Chapter 7 Questions Flashcards
What is the pattern for irregular verbs that are like “poner” for the future tense?
Verbs like “poner” drop the “e” or “I” of the infinitive and add the consonant “d”: “pon(e)dré”.
What are the regular verb endings for the future tense?
-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án
What is the pattern for irregular verbs that are like “poder” for the future tense?
Verbs like “poder” drop the vowel of the infinitive entirely: “pod(e)ré”.
What is the pattern for irregular verbs that are like “decir” for the future tense?
The verbs “decir” and “hacer” have irregular stems: “diré” and “haré”.
What is the verb satisfacer a compound of?
The verb “satisfacer” is a compound of “hacer”.
When is the future tense used in Spanish (2 answers)?
The future tense is used: 1) to indicate an action or event that will happen or is likely to happen at a future time; 2) to express a conjecture, supposition, or probability in the present. This use is the equivalent of some English expressions: can…, I wonder…, must be…, and probably…
What are other ways to express the future in Spanish other than using the future tense (4 answers)?
The future can also be expressed by: 1) a form of “ir a” + an infinitive to indicate an action or event that will take place in the near future; 2) the present indicative to describe events that will take place in the not-too-distant future; 3) A form of the Spanish present instead of the future to ask questions requesting instructions or permission (The equivalent English situations translate with “will” or “shall”); 4) a form of the Spanish present (not the future) in conditional “if”-clause sentences to state the condition in the present. The verb in the main clause, also called the “result clause”, may be either in the present or the future: Si tienes dinero, puedes/podrás comprar las golosinas.
What are the regular verb endings for the conditional tense?
-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían
When is the conditional tense used in Spanish (5 answers)?
The conditional tense is used to express probabality, and an action that is not happening at the present moment. It is used: 1) to indicate the probability of a future action from the perspective of a previous action in the past; 2) to indicate hypothetical actions or events that may or may not happen in the future; 3) to express hypothetical actions or events which may or may not happen in the future; 4) to communicate probability or conjecture referring to a past time or activity with verbs such as “decir”, “estar”, “haber”, ser”, and “tener”. The English equivalents “approximately”, “probably”, “must have”, “could”, “I wonder”, etc., are used to express the sense of wondering or conjecture; 5) to express hypothetical situations in conditional clauses (contrary-to-fact if-clause).
How is “deber” used to communicate probability in the past?
The imperfect tense of “deber” in the expression “deber de” + infinitive is used to communicate probability in the past.
