Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses: Unit 1: The Present Tense: Corrections Flashcards
Conjugate: Bailar
Bailo, Bailas, Baila, Bailamos, Bailáis, Bailan
How do you say “to pay for sthg”?
Pagar (algo)
e.g. I pay for lessons = Pago las clases
How do you say “to walk”?
Andar, Caminar
How do you say “To look at sthg/To watch sthg”?
Mirar (algo)
e.g. I watch the house.
Miro la casa.
How do you say “to understand”?
Entender (in general)
Comprender (more formal, esp complex issues)
Conjugate: “Correr”
Corro, corres, corre, corremos, corréis, corren
How do you say “to put”?
Poner (to physically place) Colocar (to place with precision) Meter (to insert) Introducir (to insert, more formal) Dejar (to leave sthg)
e.g. I put a serviette by each plate
Puse/Coloqué una servilleta junto a cada plato.
Put it in the drawer
Ponlo en el cajón
She put the chairs in a circle
Puso/Colocó las sillas en círculo
Shall I put milk in your coffee?
?Te pongo leche en el café?
You haven’t put any salt in it.
No le has puesto nada de sal.
To put an advertisment in a newspaper.
Poner un anuncio en el periódico.
He put a coin in the slot
Puso/Metió/Introujo una moneda en la ranura
He put the letter in his pocket
Se metió la carta en el bolsillo
He put the ball in the net
Metió el balón en la red
To put sb in a home
Ingresar a algn en una residencia
You should put your money in a bank
Deberías poner/depositar el dinero en un banco (more formal)
How do you say “John” in Spanish?
Juan
How do you say “people”?
Las personas (persons, individuals) La gente (mass, more general) Los habitantes (inhabitants) El pueblo (citizens, public, ethnic group)
Conjugate: “Escribir”?
Escribo, escribes, escribe, escribimos, escribís, escriben
How do you say “to make a mistake”?
Cometer un error
How do you say “water”?
El agua (feminine)
How much water does he drink?
?Cuánta agua bebe?
