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Question 1

Examples of verbs of communication that take le not lo. translate the sentence

Answer 1

Ejemplos de verbos de comunicación que llevan “le” y no “lo”.

Question 2

when to use cuando and cuándo
question is about the accent

Answer 2

cuando
- joins a subordinate clause (No me gusta cuando hace mucho frió.)
- when there is NO doubt
cuándo - (can substitute “at what moment for cuándo)
- when there is doubt)
- asks a question is an exclamation
(¿Cuándo vas a venir?)

Question 3

Explanation of verbs of communication.

Answer 3

Explicación de los verbos de comunicación and those of giving something to someone.
Verbs of communication take le even though it looks like they should take lo because it looks like a DO. The rationale is that it is understand that the speaker is communicating something, and that something is the inferred DO.
Like Voy a decirle la verdad. I´m going to tell you the truth.

Question 4

when to use cuando with indicative or subjunctive

Answer 4

• if for the future/or future ho, use subjunctive FU
  Cuando recibas la tarjeta, avísame.
• if for habitual, use indicative
  No entiendo por qué cuando limpio el coche, siempre llueve.
• if as a question and answer is specific, use indicative
  ¿Cuándo quieres ir a Guatemala? En cuatro meses.

Question 5

I told him that I loved him.

Answer 5

Le dije que Io amaba.
decir is a verb of communication so uses le, amar isn´t so him is the DO so use LO

Question 6

I am going to help you.

Answer 6

Voy a ayudarlo. ayudar is not a verb of communication, so you use LO.

Question 7

for present participles (gerunds) what are the orthographic changes? (not really irregular, but spelling changes)

Answer 7

for er and ir verbs ending in a vowel, use yendo (not iendo) to AVOID THREE vowels in a row
leer - would be leiendo, but is LEYENDO
caer - would be caiendo, but is CAYENDO
Déjame en paz, estoy leyendo.

Question 8

She is going to ask him a question.

Answer 8

Ella va a preguntarle una cuestión.
preguntar is verb of communication so takes LE rather than lo

Question 9

I´m going to talk to him.
Never talk to him about that.

Answer 9

• Voy a hablar con él. hablar is very of communication but has a preposition
• Nunca le hable de eso. here you use le
  Ask someone can say voy a hablarle?

Question 10

use a past or present participle to talk about location?

The girls are sitting on the grass.
The ladder was leaning against the wall.
He was lying on the sofa.

Answer 10

Use a past participle ado-ido, not a gerund/present participle/ando-iendo, to talk about a physical location.

Las chicas están sentadas en el césped.
La escalera estaba apoyada contra la pared.
Estaba tumbado en el sofá.

Question 11

What kind of verb must follow a preposition?

The young man learns to cook.

Answer 11

• Infinitive - a common use of the inf is as the object of a preposition
• If a prep is directly followed by a verb, that verb must in in infinitive.
• El joven aprende a cocinar. (APRENDER A INF)

Question 12

I´m tired of writing.
It´s impossible to have success without working.

Answer 12

• (Yo VS) Estoy cansada de escribir.
  cansada is an adj, de is the prep followed by inf escribir is inf

-Es imposible tener éxito sin trabajar.
sin is the prep, followed by inf trabajar is inf

Question 13

Tip for gender

Answer 13

End in loner, usually masculine
End in Dani’zo I usually feminine
La pirámide is an exceptional

Question 14

Examples of verbs of communication that take “le” not “lo”. translate the sentence

Answer 14

ejemplos de verbos de comunicación que llevan “le” y no “lo”

Question 15

Name some verbs that take LE not LO (verbs of communication, give something to someone)

Answer 15

decir
preguntar
hablar
escribir
avisar
anunciar
advertir
pedir
dar
prestar
mostrar