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What verb is used to express 'to be' + 'noun'?
El señor Pérez _ un hombre honorado. Aquellos edificios _ fábricas. |
Ser is always used used with predicate nouns.
El señor Pérez ES un hombre honorado. Aquellos edificios ES fábricas. |
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Democrat
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demócrata
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"it is for..."
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es para
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What verb is used to express 'to be' + 'pronoun'?
La casa _ mía. Las sábanas _ doce. |
A form of the verb 'ser' is always used before a pronoun
La casa es mía. Las sábanas son doce. |
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What very is used to express 'it is' + 'personal pronoun'?
It's she: _ ella. It's we: _ nosotros |
It is + personal pronoun is expressed by a form of 'ser'.
It's she: Es ella. It's we: Somos nosotros |
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Principal (of a school)
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Director (de una escuela pública)
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Treasurer
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El tesorero
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Course
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El curso
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Which verb is used with an adjective that expresses an attribute or permanent quality?
Los parques de la capital _ muy hermosos. Los edificios de aquella avenida _ muy altos. |
To indicate attributes or permanent qualitie not likely to change 'ser' is used.
Los parques de la capital son muy hermosos. Los edificios de aquella avenida serán muy altos. |
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Which verb is used to express a condition which is subject to change?
Anita _ enferma durante un mes. Desde el 1er de diciembre aquel edificia _ vacío. |
Estar is always used to express conditions subject to change.
Anita está enferma durante un mes. Desde el 1er de diciembre aquel edificia está vacío. |
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When is a form of 'estar' followed by 'de + noun'?
Mi primo está de médico en ese hospital. |
'estar de' is used when conveying the english phrase 'as' or 'acting as'.
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At that time
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en aquella época
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Bodyguard
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Guardaespaldas
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Aquí
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here, in this place, in the place where I am. Estoy aquí desde las dos.
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Acá
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here but is, in general, less precise and less used than aquí.
Ven acá. |
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Ahí
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there, in that place where you are (or motion towards a place)
Voy para ahí ahora mismo. |
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Allí
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there, in or to that place-namely, a place distant from both the speaker and the person spoken to
La casa está allí en aquella esquina. |
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Allá
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there, in or at that place, a place distant from both the speaker and the person spoken to, and a place farther away than allí.
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Nowhere
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preposition + ninguna parte
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Not at all
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de ningún modo
de ninguna manera |
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No longer
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"Ya no"
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Since/Now that
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"Ya que"
Ya que saben lo que pasó, no les diré nada más. |
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A ride (a short trip)
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"dar un paseo"
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To need/to give someone a ride
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llevarse
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