-ar verbs grammer Flashcards
I’m looking for the homework.
Busco la tarea.
I’m listening to the music.
Escucho la música.
I’m waiting for the bus.
Espero el autobús.
I’m looking at the blackboard.
Miro la pizarra.
Unless referring to a person, the Spanish verbs _, _, _, and _ do not need to be followed by prepositions as they do in English.
buscar, escuchar, esperar, mirar
Paco works in the cafeteria.
Paco is working in the cafeteria.
Paco does work in the cafeteria.
Paco trabaja en la cafetería.
English uses three sets of forms to talk about the present:
(1) the simple present (works)
(2) the present progressive (is working)
(3) the emphatic present (does work)
How do you represent all three cases in Spanish?
In Spanish, the simple present (trabaja) can be used to represent all three cases.
Marina travels to Madrid tomorrow.
Marina will travel to Madrid tomorrow.
Marina is traveling to Madrid tomorrow.
Marina viaja a Madrid mañana.
I want to speak (inf) with Mr. Díaz.
Deseo hablar con el señor Díaz.
Alicia doesn’t want to dance now.
Alicia no desea bailar ahora.
What do they teach?
¿Qué enseñan?
She teachers art, and he teaches physics.
Ella enseña arte y él enseña física.
Who wants to work today?
¿Quién desea trabajar hoy?
I don’t want to work today.
Yo no deseo trabajar hoy.
I like classical music.
Me gusta la música clásica.