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I speak
I do speak
I am speaking |
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(to speak)
hablo
hablas
habla
hablamos
habláis
hablan |
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(to eat)
como
comes
come
comemos
coméis
comen |
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(to live)
vivo
vives
vive
vivimos
vivís
viven |
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(to be)
soy
eres
es
somos
sois
son |
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(to be)
estoy
estás
está
estamos
estáis
están |
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| the hour, day, and date; place of origin; occupation; nationality; religious or political affiliation; the material something is made of; possession; relationship of one person to another; certain impersonal expressions; where an event is taking place; essential qualities |
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geographic or physical location
state or condition
many idiomatic expressions
progressive tenses |
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| Ser and estar (contrasting uses) |
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When a noun follows the verb, use ser
When an adjective follows the verb, decide between "essence" and "condition"
To tell where something is from, use ser
To tell where something is located right now, use estar
To tell where an event is taking place, use ser |
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(to have)
(to come)
tengo / vengo
tienes / vienes
tiene / viene
tenemos / venimos
tenéis / venís
tienen / vienen |
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| o:ue stem-changers (dormir) |
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duermo
duermes
duerme
dormimos
dormís
duermen
(almorzar, contar, costar, volver, recordar, volar) |
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| e:ie stem-changers (cerrar) |
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cierro
cierras
cierra
cerramos
cerráis
cierran
(comenzar, empezar, entender, pensar, perder, preferir) |
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| e:i stem-changers (repetir) |
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repito
repites
repite
repetimos
repetís
repiten
(decir (yo digo), despedir, medir, pedir, servir) |
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estoy - voy - doy
estás - vas - das
está - va - da
estamos - vamos - damos
estáis - vais - dais
están - van - dan |
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To be going to do something
(voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van) |
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To have just done something
(acabo, acabas, acaba, acabamos, acabáis, acaban) |
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To do something again
(vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, volvéis, vuelven) |
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A Juan le gusta el libro.
A Juan le gustan los libros. |
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estar + present participle
I am speaking (right now, at this moment)
Never use present progressive for something that will occur in the future. |
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| Present Participle (-ando, -iendo, yendo) |
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hablar - hablando (-ar)
comer - comiendo (-er)
vivir - viviendo (-ir)
decir - diciendo (e:i)
dormir - durmiendo (o:u)
leer - leyendo (orthographic)
seguir: siguiendo (orthographic) |
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(to know, to be acquainted with)
yo conozco |
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(to put, to place)
yo pongo |
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(to know something - a fact)
yo sé |
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saber: to know (facts, information, how to do something, something by heart)
conocer: to know (to be familiar with people, places, things) |
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pedir: to ask (for an object or a service)
preguntar: to ask (a question, request information) |
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to wash oneself
yo me lavo
tú te lavas
él se lava
ella se lava
usted se lava
nosotros nos lavamos
nosotras nos lavamos
vosotros os laváis
vosotras os laváis
ustedes se lavan
ellos se lavan
ellas se lavan |
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| Preterite: regular -ar verbs |
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-é
-aste
-ó
-amos
-asteis
-aron
hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron |
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| Imperfect: regular -ar verbs |
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-aba
-abas
-aba
-ábamos
-abais
-aban
hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablábamos, hablabais, hablaban |
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hice
hiciste
hizo
hicimos
hicieron |
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veía
veías
veía
veíamos
veían |
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yesterday
(indicates preterite) |
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last week
(indicates preterite) |
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last night
(indicates preterite) |
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last month
(indicates preterite) |
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last month
(indicates preterite) |
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last year
(indicates preterite) |
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then
(indicates preterite) |
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two days, years ago
(indicates preterite) |
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this morning
(indicates preterite) |
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yesterday morning
(indicates preterite) |
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often
(indicates imperfect) |
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generally
(indicates imperfect) |
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at times
(indicates imperfect) |
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many times
(indicates imperfect) |
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each day
(indicates imperfect) |
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always
(indicates imperfect) |
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each day
(indicates imperfect) |
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all the time
(indicates imperfect) |
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from time to time
(indicates imperfect) |
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several times
(indicates imperfect) |
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cerrar, prederite
**-ar stem-changing verbs do not change in the preterite |
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cerré
cerraste
cerró
cerramos
cerraron |
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entender,prederite
**-er stem-changing verbs do not change in the preterite |
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entendí
entendiste
entendió
entendimos
entendieron |
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-ir stem-changing verbs do change in the preterite (e:i and o:u third person singular and plural)
preferir; dormir |
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preferí preferiste prefirió preferimos prefirieron
dormí dormiste durmió dormimos durmieron |
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