Grammar Unit 1 Flashcards
What are the three groups of verbs in Spanish?
Verbs ending in -ar
Verbs ending in -ir
Verbs ending in -er
What is the first person singular grammatical person?
Yo
What is the second person singular grammatical person?
Tú
What are the third person singular grammatical persons?
Él, ella, usted
What are the first person plural grammatical persons?
Nosotros, nosotras
What are the second person plural grammatical persons?
Vosotros, vosotras
What are the third person plural grammatical persons?
Ellos, ellas, ustedes
Conjugate ‘CANTAR’ (YO) (present)
YO CANTO
Conjugate ‘CANTAR’ (TÚ) (present)
TÚ CANTAS
Conjugate ‘CANTAR’ (ÉL, ELLA, USTED) (present)
ÉL, ELLA, USTED CANTA
Conjugate ‘CANTAR’ (NOSOTROS/AS) (present)
NOSOTROS/AS CANTAMOS
Conjugate ‘CANTAR’ (VOSOTROS/AS) (present)
VOSOTROS/AS CANTÁIS
Conjugate ‘CANTAR’ (ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES) (present)
ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES CANTAN
Conjugate ‘BEBER’ (YO) (present)
YO BEBO
Conjugate ‘BEBER’ (TÚ) (present)
TÚ BEBES
Conjugate ‘BEBER’ (ÉL, ELLA, USTED) (present)
ÉL, ELLA, USTED BEBE
Conjugate ‘BEBER’ (NOSOTROS/AS) (present)
NOSOTROS/AS BEBEMOS
Conjugate ‘BEBER’ (VOSOTROS/AS) (present)
VOSOTROS/AS BEBÉIS
Conjugate ‘BEBER’ (ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES) (present)
ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES BEBEN
Conjugate ‘ESCRIBIR’ (YO) (present)
YO ESCRIBO
Conjugate ‘ESCRIBIR’ (TÚ) (present)
TÚ ESCRIBES
Conjugate ‘ESCRIBIR’ (ÉL, ELLA, USTED) (present)
ÉL, ELLA, USTED ESCRIBE
Conjugate ‘ESCRIBIR’ (NOSOTROS/AS) (present)
NOSOTROS/AS ESCRIBIMOS
Conjugate ‘ESCRIBIR’ (VOSOTROS/AS) (present)
VOSOTROS/AS ESCRIBÍS
Conjugate ‘ESCRIBIR’ (ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES) (present)
ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES ESCRIBEN
Conjugate ‘SER’ (YO) (present)
YO SOY
Conjugate ‘SER’ (TÚ) (present)
TÚ ERES
Conjugate ‘SER’ (ÉL, ELLA, USTED) (present)
ÉL, ELLA, USTED ES
Conjugate ‘SER’ (NOSOTROS/AS) (present)
NOSOTROS/AS SOMOS
Conjugate ‘SER’ (VOSOTROS/AS) (present)
VOSOTROS/AS SOIS
Conjugate ‘SER’ (ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES) (present)
ELLOS, ELLAS, USTEDES SON
When do you use ‘SER’ instead of ‘ESTAR’?
When talking about identity (Soy Juan), profession (Soy profesor), nationality (Soy español), marital status (Soy soltero), and personal characteristics (Soy alto y rubio).
What are conventionally masculine endings for nouns?
-o and -r
What is a conventionally feminine ending for nouns?
-a
How do you change the gender of a noun from masculine to feminine?
Replace -o with -a, or add -a after -r.
What is the most frequent word order in Spanish?
SVO