Spanish Flashcards
Golden Rules: Regulares
*Keep the stem
*Drop the infinitive
*Add present, imperfect, and
preterite at end
Golden Rules: Irregular
*Change the stem
*drop the infinitive
*Add present, imperfect, and
preterite at end
EX: last two letters
-ar, er, ir –> infinitive part
Nouns: Gender
*Feminine
-ends in a
*Masculine
-ends in o
Nouns: Number
*singular
*Plural
- add s to words ending in vowels
- add es to words ending in
consonant
- change a final z to c and add an
es. EX: pez = peces
SER
*permanent
*D - date
*O - occupation
*C - characteristic
*T - time
*O - origin
*R - relation
SER: Present Conjugations
*yo - soy
*tu - eres
*el/ella/usted - es
*nosotros/as - somos
*vosotros/as - sois
*ellos/ellas/ustedes - son
ESTAR
*Temporary
*P - position
*L - location
*A - action
*C - condition
*E - emotion
ESTAR: Present Conjugations
*yo - estoy
*tu - estas
*el/ella/usted - esta
*nosotros/as - estamos
*vosotros/as - estais
*ellos/ellas/ustedes - estan