direct pronouns. Le changes to se to avoid the la la sound.
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En el verano, ibamos a la playa.
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Imperfect of ir. We used to go.
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La casa donde creci era de color blanco.
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The house where I grew up was white. Past / Perfect tense
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El acidente fue terible.
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The accident was terrible. Past tense.
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La lleve al areopuerto,
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I took her to the airport. Direct object.
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Quien será a la puerta?
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Who could that be at the door? Use future tense to express a question about an unknown
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Iba a la escuela cada dia.
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I went to school every day. Perfect tense.
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Fui al teatro anoche.
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I went to the theater last night. Past tense.
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Fui al teatro anoche.
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I went to the theater last night. Past tense.
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Te llamara a ella tan pronto como llegue.
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I'll call her as soon as I arrive. Subordinate clause in subjective after an indefinite, uncompleted action.
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WEIRDO
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Wishes, Emotions, Impersonal Expressions, Recommendations, Doubt/Denial, Ojala
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Deseo que ella vuelva pronto
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I hope she returns soon. Subordinate clause followed by "que" expressing wish. Main clause in subjunctive.
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Es importante que seamos cortez.
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It is important that we be polite. Subordinate clause followed by "que" expressing impersonal expression. Main clause in subjunctive.
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Te consejo que coma menos.
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I advise that you eat less. Subordinate clause followed by "que" expressing recommendation. Main clause in subjunctive.
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Dudo que la conozca.
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I doubt he knows her, Subordinate clause followed by "que" expressing doubt. Main clause in subjunctive.
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Quiero una novia que siempre sea simpatica.
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I want a girlfriend who is always nice. Person or thing referred to in the main clause in not known to exist requires subjunctive in the subordinate clause.
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Hay alguien aqui que pueda tocar la guitarra?
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Is there anyone here who can play the guitar? Person or thing referred to in the main clause in not known to exist requires subjunctive in the subordinate clause.
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Buscamos una casa que tenga tres dormitorios
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We're looking for a house that has 3 bedrooms. Person or thing referred to in the main clause in not known to exist requires subjunctive in the subordinate clause.
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Tal vez el no conteste
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Perhaps he won't answer. Maybe or perhaps = Subj in subordinate clause.
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Quizas ella esté enferma.
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Maybe she's sick. Maybe or perhaps = Subj in subordinate clause.
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Quiero una novia que siempre sea simpatica.
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I want a girlfriend who is always nice. Person or thing referred to in the main clause in not known to exist requires subjunctive in the subordinate clause.
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Hay alguien aqui que pueda tocar la guitarra?
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Is there anyone here who can play the guitar? Person or thing referred to in the main clause in not known to exist requires subjunctive in the subordinate clause.
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Buscamos una casa que tenga tres dormitorios
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We're looking for a house that has 3 bedrooms. Person or thing referred to in the main clause in not known to exist requires subjunctive in the subordinate clause.
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Tal vez el no conteste
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Perhaps he won't answer. Maybe or perhaps = Subj in subordinate clause.
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Quizás ella esté enferma.
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Maybe she's sick. Maybe or perhaps = Subj in subordinate clause.
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Yo esperaba que tu hubieras comido.
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I hoped that you had (already) eaten. A past action (I hoped) regarding a previous action (had eaten). If WEIRDO, then pluperfect subjunctive.
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Yo era seguro que tu habia comido.
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I was sure you had (already) eaten. A past action (I was sure) regarding a previous action (had eaten). If NOT WEIRDO, then pluperfect, aka past perfect.
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Ella queria que nosotros salieramos
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She wanted us to leave. If main clause is in the past and Weirdo, subordinate clause in imperfect subjunctive.
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Haz lo, No lo hagas
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Do it. Don't do it. Affirmative and negative imperative tu of hacer.
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Dime. No me digas.
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Tell me. Don't tell me. Affirmative imperative tu of decir.
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Pon los zapatos aca. No pongas los zapatos aca.
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Put the shoes there. Don't put the shoes there. Affirmative and negative tu of Poner.
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Ve / no vayas. Sal / no salgas, ten / no tengas, ven / no vengas. Sé / no seas.
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Affirmative and negative tu of Ir, Salir, Tener, Venir, and Ser.
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Seran las cinco
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It's probably 5 o'clock. Use future tense to express probability.
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Iria si tuviera dinero
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I would go if I had the money. Never use present subj after si, meaning "if".
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Quien seria?
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Who could that have been? Use conditional to express conjecture about the past.
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Juan perdio 5 libros, de otra manera, habria 25 en el estante.
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Juan lost 5 books, otherwise there would be 25 on the shelf. Conditional of haber.
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El habria trabajado, pero estaba cansado.
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He would have worked, but he was tired. Conditional perfect takes the indicative after the "But".
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El lo habria visto.
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I suppose he had seen it. Conditional Perfect to express conjecture about the past.
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Adonde habrian side?
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Where do you suppose they had gone? Conditional perfect to express conjecture about an event in the past.
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Habrian sido las cinco cuando dormi.
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It must have been 5 o'clock when I went to sleep. Conditional perfect to express supposition about time in the past.
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Espero que Juan haya comido.
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I hope that John has eaten. Present perfect subjunctive.
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Estoy seguro que Juan ha comido.
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I'm certain that Juan has eaten. Present perfect.
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Te quedaras duespues que yo haya ido?
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Will you stay after I've gone? Main clause in future referring to a subordinate clause that may happen after = Present perfect.
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El arte
Los artes Las artes Las mals artes |
Art, craft, appliance, artifact
The crafts The fine arts Trickery |
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El capital
La capital |
Money
Capital city |
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El canal
La Canal |
Canal, TV Channel
Gutter |
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El cometa
La Cometa |
Comet
Kite |
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El cólera
La cólera |
Cholera
Anger |
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El cura
La cura |
Priest
Cure |
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El corte
La corte |
Cut, edge
Court |
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El frente
La frente |
The front in war
Forehead |
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El moral
La moral |
Mulberry tree
Moral |
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El orden
La order |
Law & order, arrangement
Command |
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El pendiente
La pendiente |
Earring
Slope |
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El pez
La pez |
Fish
Tar, pitch |
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El tema
La tema |
Theme, topic
Fixed idea, mania |
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El coma
La coma |
Coma
Comma |
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El policia
La policia |
A policeman
The police force |
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El guia
La guis |
A guide - person
A guidebook |
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Nouns ending in
a, -dad, tad, tud, umbre, ie, ion |
Feminine
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Nouns ending in
-ma, -pa, -ta |
Masculine
Los mapas El drama serio |
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Rompecabezas
Parabrisas Rascacielos |
Puzzle
Windshield Skyscraper |
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A fin (de) que
A menos que |
In order that
Unless |
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Como si
En caso de que |
As if [followed by past subjunctive)
In case that |
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Por más que
A no ser que |
No matter how much that
Unless |
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Con tal (de) que
Sin que |
Provided that
Without that |
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Puesto que
Aunque |
Since
Although |
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Respetada de todas
Escrito por dos autores |
Use DE for By when ref emotions
Use POR for BY when an action |
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Tu debes estudiar mas
Gomez debe de estar enferma |
Deber to express obligation
Deber De to express Must as liklihood |
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Dejar
Salir (de) Dejar de (caer) |
Leave behind, drop it, let it go
Depart from Stop (drop something) |
