Chapter 7 Body Parts/Que/Para/Por Flashcards
Ir + a + infinitive
To be going to do something
Ellos van a cantar esta noche
They are going to sing tonight
Ir + a+infinitive when formed as a question
Place subject of sentence either directly after conjugated form of ir or after the infinitive
Van ellos a cantar esta noche?
or
Van a cantar ellos esta noche?
Are they going to sing tonight?
“Que” can refer to persons or things
El programa que miro los viernes es interesante
The program that I watch on Fridays is interesting
Los platos que acabo de comprar son verdes
That plates I just bought are green
Que can be used as the object of a preposition and refers to thing or things only
in which, of which, with which
El libro en que escribimos es viejo
The book in which we write is old
Ella tiene un bastón con que caminar
She has a cane with which to walk
Que can be used to join two sentences into one
El maestro sabe que los estudiantes entienden
The teacher knows the students understand
Use of para
For or in order to
Josė tiene dos libros para la clase
Jose has two books for the class
Los guantes son para el invierno
The gloves are for the winter
El estudia para ser doctor
He studies in order to be a doctor
Comemos para vivir
We eat in order to live
la cara
the face
la cintura
the waist
el cuello
the neck
la columna
the spine