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4th Edition Spanish Ch. 12 Flashcards

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1
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Usted and ustedes commands

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Usted and ustedes commands

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Command forms are used to give orders or advice. Usted and ustedes can be used to refer to a group of people or in formal situations.

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True

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Hable con ellos, don Francisco.

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Talk to them, Don Francisco.

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Coma frutas y verduras.

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Eat fruits and vegetables.

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Laven los platos ahora mismo.

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Wash the dishes right now.

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Beban menos té y café.

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Drink less tea and coffee.

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The usted and ustedes commands (mandatos) are formed by dropping the final -o of the yo form of the present tense. For -ar verbs, add -e or -en. For -er and -ir verbs, add -a or -an.

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True

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Limpiar- to clean oneself

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Limpio, limpie, limpien

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Barrer- to sweep; to whisk

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Barro, barra, barran

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Sacudir-to shake; jerk; hit

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Sacudo; sacuda; sacudan

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Decir- to say; to tell

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Digo; diga; digan

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Pensar- to think

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Pienso; piense; piensen

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Volver- to return

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Vuelvo; vuelva; vuelvan

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Servir- to serve

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Sirvo; sirva; sirvan

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Verbs with irregular yo forms have the same irregularity in their Formal commands. These verbs include conducir, conocer, decir, hacer, ofrecer, oír, poner, salir, tener, traducir, traer, venir, and ver.

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True

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Oiga, don Francisco.

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Listen, Don Francisco

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Pongan la mesa, por favor.

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Set the table, please.

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¡Salga immediatamente!

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Leave immediately!

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Hagan la cama antes de salir.

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Make the bed before leaving.

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Stem-changing verbs maintain their stem changes in usted and ustedes commands.

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True

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Verbs ending in -car, -gar and -zar have a spelling change in the command forms.

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True

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Sacar- to take out

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Saque; saquen

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Jugar- to play

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Juegue; jueguen

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Almorzar- to lunch

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Almuerce; almuercen

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25
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Dar- to give

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Dé; den

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Estar- to be

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Esté; estén

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Ir- to go

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Vaya; vayan

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Saber- to know how to do something

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Sepa; sepan

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Ser- to be

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Sea; sean

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To make a command negative, place no before the verb.

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True

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31
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No ponga las maletas en la cama.

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Don’t put the suitcases on the bed.

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32
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No ensucien los sillones.

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Don’t get the armchairs dirty.

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33
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In affirmative commands, reflexive and object pronouns are always attached to the end of the verb. When a pronoun is attached to a verb that has two or more syllables, an accent mark is added.

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True

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34
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Siéntense, por favor

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Sit down, please.

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35
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Dígamelo

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Tell me

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Acuéstense ahora

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Lie down now.

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Pónganlas en el suelo, por favor.

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Put them on t he floor, now.

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In negative commands, the pronouns precede the verb.

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True

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39
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No se preocupe

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Do not worry

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40
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No me lo dé

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Do not give me

41
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No nos las traigan

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We don’t bring

42
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Usted and ustedes can be used after command forms for a more formal, polite tone.

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True

43
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Muéstrele usted la casa a su amigo.

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Show the house to your friend.

44
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Tomen ustedes esta alcoba.

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Take this Bedroom.

45
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The present subjunctive

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The present subjunctive

46
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The subjunctive mood expresses the speaker’s attitude toward events, actions, or states that the speaker views as uncertain or hypothetical.

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True

47
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Es bueno que estudies más.

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It is good that you study more.

48
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Es necesario que no lleguemos tarde.

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It is necessary that we don’t arrive late.

49
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The subjunctive is mainly used to express: 1) will and influence; 2) emotion; 3) doubt, disbelief, and denial; and 4) indefiniteness and nonexistence

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True

50
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The subjunctive is most often used in sentences that consist of a main clause and a subordinate clause. The main clause contains a verb or expression that triggers the use of the subjunctive in the subordinate clause. The word que connects the subordinate clause to the main clause.

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True

51
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Some expressions are always followed by clauses in the subjunctive.

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True

52
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Es bueno (malo, mejor) que…

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It’s good (bad, better) that…

53
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Es mejor que vayas con él

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It’s better that you go with him.

54
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Es importante (necesario, urgente) que…

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It’s important (necessary, urgent) that…

55
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Es urgente que sepa la verdad.

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It’s urgent that she know the truth.

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Hablar- to speak

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Hable, hables, hable, hablemos, habléis, hablen

57
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Comer- to eat

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Coma, comas, coma, comamos, comáis, coman

58
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Escribir- to write

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Escriba, escribas, escriba, escribamos, escribáis, escriban

59
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To form the present subjunctive of a regular verbs, drop the -o ending from the yo form of the indicative, and replace it with the subjunctive endings.

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True

60
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Hablar - hablo - hable

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True

61
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Comer - como - coma

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True

62
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Escribir - escribo - escriba

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True

63
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Verbs ending in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in all forms.

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True

64
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Sacar- to take out

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Saque, saques, saque, saquemos, saquéis,

Saquen

65
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Jugar- to play

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Juegue, juegues, juegue, juguemos, juguéis, jueguen

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Almorzar- to have lunch

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Almuerce, almuerces, almuerce, almorcemos, almorcéis, almuercen

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-Ar and -er stem-changing verbs have the same stem changes in the subjunctive as they do in the present indicative.

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True

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Pensar- to think

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Piense, pienses, piense, pensamos, penséis, piensen

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Mostrar- to show

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Muestre, muestres, muestre, mostremos, mostréis, muestren

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Entender- to understand

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Entienda, entiendas, entienda, entendamos, entendáis, entiendan

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Volver- to return

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Vuelva, vuelvas, vuelva, volvamos, volváis, vuelvan

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-Ir stem-changing verbs have the same stem changes in the subjunctive as in the present indicative. In addition, the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms also undergo a stem change. The unstressed e changes to i and the unstressed o changes to u.

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True

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Pedir- to ask

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Pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidáis, pidan

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Sentir- to regret

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Sienta, sientas, sienta, sintamos, sintáis, sientan

75
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Dormir- to sleep

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Duerma, duermas, duerma, duramamos, durmáis, duerman

76
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Verbs with irregular yo forms in the present indicative tense have the same irregularity in the present subjunctive.

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True

77
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Conducir- to drive

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Conduzco - conduzca

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Conocer- to know someone

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Conozco - conozca

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Decir- to say, to tell

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Digo - diga

80
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Hacer- to make

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Hago - haga

81
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Ofrecer-to offer

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Ofrezco - ofrezca

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Oír- to hear

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Oigo - oiga

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Parecer- to seem

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Parezco - parezca

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Poner-to put

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Pongo - ponga

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Tener- to have

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Tengo - tenga

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Traducir-to translate

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Traduzco - traduzca

87
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Traer- to bring

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Traigo - traiga

88
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Venir-to come

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Vengo - venga

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Ver-to see

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Veo - vea

90
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Dar- to give

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Dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den

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Estar-to be

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Esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén

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Ir- to go

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Vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan

93
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Saber- to know how to do something

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Sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan

94
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Ser- to be

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Sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean

95
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Subjunctive with verbs of will and influence

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Subjunctive with verbs of will and influence

96
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The subjunctive is used with verbs of will and influence.

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True

97
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Verbs of will and influence are often used when someone wants to affect the actions or behavior of other people.

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True

98
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Verbs of will and influence are often used when someone wants to affect the actions or behavior of other people.

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True

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