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1
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Present progressive use

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Used to talk about currently ongoing action

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Present progressive formula, conjugation, and example (new each time)

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Estar + present participle
-ar -> -ando
-ir, -er -> -iendo
Ex: Estoy estudiando español

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Direct object pronouns: use and identifying questions

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Receives the action of the verb, answers “the what?” or “whom?”

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4
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List direct object pronouns

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Me: me
Te: you (familiar)
Lo, la: him, her, it
Nos: us
Os: y’all
Los, las: them

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5
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DOP with two verbs, give an example

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Before the first verb or attached to second:
Lo quiero ver == quiero verlo

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Indirect Object Pronoun: use, questions it answers, example

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IO tells us where the direct object is going, answers “to whom?” or “for whom?”.
Ex: Juan le compra un regalo.

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List the indirect object pronouns

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Me: me
Te: you
Le: him/her/you formal
Nos: us
Os: y’all
Les: them, y’all (formal)

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Prepositional phrase: purpose, description, example

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Le/les are confusing (him/her/you), so add a prepositional phrase:
John te da a ti el dinero
‘a ti’: you, with personal a

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Indirect and direct object pronouns: equation and example

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Indirect + direct + conjugated verb:
Ellos me los dan = they gave me then
“to who?” + “what?” + conjugated verb

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Indirect, direct, two verbs: equation and example

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Indirect + direct + conjugated verb + infinitive
OR
Conjugated verb + (infinitive + IO + DO), last vowel of infinitive gets an accent mark

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Ser uses acronym

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Ser:
Descriptions
Occupations
Characteristics
Times
Origins
Relations

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Estar uses acronym

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Estar:
Position
Location
Actions
Conditions
Emotions

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Ser vs estar usage

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Ser: what something is
Estar: how aomething is

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14
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How to make things stronger (-er in English), give example

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Más + adjective
Más fuerte

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Make something weaker

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Menos + adjective
Menos fuerte

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Inequality with adjectives equation, example

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Subject + linking verb + más/menos + adjective + que + compared noun
Marcos es más alto que su hermana

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Equality with adjectives, equation and example

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Subject + linking verb + tan + adjective + como + noun
Marcos es tan alto como su hermana= marcos is as tall as his sister

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Superlative comparisons with adjectives, equation and example

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Subject + verb + definite article + más/menos + adjective + de + compared group
Maria es la más guapa de sus amigas

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Comparisons with adverbs, equation and example

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Subject + verb + más/menos + adverb + que + noun
Sara estudia menos diligentemente que Marcos

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Bueno in comparison

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Mejor

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Malo in comparison

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Peor

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22
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Viejo in comparison

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Mayor

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23
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Joven in comparison

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Menor

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24
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Comparison of indefinite quantity, equation and example

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Más/menos + noun + que
Juan tiene más autos que Josefina

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Comparison of definite quantity, equation and example

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Más/menos + de + número + noun
Juan tiene más de cinco libros

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26
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Equal nouns, equation and example

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Tanto/a/os/as + noun + como:
Maria tiene tantos libros como Juan
Tanto agrees with noun

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27
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Saber vs conocer

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Conocer: aquatinted with a person place or thing
Saber: to know (a fact/ how to do something/ or by heart)

28
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Negative response to a question

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Must use two negative words:
No, no tengo una problema

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Something

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Somebody

31
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Some, something

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Algún-o/a/os/as

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Always

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Also

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Either/or

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Nothing

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Nobody

37
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No, none

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Ningún-o/a/os/as

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Never

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Never ever

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Neither

41
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Neither, nor

42
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Double negative, example

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Still negative, in fact required.
No habla nadie.
Don’t mix positive and negative in the same sentence- sentence is either negative or positive

43
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Mandatos formales, con ejemplo

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Use el/ella/usted or ellos/ellas/ustedes:
¡Hable! or ¡No hablen!

44
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Preterite tense uses

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Used to express actions completed in the past. Not used for ongoing or still reoccurring actions.
Used for events in a chain of events, beginnings or endings

45
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Normal -ar preterite conjugation

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Yo: -é
Tú: -aste
El/ella/usted: -ó
Nosotros: -amos
Vosotros: -asteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -aron

46
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Normal -er/-ir preterite tense

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Yo: -í
Tú: -iste
El/ella/usted: -ió
Nosotros: -imos
Vosotros: -isteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron

47
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Preterite ser

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Yo: fui
Tú: fuiste
El/ella/usted: fue
Nosotros: fuimos
Vosotros: fuisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: fueron

48
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Preterite dar

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Yo: di
Tú: diste
El/ella/usted: dio
Nosotros: dimos
Vosotros: disteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: dieron

49
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Preterite hacer

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Yo: hice
Tú: hiciste
El/ella/usted: hizo
Nosotros: hicimos
Vosotros: hicisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: hicieron

50
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Preterite ver

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Yo: vi
Tú: viste
El/ella/usted: vio
Nosotros: vimos
Vosotros: visteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: vieron

51
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Preterite decir

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Yo: dije
Tú: dijiste
El/ella/usted: dijo
Nosotros: dijimos
Vosotros: dijisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: dijeron

52
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Preterite verbs that end in -traer

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Yo: -traje
Tú: -trajiste
El/ella/usted: -trajo
Nosotros: -trajimos
Vosotros: -trajisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -trajeron

53
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Preterite verbs that end in -ucir

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Yo: -uje
Tú: -ujiste
El/ella/usted: -ujo
Nosotros: -ujimos
Vosotros: -ujisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ujeron

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Estar preterite

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Yo: estuve
Tú: estuviste
El/ella/usted: estuvo
Nosotros: estuvimos
Vosotros: estuvisteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: estuvieron

55
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Irregular preterite table 2

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Yo: -e
Tú: -iste
El/ella/usted: -o
Nosotros: -imos
Vosotros: -isteis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron

56
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To walk t2

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Andar, -anduv

57
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To be p2

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Estar, estuv-

58
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To fit t2

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Caber -> cup-

59
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To fit t2

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Caber, -cup

60
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To be able to, p2

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Poder, pud-

61
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To put, t2

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Poner, pus-

62
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To know, t2

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Saber, sup-

63
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To do/ to make, t2

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Hacer, hic-

64
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To want, p2

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Querer, quis-

65
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To come, p2

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Venir, vin-

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