Lesson 2 Flashcards

Regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present tense

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What are the three types of infinitive verb endings in Spanish?

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  • -ar as in hablar (to speak)
  • -er as in comer (to eat)
  • -ir as in vivir (to live)
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She is a student

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Ella es una alumna

pupil, student - el alumno, la alumna. Remember that we can also say estudiante

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He is a student of Señora Ramos

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Él es un estudiante de la Señora Ramos

of, from - de

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We are from the United States

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Somos de los Estados Unidos

the United States - Los Estados Unidos (often abbreviated as los EEUU)

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He is Xavier’s friend

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Él es (un) amigo de Xavier

friend - el amigo, la amiga

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She studies

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Ella estudia

he/she studies - estudia

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He studies a lot

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Él estudia mucho

a lot - mucho

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I study a lot

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Yo __estudio mucho

I study - estudio

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You (ud) do not study a lot

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Usted no estudia mucho

do not - no. Note that verbs are negated by simply adding the word no in front of them.

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You do not study

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no estudias

you study - tú estudias

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All the girls study

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Todas las niñas estudian

all - todos

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The girl studies every day

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La niña estudia todos los días

every day - todos los días

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We do not study every day

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Nosotros no estudiamos todos los días

we study - estudiamos

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We walk every day

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Nosotros caminamos todos los días

to walk - caminar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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Do you speak Spanish too?

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¿Hablas español también?

too, also - también

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The woman buys eleven books

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La mujer compra once libros

to buy - comprar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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She studies mathematics

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Ella estudia matemáticas

mathematics, math - las matemáticas, la mate. When talking about a general subject, you do not use an article before the subject. When talking about a specific subject you do (i.e. I study the history of Spain->Estudio la historia de España)

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The teacher teaches math

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El maestro enseña matemáticas

to teach - enseñar. Follows the same conjugation pattern as estudiar

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Señor Ramos teaches the lesson

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El Señor (Sr.) Ramos enseña la lección

lesson - la lección. Note that señor is usually abbreviated Sr.

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for

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por, para

for - por, para. Note that por and para are not interchangeable and have several uses that can mean different things in English.

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Is the book for me?

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¿Es el libro para ?

me - . The word is used with certain prepositions such as para and a. The simpler direct object pronoun me will be discussed in more detail later

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The letter is not for you

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La carta no es para ti

you - ti. The word ti is used in the predicate of the sentence rather than . The simpler direct object te (which we have already seen in cases like ¿Cómo te llamas?) will be discussed in more detail later

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I study with the teacher (fem)

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Yo estudio con la maestra

with - con

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They walk with me

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Ellos caminan conmigo

with me - conmigo. Note that you cannot say *con mí*

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# Translate to Spanish. She needs to study _with you_
Ella necesita estudiar _contigo_ ## Footnote with you - *contigo*. Note that you cannot say \**con ti\**
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# Translate to Spanish. I do not _speak_ Spanish
No _hablo_ español ## Footnote to speak, to talk - *hablar*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *estudiar*
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# Translate to Spanish. We _talk to_ the teacher
_H__ablamos con_ el maestro ## Footnote to talk to - *hablar con*. Note that the preposition *con* ("with") must be used to mean "talk to"
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# Translate to Spanish. You (uds) _talk about_ Señora Ramos
Ustedes _hablan de_ la Señora Ramos ## Footnote to talk about - *hablar de*. Note that the proposition *de* must be used to indicate "talk about"
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# Translate to Spanish. I speak _English_
Hablo _inglés_ ## Footnote English - *inglés*
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# Translate to Spanish. I _ask_ in English
Yo _pregunto_ en inglés ## Footnote to ask (a question) - *preguntar*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *estudiar*
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# Translate to Spanish. You _work_ everyday
Tú _trabajas_ todos los días ## Footnote to work - *trabajar*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *estudiar*
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# Translate to Spanish. I walk every day to _work_
Camino todos los días al _trabajo_ ## Footnote work - *el trabajo*. Note that *al* is a contraction of a and *el*
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# Translate to Spanish. They _drink_ water
Ellos _toman_ agua ## Footnote to take, to drink - *tomar*. Note that *tomar* can mean both "to take" and "to drink". The verb *beber* can also be used to mean "to drink," but it is less commonly used than *tomar*
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# Translate to Spanish. I _try to_ study
_Trato de_ estudiar ## Footnote to try to - *tratar de*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *estudiar.* Note that *tratar* without the preposition *de* means "to treat" (e.g. "I treat my friend badly" - *Trato mal a mi amigo*)
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# Translate to Spanish. Do you _trust_ the teacher (feminine)?
¿_Confías en_ la maestra? ## Footnote to trust - *confiar en*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *estudiar*
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# Translate to Spanish. _She eats_
_Ella come_ ## Footnote he/she eats - *come*
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# Translate to Spanish. _We_ do not _eat_ a lot
_Nosotros_ no _comemos_ mucho ## Footnote we eat - *comemos*
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# Translate to Spanish. When do we eat _today_?
¿Cuándo comemos _hoy_? ## Footnote today - *hoy*
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# Translate to Spanish. He eats lots of _food_
Él come mucha _comida_ ## Footnote food - *la comida*
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# Translate to Spanish. _I_ do not _eat_ today
_Yo_ no _como_ hoy ## Footnote I eat - *yo como*. Note the difference between the word *como* (I eat) and *cómo* (how)
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# Translate to Spanish. Carolina walks _quickly_
Carolina camina rápidamente ## Footnote fast, quick - *rápido*
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# Translate to Spanish. We (fem) do not eat _quickly_
Nosotras no comemos _rápidamente_ ## Footnote quickly - *rápidamente*. Note that most adverbs in Spanish end in *-mente*, the equivalent of the English "-ly". However, it is acceptable to just use *rápido* as an adverb
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# Translate to Spanish. _You eat_ quickly
_Tú comes_ rápidamente ## Footnote you eat - *comes*
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# Translate to Spanish. What are the endings of regular -*er* verbs (such as *comer*) conjugated in the present tense?
Regular Present Tense -*er* endings ## Footnote * -**o** (yo) * -**es** (tú) * -**e** (él) * -**emos** (nosotros) * -**éis** (vosotros) * -**en** (ellos) Simply drop the *-er* ending from the infinitive, and add the appropriate ending from above
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# Translate to Spanish. She _sells_ books
Ella _vende_ libros ## Footnote to sell - *vender*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *comer*
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# Translate to Spanish. They (men) _think_ that they (women) are pretty
Ellos _creen_ que ellas son bonitas ## Footnote to think/believe - *creer*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *comer*
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# Translate to Spanish. You _read_ (present) today
Tú _lees_ hoy ## Footnote to read - *leer*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *comer*
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# Translate to Spanish. _Jorge __opens_ the book
_Jorge abre_ el libro ## Footnote he/she opens - *abre*
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# Translate to Spanish. She opens the _door_
Ella abre la _puerta_ ## Footnote door - *la puerta*
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# Translate to Spanish. _We open_ the door quickly
_Nosotros abrimos_ la puerta rápidamente ## Footnote we open - *abrimos*
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# Translate to Spanish. Marcos drinks a _bottle_ of beer
Marcos toma una _botella_ de cerveza ## Footnote bottle - *la botella*
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# Translate to Spanish. The _room_ is big
El _cuarto_ es grande ## Footnote room - *el cuarto*
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# Translate to Spanish. He opens the door _of the_ room
Él abre la puerta _del_ cuarto ## Footnote of the - *del, de la*. Note that *de* + *el* is condensed into the contraction *del*
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# Translate to Spanish. He _never_ studies
Él _nunca_ estudia ## Footnote never - *nunca*. The word *nunca* goes directly before the conjugated verb, just like in the English "never"
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# Translate to Spanish. I _always_ eat with them
_Siempre_ como con ellos ## Footnote always - *siempre*
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# Translate to Spanish. _Who sells_ books?
¿_Quién vende_ libros? ## Footnote Who - *Quién*. Note that verbs after *quien* are always conjugated in the third-person (same as *él* or *ella*)
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# Translate to Spanish. _They_ never _open_ the book
_Ellos_ nunca _abren_ el libro ## Footnote they open - *abren*
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# Translate to Spanish. You (uds) open the _library_ door
Ustedes abren la puerta de la _biblioteca_ ## Footnote library - *la biblioteca*
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# Translate to Spanish. _I_ never _open_ the door
_Yo_ nunca _abro_ la puerta ## Footnote I open - *abro*
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# Translate to Spanish. _You open_ the big door
_Tú abres_ la puerta grande ## Footnote you open - *abres*
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# Translate to Spanish. TO OPEN ## Footnote * I open * You open * He/She opens * We open * You all open * They open
ABRIR ## Footnote * Yo abro * Tú abres * Él/Ella/Ud abre * Nosotros abrimos * Vosotros abrís * Ellos/Ellas/Uds abren
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# Translate to Spanish. What are the endings of regular *-ir* verbs (such as *abrir*) conjugated in the present tense?
Regular Present Tense -*ir* endings ## Footnote * -**o** (yo) * -**es** (tú) * -**e** (él) * -**imos** (nosotros) * -**ís** (vosotros) * -**en** (ellos)
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# Translate to Spanish. They _live_ in a big house
Ellos _viven_ en una casa grande ## Footnote to live - *vivir*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *abrir.* Note that here, *en* means "in"
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# Translate to Spanish. to eat
comer ## Footnote to eat - *comer*. *Comer* is a regular -*er* ending verb
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# Translate to Spanish. to open
abrir ## Footnote to open - *abrir*. *Abrir* is a regular -*ir* ending verb, which can be used as a model verb for all regular -*ir* ending verbs
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# Translate to Spanish. to study
estudiar ## Footnote to study - *estudiar*. *Estudiar* is a regular -*ar* ending verb
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# Translate to Spanish. We _write_ every day
Nosotros _escribimos_ todos los días ## Footnote to write - *escribir*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *abrir*
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# Translate to Spanish. _You_ (vosotros) _eat_ today
_Vosotros coméis_ hoy ## Footnote you (vosotros) eat - *coméis*
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# Translate to Spanish. We _must_ speak with you (ud)
_Debemos_ hablar con usted ## Footnote must - *deber*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *comer*
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# Translate to Spanish. _Seeing_ is believing
_Ver_ es creer ## Footnote to see - *ver*. Note that the English gerund (ending in -ing) usually corresponds to the Spanish infinitive.
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# Translate to Spanish. Juan is the boy _that_ runs fast
Juan es el niño _que_ corre rápido ## Footnote that - *que*
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# Translate to Spanish. _You_ (vosotros) do not _open_ the mathematics books
_Vosotros_ no _abrís_ los libros de matemáticas ## Footnote you (vosotros) open - *abrís*
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# Translate to Spanish. We _run_ fast
Nosotros _corremos_ rápido ## Footnote to run - *correr*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *comer.*
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# Translate to Spanish. I _learn_ a lot at school
Yo _aprendo_ mucho en escuela ## Footnote to learn - *aprender*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *comer*
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# Translate to Spanish. TO EAT ## Footnote * I eat * You eat * He/She eats * We eat * You all eat * They eat
COMER ## Footnote * Yo como * Tú comes * Él/Ella/Ud come * Nosotros comemos * Vosotros coméis * Ellos/Ellas/Uds comen
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# Translate to Spanish. _They eat_ a lot
_Ellos comen_ mucho ## Footnote they eat - *comen*
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# Translate to Spanish. I _need_ an interesting book
_Necesito_ un libro interesante ## Footnote to need - *necesitar*. Follows the same conjugation pattern as *estudiar*
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# Translate to Spanish. What are the endings of regular *-ar* verbs (such as *estudiar*) conjugated in the present tense?
Regular Present Tense -*ar* endings ## Footnote * -**o** (yo) * -**as** (tú) * -**a** (él) * -**amos** (nosotros) * -**áis** (vosotros) * -**an** (ellos) Simply strip the *-ar* ending off of any regular infinitive, and apply the endings above
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# Translate to Spanish. TO STUDY ## Footnote * I study * You study * He/She studies * We study * You all study * They study
ESTUDIAR ## Footnote * Yo estudio * Tú estudias * Él/Ella/Ud estudia * Nosotros estudiamos * Vosotros estudiáis * Ellos/Ellas/Uds estudian
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# Translate to Spanish. _They_ do not _study_
_Ellos_ no _estudian_ ## Footnote they study - *estudian*
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# Translate to Spanish. _You_ (vosotros) _study_ a lot
_Vosotros __estudiáis_ mucho ## Footnote you (vosotros) study - *estudiáis*