La gramatica y los modismos Flashcards
I have been… for…
‘Llevo’ + time phrase + gerund
Suffix for ‘they’, preterite tense
aron / ieron
Suffix for ‘you’, preterite tense
aste / iste
Imperfect tense
Remove suffix, add aba / ia
Conditional tense
Keep suffix, add ia
‘Puedo’ in subjunctive
Pueda
-ar subjunctive endings
yo - e
tu - es
el/ella - e
nosotros - emos
vosotros - eis
ellos /ellas - en
-er / -ir subjunctive endings
yo - a
tu - as
el/ella - a
nosotros - amos
vosotros - ais
ellos /ellas - an
A la hora de …
When it comes to…
Darse a conocer
To become well known
‘Al’ + inf.
Upon…
To say what you think (idiom)
Tener pelos en la lengua
Something weird happening (idiom)
Hay un gato encerrado
To get into trouble (idiom)
Meterse en un lio
To give your all (idiom)
Tirar la casa por la ventana
Idiom - to be exhausted
Estar hecho de polvo (to be made of dust)
Idiom - to go on a tangent
Estar comiendo moscas (to be eating flies)
Idiom - to have a good time
Pasarlo bomba (to pass it bomb)
Idiom - to be very easy
Ser pan comido (to be eaten bread)
As [adj.] as [noun]
eg. this is as good as that
Tan ___ como ___
eg. esto es tan bueno como eso
In which
En el/la que