SPANISH FINAL GRAMMAR Flashcards

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The preterite is used to describe…

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actions or states that began or were completed at a definite time in the past.

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How is the preterite formed ?

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(-AR)
comprar
compré
compraste
compró
compramos 
comprasteis 
compraron 
(-IR/-ER)
vendí
vendiste
vendió
vendimos
vendisteis
vendieron

The preterite or all regular and irregular verbs require a written accent on the endings in the yo and él/ella forms

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preterite -car verbs (buscar)

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busqué
buscaste
buscó
buscamos 
buscasteis
buscaron
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preterite -gar verbs (llegar)

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llegué
llegaste
llegó
llegamos
llegasteis
llegaron
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preterite -zar verbs (empezar)

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empecé
empezaste
empezó
empezamos
empezasteis
empezaron
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-car, -gar, -zar preterite

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have irregular in the yo form

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preterite caer

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caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron

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preterite creer

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creí, creíste, creyó, creímos, creísteis, creyeron

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preterite leer

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leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leísteis, leyeron

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preterite oír

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oí, oíste, oyó, oímos, oísteis, oyeron

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preterite construir

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contruí, contruiste, contruyó, construimos, construisteis, construyeron

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preterite incluir

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incluí, incluiste, incluyó, incluimos, incluisteis, incluyeron

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él/ella and ellos forms also have that stem change in preterite …

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in -ir verbs

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pedir preterite

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pedí
pediste
pidió
pedimos
pidieron
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dormir preterite

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dormí
dormiste
durmió
dormimos
durmieron
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stem-changing -ar and -er verbs…

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do not have a stem change in the preterite

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preterite andar

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anduve
anduviste
anduvo
anduvimos
anduvieron
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preterite estar

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estuve 
estuviste
estuvo
estuvimos
estuvieron
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preterite poder

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pude
pudiste
pudo 
pudimos
pudieron
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preterite poner

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puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusieron

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preterite saber

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supe, supiste, supo, supimos, supieron

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preterite tener

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tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron

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preterite hacer

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hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron

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preterite querer

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quise, quisiste, quiso, quisimos, quisieron

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preterite venir

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vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron

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preterite conducir

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conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujeron

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preterite decir

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dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijeron

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preterite traer

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traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajeron

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the present perfect tense expresses what…

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has happened. It generally refers to recently completed actions or to a past that sill bears relevance in the present.

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how to form the present perfect

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present tense of the verb haber and a past participle
he comprado
has comprado
ha comprado
hemos comprado
han comprado
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past participle abrir

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abierto

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past participle cubrir

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cubierto

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past participle decir

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dicho

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past participle descubrir

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descubierto

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past participle escribir

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escrito

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past participle hacer

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hecho

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past participle morir

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muerto

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past participle poner

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puesto

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past participle resolver

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resuelto

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past participle romper

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roto

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past participle ver

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visto

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past participle volver

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vuelto

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the past perfect tense (pluscamperfecto) is used ….

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to express what someone had done or what had occurred before another action or condition in the past.

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how to form past perfect tense (pluscamperfecto)

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past tense of haber + past participle
había viajado
habías
había
habíamos
habían
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often used with past perfect (phrases)

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Antes, aún, nunca, todavía, ya

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hablar future

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hablaré
hablarás 
hablará
hablaremos
hablarán
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deber future

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deberé
deberás 
deberá
deberemos
deberán
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caber futuro

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cabré
cabrás 
cabrá
cabremos
cabrán
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haber futuro

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habré
habrás 
habrá
habremos
habrán
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poder futuro

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podré
podrás 
podrá
podremos
podrán
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querer futuro

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querré
querrás 
querrá
querremos
querrán
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saber futuro

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sabré
sabrás 
sabrá
sabremos
sabrán
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poner futuro

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pondré
pondrás 
pondrá
pondremos
pondrán
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salir futuro

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saldré
saldrás 
saldrá
saldremos
saldrán
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tener futuro

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tendré
tendrás 
tendrá
tendremos
tendrán
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valer futuro

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valdré
valdrás 
valdrá
valdremos
valdrán
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venir futuro

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vendré
vendrás 
vendrá
vendremos
vendrán
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decir futuro

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diré
dirás 
dirá
diremos
dirán
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hacer futuro

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haré
harás 
hará
haremos
harán
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60
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Futuro common phrases

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cuando, después (de) que, en cuanto, hasta que, tan pronto como

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Conditional is used …

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to express what would occur under certain circumstances…

62
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dar conditional

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daría
darías
daría
daríamos
darían
63
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ser conditional

A
sería
serías
sería
seríamos
seríais
serían
64
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caber conditional

A
cabría
cabrías
cabría
cabríamos
cabrían
65
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haber conditional

A
habría
habrías
habría
habríamos
habrían
66
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poder conditional

A
podría
podrías
podría
podríamos
podrían
67
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querer conditional

A
querría
querrías 
querría
querríamos
querrían
68
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saber conditional

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sabría
sabrías 
sabría
sabríamos
sabrían
69
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poner conditional

A
pondría
pondrías 
pondría
pondríamos
pondrían
70
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salir conditional

A
saldría
saldrías 
saldría
saldríamos
saldrían
71
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tener conditional

A
tendría
tendrías 
tendría
tendríamos
tendrían
72
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valer conditional

A
valdría
valdrías 
valdría
valdríamos
valdrían
73
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venir conditional

A
vendría
vendrías 
vendría
vendríamos
vendrían
74
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decir conditional

A
diría
dirías 
diría
diríamos
dirían
75
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hacer conditional

A
haría
harías 
haría
haríamos
harían
76
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The conditional perfect is used…

A

The conditional perfect tense is used to express what would have occurred but did not; may also express probability or conjecture about the past

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The conditional is formed…

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with the conditional of haber and a past participle (habría + past participle)
Habría
Habrías
Habría
Habríamos
Habrían
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The subjunctive is used…

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to express will, influence, emotion, doubt, or denial.

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How is the subjunctive formed?

A

Drop the o from the YO form of the present indicative and adding endings:
Hablar:
hable, hables, hable, hablemos, hablen
escriba, escribas, escriba, escribamos, escriban

80
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conocer subjunctive

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conozca, conozcas, conozca, conozcamos, conozcan

81
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decir subjunctive

A

diga, digas, diga, digamos, digan

82
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hacer subjunctive

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haga, hagas, haga, hagamos, hagan

83
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oír subjunctive

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oiga, oigas, oiga, oigamos, oigan

84
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poner subjunctive

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ponga, pongas, ponga, pongas, pongamos, pongan

85
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seguir subjunctive

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siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigan

86
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tener subjunctive

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tenga, tengas, tenga, tengamos, tengan

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traer subjunctive

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traiga, traigas, traiga, traigamos, traigan

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venir subjunctive

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venga, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengan

89
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ver subjunctive

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vea, veas, vea, veamos, vean

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subjunctive: verbs with stem changes in present indicative …

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in present subjunctive. Stem-changing -ir verbs also undergo a stem change in nosotros/vosotros forms of present subjunctive

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pensar subjunctive

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piense, pienses, piense, pensemos, piensen

92
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jugar subjunctive

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juegue, juegues, juegue, juguemos, jueguen

93
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mostrar subjunctive

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muestre, muestres, muestre, mostremos, muestren

94
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entender subjunctive

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entienda, entiendas, entienda, entendamos, entiendan

95
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resolver subjunctive

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resuelva, resuelvas, resuelva, resolvamos, resuelvan

96
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pedir subjunctive

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pida, pidas, pida, pidamos, pidan

97
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sentir subjunctive

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sienta, sientas, sienta, sintamos, sientan

98
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dormir subjunctive

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duerma, duermas, duerma, durmamos, duerman

99
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dar subjunctive

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dé, dés, dé, demos, den

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estar subjunctive

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esté, estés, esté, estemos, estén

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ir subjunctive

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vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayan

102
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saber subjunctive

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sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepan

103
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ser subjunctive

A

sea, seas, sea, seamos, sean

104
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subjunctive o indicativo? dudar

A

subjunctivo

105
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subjunctive o indicativo? es imposible

A

subjunctivo

106
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subjunctive o indicativo? es improbable

A

subjunctivo

107
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subjunctive o indicativo? es poco cierto/seguro

A

subjunctivo

108
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subjunctive o indicativo? (no) es posible

A

subjunctivo

109
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subjunctive o indicativo? (no) es probable

A

subjunctivo

110
Q

subjunctive o indicativo? negar

A

subjunctivo

111
Q

subjunctive o indicativo? no creer

A

subjunctivo

112
Q

subjunctive o indicativo? no es evidente

A

subjunctivo

113
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subjunctive o indicativo? no es cierto/seguro

A

subjunctive

114
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subjunctive o indicativo? no es verdad

A

subjunctive

115
Q

subjunctive o indicativo? no estar seguro (de)

A

subjunctive

116
Q

the infinitive, not the subjunctive, is used when…

A

there are expressions of doubt or denial where there is not change in subject of the sentence (que is unnecessary)

117
Q

Imperfect Subjunctive is formed by….

A

dropping the -ron ending in ellos form of preterite and adding the past subjunctive endings

118
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caminar imperfect subjunctive

A
caminara
caminaras
caminara
camináramos 
caminarais
caminaran
119
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vivir imperfect subjunctive

A
viviera
vivieras
viviera
viviéramos
vivierais
vivieran
120
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verbs that have stem changes or irregularities in the ellos form in the preterite …

A

have those same irregularities in all forms of the past subjunctive

121
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pedir imperfect subjunctive

A

pidiera, pidieras, pidiera, pidiéramos, pidieran

122
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sentir imperfect subjunctive

A

sintiera, sintieras, sintiera, sintiéramos, sintieran

123
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dormir imperfect subjunctive

A

durmiera, durmieras, durmiera, durmiéramos, durmieran

124
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influir imperfect subjunctive

A

influyera, influyeras, influyera, influyéramos, influyeran

125
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saber imperfect subjunctive

A

supiera, supieras, supiera, supiéramos, supieran

126
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ir/ser imperfect subjunctive

A

fuera, fueras, fuera, fuéramos, fueran

127
Q

the past subjunctive is used …

A

in all the same contexts as present subjunctive, except that the point of reference is in the past

128
Q

The expression como si….

A

is always followed by the past subjunctive

129
Q

Si Clauses

A

Past subjunctive + Conditional
Present + futuro/ subjunctive/ present
Imperfect + Imperfect
Past perfect subjunctive (hubiera lastimado) + conditional perfect (habría ganado)

130
Q

a menos que…

A

(unless) requires subjunctive

131
Q

antes (de) que…

A

(before) requires subjunctive

132
Q

con tal (de) que

A

(provided that, as long as) requires subjunctive

133
Q

en caso (de) que

A

(in case) requires subjunctive

134
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para que

A

(so that, in order) requires subjunctive

135
Q

sin que

A

(without, unless) requires subjunctive

136
Q

a pesar de que

A

(despite) subjunctive or indicative

137
Q

aunque

A

(although; even if) subjunctive or indicative

138
Q

cuando

A

(when) subjunctive or indicative

139
Q

después (de) que

A

(after) subjunctive or indicative

140
Q

en cuanto

A

(as soon as) indicative or subjunctive

141
Q

hasta que

A

(until) subjunctive or indicative

142
Q

luego (de) que

A

(after) subjunctive or indicative

143
Q

mientras que

A

(after) subjunctive or indicative

144
Q

siempre que

A

(as long as) subjunctive or indicative

145
Q

tan pronto como

A

(as soon as) subjunctive or indicative

146
Q

if there is no change in subject in the sentence, always use infinitive after…

A

para and sin (and drop the que)

147
Q

When an adjective clause describes an antecedent that is known to exist…. when the antecedent is unknown….

A
Certain = use indicative
uncertain = use subjunctive

ex: I am looking for a job….(subjunctive)

148
Q

When the antecedent of an adjective clause is a negative pronoun (ex: ____ or _____), ….

A

nadie, ninguno/a — the subjunctive is used

149
Q

Pasiva con ser

A

recipient + ser + past participle + por + agent
(past participle is adjective - agree in number and gender with recipient and ser)
ex: Los dos candidatos fueron rechazados por el comité.

150
Q

Pasiva con “se”

A

Se + verb
(verb does NOT agree with the original agent) - agrees with recipient
ex: Se trajeron la libertad y la democracia …
Se habían celebrado las personas….
past participle is NOT adjective