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1)Ser-physical characteristics, personality traits that are normal including size, shape, color, personaility
2)Description-nationality, or origin,religion,gender, profession
3)identification-Noun phrases, or Material is made of something
4) Time and Date
5)Time and location of events
6)Possesion
7)Purpose or destinations |
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1)To indicate location of people or things
2)Description of emotional(physical conditions that change) Current conditions, how someone is at that moment
3)Deviation from norm
4)Expressions---estar + prepostiton
Estoy, estas, esta, estamos, estan |
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Haber is used to express the existence of something. When Haber is used in this way, in all tenses only the third person singular is used, that is it does not change to agree in number.
Hay un nino jugando en el patio.
Hay muchas personas en la plaza. |
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Many weather conditions are expressed with Hacer in spanish
Hace..
buen/mal tiempo
calor/fresco/frio
sol/viento |
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Many physical and emmotional states that are expressed with to be and to feel in english, are expressed with tener in spanish.
tener (mucho) calor/frio
tener(mucho) hambre
tener (mucho) sed
tener razon
tener dos anos |
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| Comparisons of Equality(I) |
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tan+adjective+como
the adj must agree with the subject
Examples:
Miguel es tan alto como su padre
Las ninas son tan simpaticas como su madre. |
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| Comparisons of Equality(II) |
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tan+adverb+como
Este jefe nos trata tan mal como el ultimo. |
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| Comparisons of Equality (III) |
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tanto/a(s) +noun +como
note that tanto agrees with noun compared
Examples
Pedro tiene tanta plata como Luis
Carlos tiene tantos hermanos como Gregorio
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| Comparisons of Equality (IV) |
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verb...+tanto como
Coman tanto como quieran |
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| Comparisons of Inequality |
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mas/menos +adj + que
Miguel es mas alto que su padre
Bobby es menos simpatico que su padre |
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Comparisons of Inequality
special cases |
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Mayor que
Menor que
Mejor que
Peor que |
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comparisons of a specific number or quantity
mas/menos de + number + noun
Tengo menos de diez dolares para salir esta noche. |
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Superlatives
Is an expression that indicates something as the maximum within a category or group |
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el/la/los/las + noun+ mas/menos + adjective + (de)
Lobo es el mas pequeno de los tres perros.
Felicia es la mas generosa de su familia.
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| me, te, lo/la, nos, los/las |
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when the direct object and indirect object both appear in the same sentence, the indirect object always precedes the direct object. ID
remember you can't have Le/les +lo/la/los/las
so it becomes se+ lo/la/las/los |
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| Placement of object pronouns |
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Before the verb:
Conjugated verbs---the pronouns are placed together before conjugated verbs
Negative commands: The pronouns are placed together before negative commands
No se las presten otra vez. |
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| Placement of object pronouns(II) |
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After and attached to the verb
Affirmative commands: Pronouns must be placed at the end of and attached to affirmative commands
Explicamelo en espanol.
Infinitives:if there is a conjugated verb followed by an infinitve, the pronouns can go before conjugated verb or can be attached to the infinitive
Puedes comprarmelo///Me lo puedes comprar |
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Reflexive Verbs
When the subject and object of the action are the same its reflexive. |
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Me, te, se, nos, se
example:
lavar
to wash (non-reflexive)
lavarse
to wash oneself (reflexive)
rascar
to scratch (non-reflexive)
rascarse
to scratch oneself (reflexive) |
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Reflexive lavarse
lavarse to wash oneself |
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yo me lavo
tú te lavas
él se lava
ella se lava
usted se lava
nosotros nos lavamos
nosotras nos lavamos
ustedes se lavan
ellos se lavan
ellas se lavan |
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Gustar and Gustar like verbs
me, te, le, nos, les
me gusta la pelicula |
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Present tense
a/ an or e/en
Preterite
o/aron
o/ieron
Imperfect
aba/aban |
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Present Indicative
used to express:
An action that occurs regulary
on ongoing action or condition
an action that takes place in the near future |
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-ar -er -ir
-o -o -o
-as -es -es
a -e -e
amos emos -imos
an en -en |
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Subjunctive
Influence
Doubt/denial
Emotion
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SEE chart 131 in textbook
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El Se accidental
se+ me/te/le/les/nos+ o/ieron/aron |
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se me cayo la leche.
Se me rompieron las gafas.
Frequently used verbs---acabar- to run out
caer-to fall, olvidar-to forget, perder-to lose
quedar- to remain, quemar to burn, mojar-to get wet, romper-to break
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| Se habla español en México. "People speak Spanish in Mexico."
Se sirve el helado aquí. "They serve ice cream here."
Se debe lavar los manos siempre. "One should always wash one's hands."
Se tiene los libros en la biblioteca. "They have books at the library."
Se necesita comer. "People need to eat."
¿Cómo se dice "perro" en ingles? "How do you say "dog" in English?"
¿Cómo se pronuncia "coche" en Nueva York? "How do they pronounce "car" in New York?" |
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| Forming the Impersonal in Spanish |
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- Conjugate the verb into the third person singular/or plural
- Place the impersonal se directly before the conjugated verb.
- Form the rest of the sentence as usual.
e/en
a/an
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used to refer to an action that occured prior to a point of reference in the past
often used in reported speech-reporting what someone said that someone else had done
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imperfecto de haber + participio pasdado
Haber-Habia, habias, habia,habiamos, habian
+ ar-ado or er/ir-ido |
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| Presente Perfecto de Indicativo |
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used to express actions that were completed or started in the past but are still relevant in the present.
Presente de haber
he, has, ha, hemos, han + -ar/ado +-ir/-er//ido
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affirmative and negative
-ar---e -er----a -ir---a
mandar--mande leer---lea imprimir---imprima
-ar---en -er---an -ir---an
similar to corresponding present subjunctive forms
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Tu: Affirmative forms--same as third person singular in the present indicative
mandar-manda leer-lee vivir---vive
several verbs are irregular
decir-di ir-ve salir-sal tener-ten hacer-haz poner--pon ser-se venir-ven
Ven di sal haz ten ve pon se |
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Negative forms
same form as second person singular in the present subjunctive
mandar--no mandes leer---no leas vivir--no vivas |
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