examencito 2 Flashcards
ser/estar?
physical/personality characteristics that can change or to indicate a change in condition
estar
ser/estar?
describe the location of people/places
estar
ser/estar?
with present participle (-ando/-iendo) to create present progressive
estar
ser/estar?
to describe physical/personality trait that remains relatively constant
ser
ser/estar?
to explain what/who someone/thing is
ser
ser/estar?
profession
ser
ser/estar?
tell time or to tell when/where an event takes place
ser
ser/estar?
tell where someone is from and express nationality
ser
present tense
ser
to be soy eres es somos sois son
present tense
estar
to be estoy estás está estamos estáis están
gusta vs gustan
- use gustar when followed by singular noun, infinitive/series of infinitives
- use gustan when followed by plural nouns
indirect object pronoun
answers the question for/to whom me te le* nos os les* *when both indirect and direct object pronoun are in the same sentence le/les change to se
direct object pronoun
answers the question what/who receives the action of the verb me te lo/la nos os los/las *need to clarify with a personal a when direct object is a person *comes before the verb
preterit -ar ending
é aste ó amos asteis aron
preterit -er/-ir ending
í iste ió imos isteis ieron
ayudar
to help
always indirect object pronoun
dar
to give
always indirect object pronoun
decir
to tell
always indirect object pronoun
what do you do when you have double object pronouns?
when direct and indirect object pronoun are used together (both in 3rd person), replace le/les with se
la apariencia
appearance
la barba
beard
el bigote
moustache
las cejas
eyebrows
la frente
forehead
