Grammer Flashcards
Presente progresivo
Describe una acción presente que está en progreso al momento del habla
Por o para después de esperar?
Por
Diff btw present progressive and pasado progresivo?
Later is more specific, you are referring to a specific point in time like last night
Pienso vs creo
Check
Dolor vs doler
Noun vs verb
Me duele comes from doler
Más in front of an adjective
Changes it to comparator form
Bigger, faster, more comfortable
What is the subject?
Me gusta la música
La música is the subject
The subject of the verb in English becomes indirect object of the verb in Spanish
Me is an indirect object pronoun
Amiable vs amigable
Amigable used when speaking in general, like describing a people of a city
Amable is more specific, like describing someone who did something nice for you
Me refiero a vs
Me refiero a que
A que used when a verb follows
Hacer + a time phrase =
Give examples
Ago
Hace tres años
Tell me in informal and formal way
Informal: Díme
Formal: dígame
Usos del pretérito imperfecto (5 in answer but more on pdf)
- Acciones habitual
- Descripción de personas, lugares
- Acciones que suceden simultáneamente
- Conrad sueños, películas o libro
- estar imperfecto + gerund
Por (4 times you will use it)
Causa: Doing something because of something else
Tiempo/lugar aproximado: talking about being somewhere
Medio: as a medium, ex por la ventana
Distribución: talking about how things are split up, por persona
4 times in the spanish speaking part of the world
Mañana
Tarde
Noche
Madrugada 12 - 5 am
Escriben a (Sus vs su) Madre
Sus madres
Different mother
Su madre
One mother, maybe talking about siblings