8 Present & Commands Flashcards
Which is more flexible in word order, Spanish or English?
Spanish.
La gente llegó.
Llegó la gente.
Which is more common?
Toda la gente del club llegó.
Llegó toda etc
Llegó first because the subject is relatively long.
Which word order is more common with questions?
Interrogative + verb + subject
Why do you have the book?
¿Por qué tienes tú el libro?
When did you speak to Alicia?
¿Cuándo habló tú con Alicia?
There is a book that María has.
Hay un libro que tiene María.
que tiene María is a subordinate clause.
I read what Gloria was reading.
Yo leí lo que leía Gloria
What is even more common?
Leaving the subject out.
Where do you live?
¿Dónde vives?
Do you speak English?
¿Hablas inglés?
Where does she live?
¿Dónde vive?
What 3 meanings does the Present Tense have in Spanish?
present tense,
-ing,
future tense
Will you eat?
¿Come?
I will write.
Escribo.
Will they open?
¿Abren?
I’m studying it.
Lo estudio.
Does she see me?
¿Me ve?
Will you write me?
¿Me escribes?
They are fixing it.
Lo arreglan.
He’s hiding it.
esconder
Lo esconde.
We study it.
Lo estudiamos.
When is a g hard in Spanish?
When it’s before a, o or u
Put it in the kitchen.
Ponlo en la concina.
irregular
Tell me it.
Dímelo.
Irregular
Come here.
Ven aquí.
Irregular
Do it.
Hazlo.
With reflexive verbs, what does se become?
me, te, se, nos, se
I want to stay.
Quiero quedarme.
We have to wake up.
Tenemos que despertarnos.
Do you want to sit down?
¿Quieres sentarte?
Sit down.
Siéntate.
I sat down.
Me senté.
preterit
How long did you stay?
¿Cuánto tiempo te quedaste?
I got married.
Me casé.
We got married.
Nos casamos.
Preterit
Will they get married?
¿Se casan?
present tense
When did you all get married?
¿Cuándo se casaron?
Preterit
I’ll stay here.
Me quedo aquí.
Present
I’m falling asleep.
Me duermo
dormirse
The girl got lost.
La muchacha se perdió.
Perderse → preterit
Are you enjoying yourself?
¿Te diviertes?
Present → divertirse
I am enjoying myself a lot.
Me divierto mucho.
How do you feel now?
¿Cómo se siente ahora?
sentirse
I don’t feel well.
No me siento bien.
She wasn’t feeling well.
No se sentía bien.
Imperfect
We fell asleep at 10:00.
Nos dormimos a las diez.
Preterit
They used to enjoy themselves.
Se divertían,
divertirse
sentir vs. sentirse
sentir = to be sorry
sentirse = to feel (health only)
I’m sorry.
Lo siento.
I’m sorry that i have to leave.
Siento que tengo que irme.
I don’t feel well.
No me siento bien.
At what time did you [tú] wake up?
¿A qué hora te despertaste?
Preterit despartar
How do you [tú] feel now?
¿Cómo te sientes ahora?
Present
Please stay here.
Por favor quédarte aquí.
DId you get lost?
¿Te perdiste?
Preterit
My son got married.
Mi hijo se casó.
Please sit down.
Por favor siéntate.
Did they enjoy themselves?
¿Se divertieron?
Preterit
I used to wake up early.
Me despertaba temprano.
I took a shower.
Me duché.
Is he approaching?
acercarse
¿Se acerca?
Present
I’m glad to see my grandson.
alegrarse
Me alegro de ver a mi nieto.
I’m glad that . .
I’m sorry that . .
Me alegro que . .
Siento que . .
What is Recipe 9?
Using reflexive verbs for passive tense.
Pablo speaks Spanish.
Spanish is spoken here.
Pablo habla español.
Se habla español.
Word order stays the same.
The door is closed.
Se cierra la puerta.
The museum can be visited.
Se puede visitar el museo.
The doors are closed.
Se cierran las puertas.
The subject is plural.
Spanish and German are spoken.
Se hablan español y alemán.
The window was broken.
Se rompió la ventana.
Preterit
What’s an easy way to make a sentence passive?
Remove the subject and add se.
