CD 1 Track 4 Flashcards
The key sounds for the present tense are: ‘a’ on the -ar track and ‘e’ on the -er/-ir track. If you switch tracks (from ‘a’ to ‘e’ and ‘e’ to ‘a’), you are in the command tense (the imperative).
explanation
You are not buying the house. / He is not buying the house.
No compra la casa.
Buy the house!
¡Compre la casa!
Don’t buy it!
¡No lo compre!
Don’t buy it! (Roberto)
¡No lo compres!
Don’t buy it! (to a couple)
¡No lo compren!
In the positive command, the pronoun (the ‘lo’ etc.) is hooked on to the verb.
explanation
Buy it!
¡Cómprelo!
Buy it! (to several people)
¡Cómprenlo!
Don’t buy them! (to several people)
¡No los compren!
on’t buy them! (to Roberto)
¡No los compres!
In the positive command to Roberto, you don’t switch tracks; you just drop the ‘s’.
explanation
Buy it! (Roberto)
¡Cómpralo!
to call
llamar
I am calling you.
Le llamo.
I am calling you. (Roberto)
Te llamo.
He is calling me.
Me llama.
Why don’t you call me? (Roberto)
¿Por qué no me llamas?
Why don’t you all call me?
¿Por qué no me llaman?
We are calling you.
Le llamamos.
We are calling you. (Roberto)
Te llamamos.
Call me tomorrow.
Llámeme mañana.
Don’t call me today!
¡No me llame hoy!
Don’t call me today. (Roberto)
No me llames hoy.
Call me!
¡Llámame!
Call me! (to señor/señora/señorita)
¡Llámeme!
