Tenses Flashcards
days of the week and months of the year
Always take lowercase letters, not capitals
Exceptions to the rule that nouns that end in -o are masculine and nouns that end in -a are feminine
La mano - the hand
El cura - the priest
Exception got the rule: words that have a masculine meaning are masculine in gender
Modelo - model (feminine or masculine)
-ma -dad
Ends in -ma (masculine)
Ends in -dad (feminine)
-ista
Nouns that end in ista tend to be masculine
El Futbolista - the footballer
El Periodista - the journalist
El / la artista - the artist
ión
Are feminine
La estación
La educación
Plural - nouns that end in vowels
Add s
Plural nouns that end in a consonant
- add es
Plural - accents added
Joven - jóvenes
Examen - exámenes
Estación - estaciones
Plural - ends in s
Remains same
Paraguas, sacapuntas
The pencil
El lápiz
The pencils
Los lápices
Some
Unos, unas
The neuter article lo
Used with masculine adjectives
Lo bueno
Lo interesante
Professions and nationalities
No article
Money is useful
El dinero es útil
Titles
Articles are used
Direct address
Articles are not used
Talking about languages
Articles are used
Languages with hablar
No articles
Adjectives placed before a noun
Implies that the characteristic described is an inherent part of the thing
Shorten adjectives
Placed before a masculine singular noun by dropping final -o ( bueno, malo, alguno, primero, ninguno)
The great man
El gran hombre
The big man
El hombre grande
This, these
Este, esta, estas, estos
That, those
Ese, esa, esos, esas
That, those
Aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
My, your, his, her, their, our
Mi / mis
Tu / tus
Su / sus
Nuestro
This one, these ones
Éste, ésta, éstas, éstos
That one, those ones
Ese, esa, esos, esas
That one, those ones
Aquél, aquéllos, aquélla, aquéllas
Mine, yours, hers, ours
El mío, la mía
El tuyo, la tuya
El suyo, la suya
El nuestro, la nuestra
I You (familiar, singular) He She You (polite, singular) We They You
Yo Tú Él / ella / usted Nosotros Ellos / ellas / ustedes
Myself
Yourself
Himself, herself, yourself, themselves
Ourselves
Me
Te
Se
Nos
Direct object pronouns
What?
Who?
Me You Him/her/it Us Them
Me Te Lo/ la Nos Los/las
Indirect object pronouns
To whom
For whom
To who
For who
Me You Him/her/ you Us Them
Me Te Le Nos Les
Object pronouns
Before the verb
After the infinitive
Prepositional pronouns
Mí Ti Él Ella Vd
With me, with you, with himself
Conmigo, contigo, consigo
Present tense ar verbs
o as a amos an
Present Tense - er and ir verbs
o es e imos en
Present tense - to be
Soy Eres Es Somos Son
Present tense - Estar
Estoy Estás Está Estamos Están
Present tense - to have
Tengo Tienes Tiene Tenemos Tienen
Present tense - to go
Voy Vas Va Vamos Van
Present tense - to fall
Caer
Caigo
Caes
Present tense - to drive
Conducir
Present tense - to give
Dar Doy Das Da Damos Dan
Present tense - to say or tell
Decir Digo Dices Dice Decimos Dicen
Present tense - to have
Haber He Has Ha Hemos Han
There is
Hay
Present tense - to do or make
Hacer Hago Haces Hace Hacemos Hacen
Present tense - to hear
Oír Oigo Oyes Oye Oímos Oyen
Present tense - to smell
Oler Huelo Huele Hueles Olemos Huelen
Present tense - to be abler to
Poder Puedo Puedes Puede Podemos Pueden
Present tense - to put
Poner Pongo Pones Pone Ponemos Ponen
Present tense - to want
Querer Quiero Quieres Quiere Queremos Quieren
Present tense - to break
Romper
Rompo
Present tense - to know
Saber Sé Sabes Sabe Sabemos Saben
Present tense - to go out
Salir Salgo Sale Sales Salemos Salen
Present tense - to bring
Traer Traigo Traes Trae Traemos Traen
Present tense - to come
Venir Vengo Vienes Viene Venimos Vienen
Present tense - to see
Ver Veo Ves Ve Vemos Ven
Present tense - to start
Empezar Empiezo Empiezas Empieza Empezamos Empiezan
Present tense - to think
Pensar Pienso Pienses Piense Pensamos Piensan
Present tense - to lose
Perder Pierdo Pierdes Pierde Perdimos Pierden
Present tense - to feel
Sentir Siento Sientes Siente Sentimos Sienten
Present tense - to recommend
Recomendar Recomiendo Recomiendas Recomienda Recomendamos Recomiendan
Present tense - to prefer
Preferir Prefiero Prefieres Prefiere Preferimos Prefieren