midterm Flashcards
what is the error in this sentence?
- yo tengo mil de plantas
mil needs to be miles because plantas is plural so miles also needs to be plural
do you use ser or estar for location?
estar
escribe 1502
mil quinientos dos
when do you use y in between numbers
only when it is in the 20’s or after
escribe 1748
mil setecientos cuarenta y ocho
does “H” in spanish make a sound?
no
what numbers need accent marks?
22, 23, 26
- ventidos
- ventitres
- ventiseis
what is the singular and masculine form of primero?
primer
what does mas de mean?
more than
what does tantos como mean?
as many as
hispanos son
prsonas que hablan espanol
where is vos used instead of nosotros?
argentina, el salvador, y guatamala
when you say to be or not to be you would use (ser or estar)?
why?
ser o no ser
- ser is more existential than estar
when do you use “es”
when you are describing characteristics
do you use ser or estar to describe something temporary?
estar
do you use ser or estar for descriptions
ser
- la casa es grande
- tu eres catolico
- tu idea es buena
do you use ser or estar for health (state of being)
estar
- estoy bien
- como estas
do you use ser or estar for mood
estar
do you use ser or estar for professions and occupations
ser
do you use ser or estar for locations of things?
estar
do you use ser or estar for ongoing actions
estar
do you use ser or estar for relationships
ser
do you use ser or estar for locations of events
ser
do you use ser or estar for ownership
ser
do you use ser or estar for time
ser
do you use ser or estar for weather
ser
is espanglish a correct way to speak?
yes
how long did franco rule for?
36 years
what is puerto rico?
un colonia moderna
when you use haber? (hay)
when you are trying to say there is or there are
what does pedir turn into in the present tense?
pid…
what does poder change to in present tense?
pued…
what does empezar change to in the present?
empie…
what are some buzzwords to use preterite?
- anoche
- anteayer
- ayer
- ano pasado
- lunes pasado
what are some irregular verbs in the imperfecrt?
ser, ir, ver
how do you conjugate ser in imperfect?
yo- era
tu- eras
el/ella- era
nos- eramos (with an accent mark)
vos- erais
ellos- eran
how do you conjugate ir in imperfect?
yo- iba
tu- ibas
el/ella- iba
nos- ibamos (accent mark)
vos- ibais
ellos- iban
how do you conjugate ver in imperfect?
yo- veia
tu- veias
el/ella- veia
nos- veiamos
vos- veiais
ellos- veian
how do you know when to use imperfect?
THREADS
what does THREADS stand for?
Time
Habitual actions
Repeated actions
Emotions
Age
Descriptions
Setting the scene (narration)
Simultaneous actions
a menudo
often
rara ves
rarely
a veces
sometimes
what is the difference between primer and primero
you use primer when used in front of a singular and masculine noun
when do you use mas de v. mas que
mas de is used to compare quantities whereas mas que is used to just make general comparisons
