Foundation Course 8 B Flashcards
I would ask you
Yo te / le preguntaría
I would ask you later
Yo te / le preguntaría más tarde
I’m going to ask you later
voy a preguntarle más tarde
I’m going to call you later
voy a llamarle más tarde
I will call you later
le llamaré más tarde
for / to
(placed in front of a verb, implying ‘in order to’)
para
with us
con nosotros
I will call you later to ask you if you can come (and) see it with us
le llamaré más tarde para preguntarle si puede venir a verlo con nosotros
at what time do we arrive tomorrow?
¿a qué hora llegamos mañana?
I’ve just
( i’ve just eaten an AvaCABO , it was DElicious )
Acabo de
I’ve just left
acabo de salir
(acabo de is always followed by the infinitive)
(he / she / it) has just
acaba de
he’s just left
acaba de salir
ten minutes ago
(it makes ten minutes)
hace diez minutos
she just left ten minutes ago
acaba de salir hace diez minutos
I’ve just seen it
acabo de verlo
I just arrived here two days ago
acabo de llegar aquí hace dos días
two weeks ago
hace dos semanas
I just arrived here two weeks ago
acabo de llegar aquí hace dos semanas
to wait / to await / to hope / to expect
esperar
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
I want to find out
Quiero informarme
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( I want to inform myself )
I want to find out where it is
Quiero informarme dónde está
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( I want to inform myself where it is )
Indicative Present Tense
I wait / I hope / I expect
Indicative Present Continuous Tense
I am waiting / I am hoping / I am expecting
( Yo ) espero
Estoy esperando
—— Prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
—— Grammer ——
The Indicative Present
The Indicative Present is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “espero”, meaning “I wait”. In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as “El Presente”.
Indicative Present Continuous ( ing) Tense
The Indicative Present Continuous is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy esperando”, meaning “I am waiting”.
This is formed by using the present tense form of to be and the present participle of the verb.
He waits / He hopes / He expects
He is waiting / He is hoping /
He is expecting
using both present AND indicative present continuous tense ( ing tense )
El espera
El esta esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
Wait !
Espere !
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
Why does she wait ?
Why is she waiting ?
Por qué ella espera ?
Por que ella esta esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
using both present AND indicative present continuous tense ( ing tense )
Why doesn’t he wait ?
Why isn’t he waiting ?
using both present AND indicative present continuous tense ( ing tense )
Por qué no el espera ?
Por que no el esta esperando ?
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
I wait for you
I am waiting for you
Te / Le espero
Te / Le estoy esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
(never use para usted)
I wait for you ( to a friend )
I’m waiting for you ( to a friend )
Te espero
Te estoy esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
Present continuous tense ( ing tense ) is formed by using the present tense form of to be and the present participle of the verb. The present continuous is generally used to describe something that is taking place at the present moment
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
He waits for you
He’s waiting for you
El te espera
El te esta esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
He hopes
He’s hoping
El espera
El esta esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
They wait for me
They’re waiting for me
Me esperan
Me están esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
Why do they wait ?
Why are they waiting ?
Por qué esperan ?
Por que están esperando ?
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
Present continuous tense ( ing tense ) is formed by using the present tense form of to be and the present participle of the verb. The present continuous is generally used to describe something that is taking place at the present moment
Why do you wait for me ?
Why are you waiting for me ?
(to a friend)
Por qué me esperas ?
Por qué me estás esperando ?
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
We wait ( or we hope or we expect )
We’re waiting
We are waiting for you
Esperamos
Estamos esperando
Te estamos esperando
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
Why doesn’t he wait for me?
Why isn’t he waiting for me?
¿por qué el no me espera?
¿Por qué el no me está esperando?
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
—— Grammer ——
The Indicative Present
The Indicative Present is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “espero”, meaning “I wait”. In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as “El Presente”.
Indicative Present Continuous ( ing) Tense
The Indicative Present Continuous is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy esperando”, meaning “I am waiting”.
This is formed by using the present tense form of to be and the present participle of the verb.
Imperative / Command Tense
Wait a second!
(a moment)
Espere momentito
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
wait for me here
espéreme aquí
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
Indicative Present Tense
We wait for you
Indicative Present Continuous Tense
We’re waiting for you
le esperamos
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )
Shall we wait for you ?
Are we waiting for you ?
Te / Le esperamos ?
Te / Le estamos esperando ?
—— prompts ——
if I go backwards and prompts are needed
( it is RAR-e and ESPE-cially nice to wait )