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How to express HOW LONG someone HAS DONE something

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Hace + time expression + que + present tense verb
Ex: I have taught Spanish for five years.
Hace cinco años que yo enseño español.

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How to express HOW LONG AGO some one did something

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Hace + time expression + que + preterit tense verb
Ex: I started teaching five years ago.
Hace cinco año que yo empecé a enseñar.

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HOW LONG SINCE someone has done something

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Hace + time expression + que + no + present tense verb
Ex: It has been a year since we have seen him.
Hace un año que no lo vamos.

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Impersonal Se

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Used when subject is unknown, irrelevant, or generalized
Se + él form verb + noun -> if noun is singular
Se + ellos form verb + noun -> if noun is plural
NOT USED WITH REFLEXIVE: use uno in place of se.
Ex: one goes to bed.
Uno se acuesta.

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When to use PARA

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Place going towards
Deadline/time limit
In order to
Purpose with infinitive 
Suitability
Use with noun
Action that caused emotion
Considering/for
Opinion
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When to use POR

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Place of movement
Temporary stop
Action duration
Still/yet to be done
Inclination towards something
Gratitude/apology
Cause/reason/because of/due to
Motive
Price or exchange
Vague position
Periods in day
Done by someone
For sake of/on behalf of/instead of/in place of/per
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Reflexive verb conjugation

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Choose: reflexive pronouns: Me, te, se, nos, se
Use: place where it needs to be in sentence
Conjugate: conjugate verb
Ex: acostarse
I went to bed
Acostarme
Me acostar
Me acosté
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Reflexive uses

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Self contained: I went to bed. Me acuesto.
Did to self: I talk to myself. Me hablo.
Get/become/grow + adjective: I got sick. Me enfermé.

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Perfect and imperfect progressive tenses

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Used to emphasize the activity that is currently happening.
Used helping verb estar and verb ending in ado/ido.
ALL IF VERBS STEM CHANGE: e->i and o->u
Present Progressive:
Estoy/ás/á/amos/án
AR ending verb -> ando
ER/IR ending verb -> iendo
Ex: Hablar -> hablando Comer -> comiendo
Imperfect progressive:
Estaba/abas/aba/ábamos/aban
Estar conjugation is only difference.

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Affirmative imperative conjugation

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Present tú form
Drop the s
Ex: Comer
      Comes
      Come
PRONOUNS ADDED ON END
Hablarse -> Háblame
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Affirmative imperative irregulars

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Hacer -> has
Tener -> ten
Venir -> ven
Salir -> sal
Poner -> pon
Decir -> di
Ir -> ve
Irse -> vite
Ser -> se
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Negative imperative conjugation

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No + infinitive verb
No + Yo present tense
No + Drop o
No + Add opposite ending (AR -> es and ER/IR -> as)
Ex: No comer
      No como
      No comas
PRONOUNS IN FRONT
No te preocupes.
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Possessive adjectives

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Mí/mis
Tu/tus
Su/sus
Nuestro/a/os/as
Su/sus
USED WITH NOUN
Ex: My house
      Mí casa
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Clarifying Possessive Adjectives (su/sus)

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Use a de phrase
Ex: el de él
El matches gender and number of noun being owned
Él matches the number and gender of people owning it.
¿Te gustan la libros de Bob or la de Betty y Dan?
Me gustan sus libros. (Bob’s or Betty and Dan’s?)
Me gustan los de ellos. (Clarifies Betty and Dan’s)

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Demonstratives

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This and these have ts!
Near      Apart      Distant
This       That        That
These   Those      Those
Este       Ese          Aquel
Esta       Esa          Aquella
Estos     Esos        Aquellos
Estas     Esas        Aquellas
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Imperfect conjugation

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AR:
Aba/abas/aba/ábamos/aban

ER/IR:
Ía/ías/ía/íamos/ían

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Conditional irregulars

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Podría poder
Pondría poner
Haría hacer
Diría decir
Querría querer
Sabría saber
Vendría venir
Saldría salir
Tendría tener
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Present perfect

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Expresses an action that happened at an unspecified time before the present moment. Ex: the man has left
Haber+___ado/ido (or irreg)
He, has, ha, hemos, han

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Conditional

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Would= ________ría/ías/ía/íamos/ían

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Abrir (past participle irregular)

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Decir (past participle irregular)

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Escribir (past participle irregular)

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Hacer (past participle irregular)

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Poner (past participle irregular)

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Romper (past participle irregular)

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Volver (past participle irregular)

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Ver (past participle irregular)

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Visto (seen)

Vista (view)

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Cubrir (past participle irregular)

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Describir (past participle irregular)

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Descubir (past participle irregular)

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Descubierto

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Devolver (past participle irregular)

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Freír (past participle irregular)

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Imponer (past participle irregular)

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Morir (past participle irregular)

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Resolver (past participle irregular)

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Revolver (past participle irregular)

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Satesfecer (past participle irregular)

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Satisfecho

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Componer (past participle irregular)

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Pluperfect

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Expresses an action that happened at an unspecified time before another past action. Ex: He had left before I arrived.
Haber+___ado/ido (or irreg)
Había, habías, había, habíamos, habían

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Imperfect

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Aba/abas/aba/ábamos/aban 
Ía/ías/ía/íamos/ían
No stem change
Irregulars:
Ser:  era/eras/era/éramos/eran
Ver: veía/veías/veía/veíamos/veían
Ir: iba/ibas/iba/íbamos/iban
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True Passive

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Subject receives the action, it does not do it. Agent is stated, implied, or well known.
Subject+ser+past participle

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Past participle acting as an adjective

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Resulting condition/condition of subject.

Estar+past participle

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Present Participles

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Infinitive ar ending replaced by ando/ er/ir ending replaced with iendo.
Part of progressive tense: I am working on that right now.
Verb clause set off by commas: the boy, chewing his gum, walked away.
Varying use from English: The crying baby… becomes the baby that was/is crying… Bebe que lloraba/llora…

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Gerund

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Replaces to ____ forms, follows a preposition, and a noun.
Ex: Walking is a fun thing. Andar es una cosa divertida.
Ex: He was happy from singing. Él estaba contento de cantar.
INFINITIVES

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Progressive Tenses

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Estar(in chosen tense)+_______ando/iendo/yendo
Present: emphasis action that is currently happening
Imperfect: emphasis action that was currently happening
Future: emphasis action that will be currently happening
Conditional: emphasis what would(n’t) be what is currently happening
Present Perfect: emphasis what has been currently happening
Pluperfect: emphasis what had been currently happening

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