Chapter 1 Flashcards
yo
I
I
yo
tú/vos
you
you (inf)
tú/vos
él/ella/usted
he/she/you (f)
he/she/you (f)
él/ella/usted
nosotros/as
we
we
nosotros/as
ellos/ellas/ustedes
they/you
they/you
ellos/ellas/ustedes
yo ending for -ar verbs
-o
tú/vos endings for -ar verbs
-as/ás
él/ella/usted ending for -ar verbs
-a
nosotros/as ending for -ar verbs
-amos
ellos/ellas/ustedes ending for -ar verbs
-an
yo ending for -er verbs
-o
yo ending for -ir verbs
-o
tú/vos endings for -er verbs
-es/és
tú/vos endings for -ir verbs
-es/ís
él/ella/usted ending for -er verbs
-e
él/ella/usted ending for -ir verbs
-e
nosotros/as ending for -er verbs
-emos
nosotros/as ending for -ir verbs
-imos
ellos/ellas/ustedes ending for -er verbs
-en
ellos/ellas/ustedes ending for -ir verbs
-en
conjugate estudiar for ellos
estudian
conjugate leer for usted
lee
conjugate escribir for nosotras
escribimos
Reflexive pronouns
me, te, se, nos, se
How to conjugate reflexive verbs?
it begins with the reflexive pronoun and then you conjugate the verb normally.
exp. llamarse (to be called)
- me llamo
-te llamas
-se llama
etc.
Ser
to be
Ser conjugations
soy/eres/es/somos/son
When is Ser used? (2)
when it precedes a noun it identifies a person, object or place; when it’s paired with “de” and precedes a location, it tells ones place of origin
(Yo) soy Kim
I am Kim
She is a student.
Ella es estudiante.
¿Tú eres de Florida?
Are you from Florida?
Definite articles
masculine singular: el
masc plural: los
feminine singular: la
fem plural: las
When are definite articles used?
to identify SPECIFIC and KNOWN information
What do masc singular nouns usually end with?
-o/-or/-e/-s
What do fem singular nouns usually end with?
-a/-ora/-e/-dad
Examples of exceptions to gender of nouns
la mano/el tema
How to make a noun plural?
if it ends with a vowel just add an -s; add -es to nouns ending in a consonant
Lo siento
I’m sorry
I’m sorry
Lo siento
Perdone/Perdona
excuse me
Excuse me
perdone/perdona