8 Present & Commands Flashcards by Pat Johns | Brainscape

Q

Which is more flexible in word order, Spanish or English?

A

Spanish.
La gente llegó.
Llegó la gente.

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Which is more common?
Toda la gente del club llegó.
Llegó toda etc

A

Llegó first because the subject is relatively long.

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Which word order is more common with questions?

A

Interrogative + verb + subject

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Why do you have the book?

A

¿Por qué tienes tú el libro?

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When did you speak to Alicia?

A

¿Cuándo habló tú con Alicia?

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There is a book that María has.

A

Hay un libro que tiene María.

que tiene María is a subordinate clause.

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I read what Gloria was reading.

A

Yo leí lo que leía Gloria

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What is even more common?

A

Leaving the subject out.

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Where do you live?

A

¿Dónde vives?

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Do you speak English?

A

¿Hablas inglés?

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Where does she live?

A

¿Dónde vive?

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What 3 meanings does the Present Tense have in Spanish?

A

present tense,
-ing,
future tense

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Will you eat?

A

¿Come?

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I will write.

A

Escribo.

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Will they open?

A

¿Abren?

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I’m studying it.

A

Lo estudio.

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Does she see me?

A

¿Me ve?

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Will you write me?

A

¿Me escribes?

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They are fixing it.

A

Lo arreglan.

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He’s hiding it.

esconder

A

Lo esconde.

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We study it.

A

Lo estudiamos.

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Q

When is a g hard in Spanish?

A

When it’s before a, o or u

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Q

Put it in the kitchen.

A

Ponlo en la concina.

irregular

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Tell me it.

A

Dímelo.

Irregular

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Come here.

A

Ven aquí.

Irregular

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Do it.

A

Hazlo.

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With reflexive verbs, what does se become?

A

me, te, se, nos, se

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I want to stay.

A

Quiero quedarme.

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We have to wake up.

A

Tenemos que despertarnos.

Q

Do you want to sit down?

A

¿Quieres sentarte?

Q

Sit down.

A

Siéntate.

Q

I sat down.

A

Me senté.

preterit

Q

How long did you stay?

A

¿Cuánto tiempo te quedaste?

Q

I got married.

A

Me casé.

Q

We got married.

A

Nos casamos.

Preterit

Q

Will they get married?

A

¿Se casan?

present tense

Q

When did you all get married?

A

¿Cuándo se casaron?

Preterit

Q

I’ll stay here.

A

Me quedo aquí.

Present

Q

I’m falling asleep.

A

Me duermo

dormirse

Q

The girl got lost.

A

La muchacha se perdió.

Perderse → preterit

Q

Are you enjoying yourself?

A

¿Te diviertes?

Present → divertirse

Q

I am enjoying myself a lot.

A

Me divierto mucho.

Q

How do you feel now?

A

¿Cómo se siente ahora?

sentirse

Q

I don’t feel well.

A

No me siento bien.

Q

She wasn’t feeling well.

A

No se sentía bien.

Imperfect

Q

We fell asleep at 10:00.

A

Nos dormimos a las diez.

Preterit

Q

They used to enjoy themselves.

A

Se divertían,

divertirse

Q

sentir vs. sentirse

A

sentir = to be sorry
sentirse = to feel (health only)

Q

I’m sorry.

A

Lo siento.

Q

I’m sorry that i have to leave.

A

Siento que tengo que irme.

Q

I don’t feel well.

A

No me siento bien.

Q

At what time did you [tú] wake up?

A

¿A qué hora te despertaste?

Preterit despartar

Q

How do you [tú] feel now?

A

¿Cómo te sientes ahora?

Present

Q

Please stay here.

A

Por favor quédarte aquí.

Q

DId you get lost?

A

¿Te perdiste?

Preterit

Q

My son got married.

A

Mi hijo se casó.

Q

Please sit down.

A

Por favor siéntate.

Q

Did they enjoy themselves?

A

¿Se divertieron?

Preterit

Q

I used to wake up early.

A

Me despertaba temprano.

Q

I took a shower.

A

Me duché.

Q

Is he approaching?

acercarse

A

¿Se acerca?

Present

Q

I’m glad to see my grandson.

alegrarse

A

Me alegro de ver a mi nieto.

Q

I’m glad that . .
I’m sorry that . .

A

Me alegro que . .
Siento que . .

Q

What is Recipe 9?

A

Using reflexive verbs for passive tense.

Q

Pablo speaks Spanish.
Spanish is spoken here.

A

Pablo habla español.
Se habla español.

Word order stays the same.

Q

The door is closed.

A

Se cierra la puerta.

Q

The museum can be visited.

A

Se puede visitar el museo.

Q

The doors are closed.

A

Se cierran las puertas.

The subject is plural.

Q

Spanish and German are spoken.

A

Se hablan español y alemán.

Q

The window was broken.

A

Se rompió la ventana.

Preterit

Q

What’s an easy way to make a sentence passive?

A

Remove the subject and add se.