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22 Cards in this Set
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present participle
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-nte
(depressing = deprimente) |
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past participle
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-ado, -ido
(was sitting = estaba sentado) |
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prepositions
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de or para + infinitive or noun
(sewing machine = maquina DE COSER) |
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que clause
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containing = que contiene
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certain suffixes
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-dor/a, -oso/a, -able, ivo/a
(charming = encantaDOR, embarrassing = embarazOSO, reclining = reclinABLE, understanding = comprensIVO) |
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pure noun
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becomes a specific noun
(tall building = EL edificio alto, Mexican cooking - LA cocina mexicana) |
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verbal noun
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-ndo not use after al or preposition
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nominalized nouns
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el amanecer, el poder, el saber, el ser
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adverbial functions of gerund: absolute construction
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conditional clause
causal clause concessive clause -ndo |
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adverbial functions of gerund: set phrases
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summarizing the matter = resumiendolo el asunto
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adverbial functions of gerund: subject of a sentence
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Not wishing to offend= no quierendo ofender, yo...
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adverbial functions of gerund: object of a sentence
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after verbs of perception (ver mirar, oir, sentir, etc) or representation (dibujar, pintar, describir)
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as if + -ing
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como + -ndo (como queriendo ocultar su dolor)
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future time
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future tense NOT progressive (leaving tomorrow = va a salir manana)
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set phrases in progressive
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i am writing you = le escribo NOT estoy escribiendo
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verbs of motion
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rarely progressive (i'm coming = voy NOT estoy veniendo)
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past progressive (past, completed, ongoing for a certain period of time)
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imp estar + -ndo
(estaba estudiando toda la noche) |
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past and present progressive (continuity)
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present perfect estar + -ndo
(hemos estado leyendo) |
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infinitives (time)
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Al + inf
Al [bajar] = cuando bajaron |
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infinitives (conditional)
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De + inf
De [no ser] = si no huberia ido |
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infinitives (causual)
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Por + inf
Por estudiar poco = Puesto que estudias poco... |
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past participle (-ido/-ado)
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conditional, time, concessive
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