Semestre 2 - Grammar class Flashcards
to be able to (carry out an action)
poder + infinitivo
to finish (a process)
terminar de + infinitivo
to have just (done something)
acabar de + infinitivo
to not turn out the way one expects
no acabar de + infinitivo
to end up (-ing verb)
acabar por +infinitivo
quantity of time without doing something
llevar sin + infinitivo
to begin/start (-ing verb)
empezar a/comenzar a/ponerse a + infinitivo
to stop s/th
dejar de + infinitivo
doubt/approximation/should
deber de + infinitivo
should/will
venir a + infinitivo
intention on carrying out an action (future tense)
ir a + infinitivo
repetition of an action
volver a + infinitivo
to still without
seguir sin + infinitivo
to usually…
soler + infinitivo
must/to have to
hay que/tener que/deber/haber de + infinitivo
to finish s/th (before doing something else)
dejar + participio
to have (completed s/th in totality)
tener + participio
to finish an action (that could be continued)/considered
dar por + participio
carrying out an action partially but it is likely that there is s/th left/will carry on
llevar + participio
over a prolonged time s/o has been occupied by carrying out an action
llevar + gerundio + expresión de tiempo
continuity/insistency of an action
andar/continuar/seguir + gerundio
the result of carrying out an action after a long and difficult process (relacionar con “acabar por” + infinitivo)
acabar/terminar + gerundio
action that lasts over time
estar + gerundio
action arising as a gradual process but more emphasis on the end process
ir + gerundio
to resume/restart
retomar - volver a empezar
although
aunque (+indicative)
even if
aunque (+subj.)
although/even if
pese a que (+ indicativo/subjuntivo)
a pesar de que (+ indicativo/subjuntivo)
however much
por más que/por mucho que (+ indicativo/subjuntivo)
however many/much noun that
por más sustantivo + que
however hard/much that
e.g. however hard you study
por mucho/a/os/as + sustantivo + que (+ indicativo/subjuntivo) e.g. por mucho que estudies
knowing that
a sabiendas de que + indicativo
a that
y eso que + indicativo
while
si bien + indicativo