Capítulo 8 - Paso 1 Gramática Flashcards
se impersonal (generalizations for people, one, we, you, etc.)
se + él form of the verb + an adverb/infinitve/phrase
se pasivo (generalizations without indicating who does it)
- se + él form of verb + singular noun
2. se + ellos form of verb + plural noun
How do we create generalizations with reflexive verbs? (there are three ways)
- uno + él form of the reflexive verb: “En Venezuela, uno se levanta temprano normalmente.”
- ellos form of the reflexive verb: “En Venezuela, se levantan temprano normalmente.”
- se acostumbra + reflexive infinitive: “En Venezuela, se acostumbra levantarse temprano.”
Complete the sentence with the se impersonal or se pasivo: En astronomía, (observar / pedir) _______ los planetas.
se observan (se pasivo)
Complete the sentence with the se impersonal or se pasivo: En inglés, (dar / leer) _______ la literatura de varios países.
se lee (se pasivo)
Complete the sentence with the se impersonal or se pasivo: En psicología, (hablar / lavar) _____ de las teorías de Freud y Pavlov.
se habla (se impersonal)
What is the general rule for -ar verbs in the present tense?
o, as, a, amos, an
What is the general rule for -er and -ir verbs in the present tense?
- er: o, es, e, emos, en
- ir: o, es, e, imos, en
What 10 verbs are o –> ue in the present tense (not in the nosotros form)?
- dormir
- morir
- poder
- volver
- soñar
- jugar
- almorzar
- encontrar
- llover - always to llueve
- costar - always to cuesta or cuestan
What 10 verbs are o –> ue in the present tense (not in the nosotros form)?
- dormir
- morir
- poder
- volver
- soñar
- jugar
- almorzar
- encontrar
- llover - always to llueve
- costar - always to cuesta or cuestan
What 8 verbs are e –> ie in the present tense (besides the nosotros form)?
- perder - to lose
- entender
- comenzar - to begin
- pensar
- mentir
- preferir
- querer
- tener (tengo is the exception)
What 4 verbs are e –> i in the present tense (besides nosotros)?
- competir
- pedir
- servir
- sonreír - to smile (reír - to laugh)
What 4 verbs are -go in the yo form in the present tense (otherwise normal)?
- salir - to go out, to leave
- traer (traigo)
- hacer
- poner
What 4 verbs are special -go verb stem changers in the present tense?
- decir - digo/then e–>i
- venir - vengo/then e–>ie
- seguir - sigo/then e–>i
- oír - oigo/oyes/oye/oímos/oyen
What is the special rule with verbs ending in -cir or -cer in the present tense?
-zco in the yo (conduzco and conozco)