2. Table of Contents
Imperfect Verbs- pagina 4-6
Preterite- pagina 7-8
Car/gar/zar verbs- pagina 9
Spock Verbs- pagina 10-11
Cucaracha Verbs- pagina 12
Snake and snakey verbs- pagina 13
Modal Verbs- pagina 14
Adverbios- pagina 15
Progressive tense- pagina 16
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3. Table of Contents (cont)
El Futuro- pagina 17-19
Superlatives- pagina 20
Formal Commands- pagina 21
Prepostitions- pagina 22
Demonstratives- pagina 23-24
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5. Verbos Imperfectos (cont)
Irregulars
Ir Iba Íbamos
Ibas Ibais
Iba iban
Era Éramos
Ser Eras Erais
Era Eran
Ver Veía Veíamos
Veías Veíais
Veía Veían
Used when an event occurs in the past
or there is no beginning or end
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6. Verbos Imperfectos (cont.)
Trigger words-
Todos los días- every day
A menudo- often
A veces- sometimes
Siempre- always
Cada día- every day
Los lunes- Monday
Generalmente- generally
Mientras- as
De vez en cuando- occasionally
Muchas veces- often
Frecuentemente- frecuently
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14. Modal Verbs
Ir + a + infinitive (going to do something)
Poder + a + infinitive (are able to do
something)
Querer + infinitive (want to do
something)
Deber + infinitive (should do something)
Tener que + infinitive (to have to do
something)
Soler + infinitive (to be accustomed to)
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15. Adverbios
Add a feminine ending and –mente to an
adjective.
Claro clara claramente (clearly)
If there are two adverbs that modify the
same verb, only the second one takes
on the –mente, but the first one still has
a feminine ending.
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16. Progressive Tense
It is the –ing form of a verb
Used with ESTAR plus a verb with an
ending
-ar verbs: -ando. Estoy trabajando.
-er verbs: -endo. Estamos correndo.
-ir verbs: -yendo. Estoy conducyendo.
Past Progressive:
-ar: -ando
-er verbs: -iendo
-ir verbs: -yendo
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17. El Futuro
-é
Infinitive + -ás
-á
-emos
-án
Cantaré- I will sing
Cantarás- You will sing
Comeremos- We will sing
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18. El Futuro (cont)
Los irregulares del Futuro:
Decir dir-
Hacer har-
Poner pondr-
Salir saldr-
Tener tendr-
Valer vendr-
Poder podr-
Querer querr-
Saber sabr-
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19. El Futuro (cont.)
Conditional-
“I would like to….
Me gustaria…
Me gustaria trabajar.
Te gustaria ir a la playa.
Nos gustaria volver a los Estados
Unidos.
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20. Superlative
Use when truing to say that something
has the most or least of something
Más + adjective (the most…)
Menos + adjective (the least…)
Ex: Luis es el más alto.
Sofia es la menos agridable.
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21. Formal Commands
Usted affirmative:
Put in the “yo” and change to opposite vowel
Ar- e
Er/ir- a
Usted negative:
No + same as above
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22. Prepositions
izquierda Left
derecha Right
delante Before
detras Behind
cerca Close
lejos Away
abajo Below
arriba Up
enfrente Opposite
encima above
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23. Demonstrativos
Aquí Allí Allá
Singular Masculine Este Ese Aquel
Singular Feminine Esta Esa Aquella
Plural Masculine Estos Esos Aqeullos
Plural Femine Estas Esas Aquellas
• Add an accent sobre el “e” (esté)
• Esto, eso, y aquello- neuter form. Subject is unknown, could be masculine
or feminine.
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24. Demonstrativos (cont.)
Primero First • Must agree in
Segundo Second quantity and
Tercero Third gender.
Cuarto Fourth • Primero and
Quinto Fifth tercero drop the
“o” when
Sexto Sixth describing a
Septimo Seventh singular masculine
Octavo Eighth object.
Novento Ninth
Decimo Tenth
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