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Language Transfer Lessons 45 Through 53 Flashcards

1
Q

How do you conjugate ‘to speak’ line in the past’?

A

Yo hablaba
Tu hablabas
El Ella ustede hablaba
Nosotros hablabamos
Ellos/as hablaban

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2
Q

How do you conjugate ‘to eat’ line in the past?

A

Yo comia
Tú,comías
Él/Ella/Usted,comía
Nosotros/as,comíamos
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes,comían

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3
Q

The dinner gets burned

A

reflexive
quemarse
Se quema la cena

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4
Q

This that feminine masculine
these those feminine masculine
This that neutral

A

esta casa this house
este libro this book
esa casa that house
ese libro that book
estas casas these houses
estos libros these books
esas casas those houses
esos libros those books
Esto generic I want this that
Estos generic I want these those

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5
Q

What is the difference, how would you say
I would eat
I was eating

A

Comeria, I would eat
Comia I was eating

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6
Q

It’s going to break,

A

Romperse reflexive
Va a romperse.

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7
Q

I have one left,
(It remains to me one.)

A

Quedarse reflexive
Me queda uno.

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8
Q

I have two left. (They remain to me, two.)

A

Quedarse reflexive
Me quedan dos.

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9
Q

He has two left, (they remain to him two)

A

Quedarse reflexive
Le quedan dos.

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10
Q

I stay.

A

Quedarse reflexive
Me quedo.

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11
Q

They were staying.

A

Quedarse reflexive, line in the past
Se quedaban.

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12
Q

We were not staying.

A

Quedarse reflexive, line in the past
No nos quedabamos.

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13
Q

I don’t have any left.
No it remains to me. It doesn’t remain to me.

A

Quedarse reflexive
No me queda.

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14
Q

I had to see you.

A

Tenia que ver te.

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15
Q

Irregular line in the past
Conjugate, to see

A

Ver to see
Vea I used to see
Veas You used to see
Vean They used to see
Veiamos We used to see

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16
Q

Conjugate, I used to be, irregular
Ser

A

Ser
I used to be, era
You used to be, eras
They used to be, eran
We used to be, eramos
They accent is on er

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17
Q

Conjugate, used to go, irregular
Ir

A

Ir
iba I used to go
ibas You used to go
iban They used to go
ibamos We used to go
accent is on ib

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18
Q

I was going to call you,

A

Iba a llamar te.

a llamar, because of the movement verb, to go.

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19
Q

Thank you for coming. (because of)

A

Gracias por venir.

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20
Q

List the 2 occasions you use para,

A

Para-
FOR or TO somebody,
OR
in order to

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21
Q

List the 5 occasions you use POR

A

Por-
because of
on my behalf
talking about time, por dos semanas,
exchanging this one for that one,
por is also used in times tables written as x

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22
Q

After prepositions you do not use the ing form, you use the to form
How do you say, Thank you for talking to me

A

Gracias por hablarme.
por hablar,
not
por hablando

23
Q

I am there for you.

A

Estoy para ti.
You do not need to use the word ‘there’ because estar already dictates a location

24
Q

I am here because of you.

A

Estoy por ti.
You do not have to use here because Estar denotes a location

25
Q

I am here because of you.

A

Estoy por ti.
You do not have to use here because Estar implies a location

26
Q

I have come because of you.

A

He venido por ti.

27
Q

It is because of you that we have come.

A

Es por ti que hemos venido.

28
Q

I would change this one for that one.

A

Cambiaria este por ese.
Por- to exchange, this thing for that thing

29
Q

I would change these ones for those ones.

A

Cambiaria estos/as por esos/as
Por- to exchange, this one for that one

30
Q

Would you change these ones for those ones?

A

Cambiarias estos/as por esos/as?
Por- to exchange, these ones for those ones

31
Q

Thank you for calling me.

A

Gracias por llamarme.
Por- in exchange for
Calling changes to, to call after a preposition

32
Q

I am tired of working.

A

Estoy cansado de trabajar.
Working becomes, to work after a preposition

33
Q

I was tired of working.

A

Estaba cansado de trabajar.
After a preposition working becomes, to work

34
Q

We were tired of working.

A

Estabamos cansados de trabajar.
Working becomes, to work after a preposition

35
Q

It’s a way of doing it.

A

Es una forma de hacerlo.
Doing becomes, to do after a preposition.

36
Q

I don’t believe in arguing in this way.

A

No creo en discutir de esta forma.
Arguing becomes, to argue after a preposition

37
Q

We have spoken to resolve it.

A

Hemos hablado para resolverlo.
Para, in order to

38
Q

We have spoken in order to try to resolve it.

A

Hemos hablado pare intentar resolverlo.

39
Q

I am here to see you.

A

Estoy aqui para verte.
Para- in order to

40
Q

I have called you in order to speak about it.

A

Te he llamado para hablarlo.

41
Q

I am eating.

A

Estoy comiendo.
Eating right now

42
Q

I am taking a Spanish course.

A

Estoy tomando un curso de Espanol.
When we take a course it is felt as current so you can use tomando.

43
Q

To swim is healthy.

A

Nadar es saludable.

44
Q

It is irritating.

A

Es irritante.
ante for ar adjectives
iente for er adjectives

45
Q

It is frustrating.

A

Es frustrante.
Frustrar

ante for ar adjectives
iente for er adjectives

46
Q

The waning moon.

A

La luna menguante.
Menguar- to wane, to decrease

ante for ar adjectives
iente for er adjectives

47
Q

I could, I was able to
I could, I could do it, future

A

Podia I was able
Podria I will be able to

48
Q

I couldn’t do it because I didn’t have the time.

A

No podia hacerlo por que no tenia el tiempo.

49
Q

I couldn’t do it yesterday.

A

No podia hacerlo ayer.

50
Q

I had eaten already.

A

Ya habia comida.

51
Q

He wanted to dine with me but I had already dined.

A

El queria cenar conmigo, pero yo ya habia cenado.
Use el and yo to clarify who had dined.

52
Q

He was looking for it because I had lost it.

A

Lo buscaba por que yo lo habia perdido.

53
Q

He was looking for it because I would have lost it.

A

Lo buscaba por que habria lo perdido.

54
Q

I would have got lost. (Lost myself)

A

Me habria perdido.

Prepositions, Nouns, And Common Mexican Slang (3 decks)

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