Grammar Flashcards

1
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7 Uses of Por

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2
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Six Uses of Para

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Plus employment

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3
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To stop doing something

A

Dejar de hacer algo

Tú necesitas dejar de trabajar allá
(No usa parar)

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4
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Quedarle bien

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To fit you well

Los pantalones te quedan bien

Los pantalones le quedan bien (usted)

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5
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Command form of Poner (tu)

A

Pon
No ponga

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6
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Poner + adjective

(conjugates like gustar)

A

La noticia de su muerte me puso triste

La fiesta me pone feliz

Las mentiras me ponen furiosa

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7
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I gave

A

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8
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When expressing gratitude or apology, do you use POR or PARA

A

Por

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9
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I want you to know (subjunctive)

A

Quiero que sepas

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10
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When you have time

A

Cuando tengas tiempo

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11
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I hope this finds you well

A

Espero que esto le encuentre bien.

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12
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I hope you have a nice day (formal)

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Espero que tenga un buen día

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13
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I hope it goes well (subjunctive)

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Ojalá que salga bien

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14
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In other words

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O sea

El inquilino, o sea tú, debe mantener el apartamento en buenas condiciones.

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15
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I wish you were here

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Ojalá estuvieras aquí

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16
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You need to go to…..

A

Es necesario que vaya a

17
Q

What do you want me to do?

A

Que quiere que haga?

18
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I need you to listen to me

A

Necesito que me hagas caso

19
Q

Confusing gender

A

El tema
El problema
El clima
El idioma
El agua (still feminine)
El águila (still feminine)
El hada (still feminine)

La mano

20
Q

What are examples of professions with fixed ending; where a person’s sex is indicated only by the article (el, la)

A

Artista
dentista
Policía
Periodista
Cantante
atleta (m/f athlete)
poeta (m/f poet)
soldado (m/f soldier)
piloto (m/f pilot)

21
Q

nouns that end in “ma” are masculine or feminine?

A

masculine,

idioma, poema, sistema, tema, problema, fantasma, clima, drama, enigma, emblema, diagrama, síntoma, pijama, plasma, programa, aroma, dilema, estigma……….. except: la crema

22
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masculine nouns that end in “a”

[not including –ma]

A

Diá, mapa, planeta, sofá, tequila

El mapa viejo, el día deprimido

23
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sustantivos femininos que usan el articulo definido “el”

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feminine nouns that start with a stressed “a–”.

When plural, these revert to LAS, not LOS. For both, they use “a” endings for adjectives

el agua, las aguas; el hacha, las hachas

el agua fría, el águila calva, el hada, el alma

24
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sustantivos femininos que terminan en –o

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foto, mano, moto, radio

La mano derecha, la foto bonita

25
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Common nouns where “a/o” endings don’t match the article

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El agua, el día, el clima, el idioma, el problema, el mapa, el sistema

la mano, la moto, la foto

26
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sustantivos femininos que usan el articulo definido “el”