Apuntes Lección 1 - Estructuras 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Flashcards
Present tense
present tense is
- used to express actions or situations that are going on at the present time
- used to express general truths
- used to express habitual actions or actions that will take place in the near future
subject pronouns
normally omitted
they are used to emphasize or clarify the subject
Stem-changing verbs
-ar and -er
- e –> ie
- o –> ue
-ir
- e –> I
nosotros/as and vosotros/as never have stem changes in the present tense.
Irregular stem changing verbs (general)
construir, destruir, incluir, and influir
add a y before the personal endings.
Irregular yo forms (IYF)
-cer -cir -car –> -zco
-ger -gir -gar –> jo
some have irregular -go ending
(IYF) caer
to fall
yo caigo
(IYF) distinguir
to distinguish
yo dintingo
(IYF) hacer
to do, to make
yo hago
(IYF) poner
to put, to place
yo pongo
(IYF) salir
to leave, to go out
yo salgo
(IYF) traer
to bring
yo traigo
(IYF) valer
to be worth
yo valgo
(IYF) conducir
to drive
yo conduzco
(IYF) conocer
to know
yo conozco
(IYF) crecer
to grow
yo crezco
(IYF) obedecer
to obey
yo obedezco
(IYF) parecer
to seem
yo parezco
(IYF) producir
to produce
yo produzco
(IYF) traducir
to translate
yo traduzco
(IYF) dirigir
to direct
yo dirijo
(IYF) escoger
to choose
yo escojo
(IYF) exigir
to demand
yo exijo
(IYF) proteger
to protect
yo protejo
(IYF) caber
to fit
yo quepo
(IYF) saber
to know
yo sé
(IYF) ver
to see
yo veo
(IYF with stem changes) conseguir
to get, to obtain
yo consigo
(IYF with stem changes) corregir
to correct
yo corrijo