Structures Flashcards
How do you form a reflexive verb?
Me
Te
Le
Nos
Os
Les
A mi padre le chifla cocinar - My dad loves cooking
A used when addressing someones name directly.
Le is used as it is 3rd person
Preterite opinions
Me gusto/encanto - I liked/loved
Lo pase fenomal - It was phenomenal
Fue increible - It was incredible
Present opinions
Primero - First
Luego - Then
Mas tarde - Later
Despues - After that
Finalmente - Finally
Lo mejor/peor - The best/worst thing
Lo bueno/malo - The good/bad thing
Lo que mas/menos me gusto - What I liked most/least
Opinion verbs
Me interesa el dibujo - Arts interest me
Comparative/Superlative/Absolute Superlative
mas dificil que - more difficult than
menos dificil que - less difficult than
tan dificil como ingles - as difficult as english
mejor que otros asignaturas - better than other subjects
peor que otros asignaturas - worse than other subjects
el/la mas - the most
el/la menos - the least
el/la mejor - the best
el/la mas peor - the worst
Es facilisimo - Is really easy
Negatives
No hago nada - I didn’t do anything
No conozco a nadie - I don’t know anyone
No tenemos ni tabletas ni ordernadores - I don’t have either tablets or computers
No tiene ningun laboratoria - It doesn’t have a single lab
No tiene ninguna pista - It doesn’t have a single court
Nunca estudia / No estudia nunca - He/She never studies
Tampoco hay piscina - There isn’t a swimming pool either
Comparing present and imperfect
antes + imperfect, ahora + present
Antes no habia donde jugar, pero ahora hay un patio.
Structures + Infinitive
Esta prohibido - It is forbidden
No se permite - You are not allowed to
No se debe - You must not
Hay que - It is necessary to
Tenemos que - We have to
How long have you been doing something
Toco el piano desde hace seis anos - I have been playing the piano for six years
Direct Object Pronouns and Indirect Object Pronouns
Masculine/Feminine singular - Lo, la
Masculine/Feminines plural - Los, Las
Toco el saxofon - I play the saxophone
Lo toco - I play it
Infinitive - Puedo hacerlo - I can do it
Lo puedo hacerlo - I can do it
Use reflexive pronoun before the verb
Me apetece trabajar en Espana - Working in Spain appeals to me
Possessive adjectives
Mi - My
Tu - Your
Su - His/Her/Its
Nuestro/Nuestra - Our
Vuestro/Vuestra - Your ( plural )
Su - Their
Mis
Tus
Sus
Nuestros/Nuestras
Vuestros/Vuestras
Sus
Para + infinitive
para controlar - in order to record
Reflexive verbs for relationships
me llevo
te llevas
se lleva
os llevamos
nos llevais
se llevan
conocerse - to know eachother
Nos conocemos - we know eachother
Soler + infinitive in present and imperfect
Suelo salir - I usually go out
Sueles
Suele
Solemos
Soleis
Suelen
Solia cortar - I used to cut
Solias
Solia
Soliamos
Soliais
Solian
No longer/ I still do
Ya no juego - I no longer play
Todavia juego judo - I still do judo
I have just + infinitive
Acabo de + infinitive
I have just + infinitive
Acabo de ver - I have just seen
I have just + infinitive
Acabo de + infinitive
I have just + infinitive
Acabo de ver - I have just seen
You can + infinitive
Se puede/n + infinitive
You can + infinitive
Se pueden probar platos tipicos - You can try typical dishes
Si + present, future
Si hace calor, nadaremos en el mar
If it’s hot, we will swim in the sea.
so, so much, so many
tan + adjective - so + adjective
tanto/a + singular noun - so much + noun
tantos/as + plural noun - so many + noun
tan traquilo - so quiet
tanto contaminacion - so much pollution
tantos problemas - so many problems
The passive and avoiding the passive
Passive is what was/is/will be done
ser + past participle
Fue inventado - It was invented
Avoiding the passive - passive is avoided by using se
La fiesta se celebra - The festival is celebrated
Expressions + infinitive
para + infinitive - in order to
al + infinitive - while
sin + infinitive - without
antes de + infinitive - before
despues de + infinitive - after
Conjunctions
No solo, sino tambien - Not only….,but also
Tanto….. como - both…and….
Cuando + present subjunctive
Cuando sea mayor - When I am older
