Chapter 5--Ahora and Antes (Pretérito imperfecto. contrast between the present and the imperfect, contrast between the imperfect and the preterite, preposition "para") Flashcards
sometimes
a veces, de vez en cuando
often
muchas veces, a menudo
daily/ every day
diariamente
always
siempre
generally
generalmente
normally
normalmente
I sometimes used to eat in the restaurant.
A veces comía en el restaurante.
I often used to go to the cinema.
Iba al cine a menudo.
when I was little/ a child
cuando era pequeño/a
when I was little/ a child (Mexico)
de chico/a
What did you play (at)?
¿A qué jugabas?
to play with dolls
jugar con/ a muñecas
rag dolls
muñecas de trapo
I don’t remember much.
No me acuerdo mucho.
Imperfect
-ar verbs (use trabajar)
Pretérito Imperfecto
Verbos -ar
trabaja/ trabajabas/ trabajaba
trabajábamos/ trabajabais/ trabajaban
Imperfect
-er and -ir verbs (use comer and vivir)
Pretérito Imperfecto
Verbos -er and -ir
comía/ comías/ comía/ comíamos/ comíais/ comían
vivía/ vivías/ vivía/ vivíamos/ vivíais/ vivían
Imperfect of ser (IRR)
ser
era/ eras/ era/ éramos/ erais/ eran
Imperfect of ir (IRR)
ir
iba/ ibas/ iba/ íbamos/ ibais/ iban
Uses of “para”
Indicates purpose (object, purpose, intention)
What did you use to do before?
¿Qué hacías antes?
the rush hour
la hora punta
not even
ni siquiera
a pine tree
un pino
very pretty
precioso/a
to take (time)
tardar
to go diving
bucear
the (sand)castles
los castillos (de arena)
to look after
cuidar
the station master
el jefe de estación
the childhood
la niñez
What did you use to do? (formal)
¿Qué hacíais?
a first-aid box
un botiquín
a winter’s day
un día invernal
light (weight)
ligero/a
a torch
una linterna
a rucksack/ small backpack
una mochila
annoying, hard (literally heavy)
pesado/a
protective/ winter clothing
la ropa de abrigo
About Camping
De camping
a saucepan
una cacerola
the matches
las cerillas
a sleeping bag
el saco de dormir
a tent (for camping)
una tienda (de campaña)
the dawn
el amanecer
a square (kilometer)
un (km) cuadrado
the data, the information
los datos
doubtful, dubious
dudoso/a
the time (of the year)
la época
That’s to say…
Es decir…
the lining
el forro
indispensable
imprescindible
rainy
lluvioso/a
the skin
la piel
simple, basic
sencillo/a
however, nevertheless
sin embargo
a visa
un visado
to suit well (badly) (gustar verb)
caer bien (mal)
to really like (gustar verb)
encantar
to love (gustar verb)
fascinar
to hate (gustar verb)
chocar
to bother (gustar verb)
molestar
to bore (gustar verb)
aburrir
to interest, to be interested (gustar verb)
interesar
to stay, to remain (gustar verb)
quedar
to lack, to miss (gustar verb)
faltar
to like quite a lot (gustar verb)
gustar muchísimo
to like a lot (gustar formation)
gustar mucho
to like a little (gustar formation)
gustar un poco
to not like (gustar formation)
no gustar
to not like at all (gustar formation)
no gustar para nada
to feel like, to have an appetite for (gustar formation)
apetecer
to matter (gustar formation)
importar
to suit, to be good for (gustar formation)
convenir
to hurt (gustar formation)
doler
to have left over, to have in excess (gustar formation)
sobrar
to disgust (gustar formation)
dar asco, repugnar
to annoy, to upset (gustar formation)
disgustar
to need (gustar formation)
hacer falta
to amuse (gustar formation)
hacer gracia
to seem (gustar formation)
parecer
to worry (gustar formation)
preocupar
to like, to appreciate, to find pleasant (gustar formation)
agradar
to experience as being difficult, to find something hard (gustar formation)
costar
to anger (gustar formation)
enfadar
to find surprising, puzzling, shocking (gustar formation)
extrañar
to tire, something tires you out (gustar formation)
cansar
to impress, something causes that feeling in you (gustar formation)
impresionar
to surprise, something is surprising to you (gustar formation)
sorprender
to horrify, something is horrifying to you (gustar formation)
horrorizer
to affect, something has an effect on you (gustar formation)
afectar
