Etapa Preliminar Flashcards
Present Tense: ER verb conjugates
o emos
es xx
e en
Present Tense: AR verb conjugates
o amos
as xx
a an
Present Tense: IR verb conjugates
o imos
es xx
e en
Conjugate: Estar
estoy estamos
estás xxx
está están
Conjugate: Dar
doy damos
das xxx
da dan
Conjugate: Ser
soy somos
eres xxx
es son
Conjugate: Ir
voy vamos
vas xxx
va van
Conjugate: Ver
veo vemos
ves xxx
ve ven
Conjugate: Saber
sé sabemos
sabes xxx
sabe saben
What are Yo-Go verbs? list some examples
a verb that changes in the yo form and it adds a g
ex: poner - pongo, tener, valer, venir, salir, caer
decir - digo
hacer - hago
traer - traigo
What are stem changing verbs? list some examples
verbs that follow the changes e-ie, e-i, u-ue, o-ue, but he verbs do NOT change in the nosotros or vosotros form
ex: pedir - pido,pides,pide,pedimos,piden
jugar, volver, cerrar
When do you use Estar?
- temporary time
- feeling/mood
- where you are
- physical condition ex: I am fine - Yo estoy bien
When do you use Ser?
- permanently
- nationality/physical appearances/characteristics
- dates/days/seasons/times
- profession/origin ex: She is tall. Ella es alta.
Interrogative word for:
- What
- At what…..
Que
A que
Interrogative for: Quien/Quienes
Who
Interrogative for: Cual/Cuales
what/which
Do you use cual or que when asking “what”?
If there is a verb just after where the interrogtive word is supposed to be, you use CUAL. for any other circumstance use QUE
Interrogative for: How
Como
Interrogative for: When
Cuando
Interrogative for: How many
cuanto/cuanta
What is different about cuanto?
it is treated like an adjective and changes in gender and number according to subject
Interrogative for:
Donde
De donde
A donde
Where
from where
to where
Interrogative for: Why
Por que
Esto? Eso?
this? that?
Info on adjectives
- need to agree in gender and number
- come after noun
Info on gustar
either gusta or gustan - doesn’t change to masculine
