Chapter 5 Other stuff Flashcards
(Direct Object Pronoun) (Singular)
Me
Me
(Direct Object Pronoun) (Singular)
you (fam.)
te
(Direct Object Pronoun) (Singular)
you (m., form.)
him; it (m.)
lo
(Direct Object Pronoun) (Singular)
you (f., form.)
her; it (f.)
la
(Direct Object Pronoun) (Plural)
us
nos
(Direct Object Pronoun) (Plural)
you (m., form.)
them (m.)
los
(Direct Object Pronoun) (Plural)
you (f., form.)
them (f.)
las
talking, speaking
hablando
eating
comiendo
writing
escribiendo
reading
leyendo
hearing
oyendo
bringing
trayendo
preferring
prefiriendo
getting
consiguiendo
sleeping
durmiendo
playing
jugando
listening
escuchando
fishing
pascando
Present Participle for Regular -ar, -er, and -ir Verbs.
- ar = -ando
- er = -iendo
- ir = -iendo
Present Participle for -er and -ir whose stem ends with vowel
-yendo
ex, leyendo
to be in a good mood
estar de buen humor
to be in a bad mood
estar de mal humor
(Irregular Present Progressive)
ir
yendo = going
Regular Present Progressive Changes
- ar = ando
- er = iendo
- ir = iendo
(Irregular Present Progressive)
poder
pudiendo = being able, can
(Irregular Present Progressive)
venir
viniendo = coming
(Present Progressive -ir Stem-changing Verb)
preferir
prefiriendo = preferring
(Present Progressive -ir Stem-changing Verb)
sentir
sintiendo = feeling
(Present Progressive -ir Stem-changing Verb)
conseguir
consiguiendo = getting
(Present Progressive -ir Stem-changing Verb)
pedir
pidiendo = asking
(Present Progressive -ir Stem-changing Verb)
seguir
siguiendo = following
(Present Progressive -ir Stem-changing Verb)
dormir
durmiendo = sleeping
present participle when the stem of a word ends in a vowel
-yendo
Uses of SER are…
1) Nationality and place of origin
2) Profession or occupation
3) Characteristics of people and things
4) Generalizations ex. Es fabuloso viajar!
5) Possession
6) What something is made of
7) Time and date
8) Where or when an event takes place
When is DE usually used after SER?
For origin, possession, and for what something is made of.
Uses of ESTAR are…
1) Location or spatial relationship
2) Health
3) Physical states and conditions ex. La puerta está abierta
4) Emotional states
5) Certain weather expressions
6) Ongoing actions (progressive tenses)
When the meaning of an adjective is changed by SER and ESTAR what is happening.
SER describes the general observations about the inherant qualities of someone or something, where as ESTAR describes conditions that are variable.
What question does the direct object answer?
What or whom
when a direct object is a person what comes before it
“a”
For me, direct object pronouns will always appear where?
Before conjugated verbs, present progressive, and infinitive constructions (ex. Las van a escribir.)
