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The secret lives of verbs Flashcards

1
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El sí como mucho

A

He does eat a lot

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2
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se va

A

she’s going (note no progressive tense)

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te cuento
te contaré
mañana te cuento

A

I’ll tell you (now)
I’ll tell you (someday)
I’ll tell you tomorrow

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4
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Vuelvo en seguida

A

I’ll be right back

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5
Q

Quién habra sido?

A

Who might that have been?

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te habría gustado

A

you would have like it

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“used to” verb

“would” verb

A

use imperfect

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Estaba en casa cuando se fue la luz

A

I was at home when the lights when out.

Imperfect waiting for something to happen.

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9
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Quisieron
vs
Querían

A

They wanted (and did/got)

The wanted (but didn’t)

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10
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No quería ir a la fiesta

No quise ir a la fiesta

A

I didn’t want to the party (but went anyway)

I didn’t want to go (and didn’t go)

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No quisieron dar sus nombres

A

They refused to give their names

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12
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pudo
vs
podía

A

could (and did)

could (in theory)

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pudo
vs
podía

A

could (and did)

could (in theory)

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14
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No podía caminar

No pudo caminar

A

I couldn’t walk (perhaps because tired)

I couldn’t walk (and implied that actually tried and failed)

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15
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for saying “to find out” (saber) use…

A

imperfect

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16
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No sabía eso

A

I didn’t know that

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17
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sabía que llegarías

A

I knew you’d show up

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18
Q

Sabías hablar español cuando llegaste aqui?

A

Did you know how to speak Spanish when you got here?

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19
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for “found out” as in heard, use…

A

preterite (supe, supiste, supo)

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20
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Supiste que gané la lotería

A

Did you hear that I won the lottery?

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21
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Estaba agotado

A

he was worn out (at that moment)

22
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Fue agotado

A

he was worn out (from something)

23
Q

Estaba destruido
vs.
Fue destruido

A

It was destroyed (unclear how)

It was destroyed (implied by something)

24
Q

Las tiendas son cerradas a las nueve
vs.
Las tiendas están cerradas a las nueve

A

The shops close at nine.

The shops are closed by nine (but may have closed earlier than nine)

25
Q

Fue cambiado
vs.
Estaba cambiado

A

It was changed (by someone)

It was (looked) changed

26
Q

fue dormido
vs
estaba dormido

A

it was put to sleep

it was asleep

27
Q

fue roto
vs
Estaba roto

A

it was broken (by someone)

it was (already) broken (and we don’t know by whom or when)

28
Q

es alto
vs
está alto

A

He is tall

He is so tall / Gosh he’s tall
Está alto para su edad

29
Q

es feo
vs
está feo

A

he is ugly (fact)

He is ugly (now, temporarily, maybe bad haircut)
He is so ugly

30
Q

es difícil
vs
está difícil

A

always difficult

surprisingly difficult, unexpected

31
Q

es viejo
vs.
está

A

he is old (fact)

he feels old / he seems (looks) old
he is too old (for some specific task)

32
Q

es joven
vs.
está joven

A

he is young (fact)

he feels young
he is young (for a quarterback)
he is still young (making a case)

33
Q

cuando eras joven
vs
cuando estabas joven

A

when you were young

when you still had pep, youthful

34
Q 
es buena la película
vs
está buena la película
vs
es una buena película
A

it is a good film, well-done (fact)

it’s a good film (personal approval)

it’s a good film but… (often used with art films where presumption of supposed to like it)

35
Q

“es loco” o “está loco” persona

A

está loco (as crazy is a defect rather than normal condition)

36
Q

es enfermo
vs
está enfermo

A

He is sick (right now)

He is sick (and has been for awhile)

37
Q

es muerto
vs
está muerto

A

he is killed

he is dead
fue muerto a tiros, y ahora está muerto

38
Q

Pórtate bien

A

be good

39
Q

Llega a tiempo

A

be there

40
Q

no seas malo

A

be a pal

41
Q

no seas tonto

A

don’t be a fool

42
Q

no seas imbécil

A

don’t be a jerk

43
Q

no estés molestando

A

quit bugging me

44
Q

no estés gritando

A

quit shouting

45
Q

no te enojes

A

don’t be mad

46
Q

no llegues tardes

A

don’t be late

47
Q

no te aloques

A

don’t be crazy

48
Q

no hagas ruido

A

don’t make noise

49
Q

basic perspective:

llevar vs traer

A 
llevar = to take 
traer = to bring = bringing is only for cases when something away from the speaker is being moved toward the speaker
50
Q

basic perspective:

ir vs venir

A

You can’t “come” (with venir) to a location that is somewhere other than where you are at the moment. Venir can only refer to present location, e.g., to come to this location, come from London, came to see me in the hospital

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