Demonstrative Adjectives, Pronouns & Present Continuous Tense

Question 1

What are some common infinitive constructions?

Answer 1

Acabar de + infinitive (To have just done something)
Al + infinitive (On doing something)
Antes de + infinitive (Before doing something)
Después de + infinitive (After doing something)
Para + infinitive (In order to do something)
Es importante + infinitive (It is important to do something)
Tener que + infinitive (To have to do something)
Hay que + infinitive (To have to do something - impersonal)
Poder + infinitive (To be able to do something)
Querer + infinitive (To want to do something)

Question 2

How might you say this/these?

Answer 2

Este, esta, estos, estas.

Question 3

How might you say that/those?

Answer 3

Ese, esa, esos, esas.

Question 4

How might you say that/those further away?

Answer 4

Aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas.

Question 5

How might you say this one/these ones?

Answer 5

Éste, ésta, éstos, éstas.

Question 6

How might you say that one/those ones?

Answer 6

Ése, ésa, esos, esas.

Question 7

How might you say that one/those ones further away?

Answer 7

Aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas.

Question 8

What do the neuter forms of esto, eso + aquello describe?

Answer 8

A general idea or something whose gender is unknown.

This, that, that thing over there.

Question 9

What does éste mean?

What does aquél mean?

Answer 9

The former + the latter.

Question 10

What are some of the idiomatic uses of demonstrative adjectives + pronouns?

Answer 10

Esto de (This question/business of), a eso de + time (about), De eso se trata! (That’s the point!), y eso que (Even though/in spite of the fact), eso es! (That’s it!), Nada de eso! (None of that!) + ni por esas (By no means)

Question 11

What is the present continuous used for?

Answer 11

Express/describe an action that is going on at that moment in time.

Question 12

How do you form the present continuous tense?

Answer 12

Estar + gerund/ending. Gerund doesn’t change depending on who does the action.

Question 13

Conjugate the verb:

Estar

Answer 13

Estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis + están.

Question 14

What are the gerunds for AR, ER + IR verbs in the present continuous?

Answer 14

Ando, iendo, iendo.

Question 15

Which words have spelling changes in the present continuous tense?

Answer 15

Construir (construyendo), leer (leyendo), oír (oyendo), caer (cayendo) + creer (creyendo).
Most radical changing verbs don’t undergo spelling changes. Those that do are dormir (durmiendo), pedir (pidiendo), sentir (sintiendo), decir (diciendo), poder (pudiendo), seguir (siguiendo) + venir (viniendo).

Question 16

What is the imperfect continuous tense?

Answer 16

Describe ongoing actions in the past. Used when extra emphasis is required for ongoing nature of the action. Something that was happening when another action interrupts it.

Question 17

How is the imperfect continuous tense formed?

Answer 17

Imperfect form of estar + gerund.

Question 18

What would you do instead of saying ‘ing’ at the start of the sentence?

Answer 18

Use the infinitive e.g. Es importante escuchar al profesor.

Question 19

How might you say that you are still doing something?

Answer 19

Continuar + gerund or Seguir + gerund.