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To Be Flashcards

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To be (permenant)

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Ser

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We use Ser usually to talk about…

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names, nationalities, occupations, relationships, physical/personality traits

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Affirmative sentence structure for ser

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subject + verb ser + adjective (i.e. Las classes son divertidas - the classes are fun)

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Negative sentence structure for ser

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subject + no + verb ser + adjective (i.e. Marcos no es grosero - Marcos is not rude)

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Interrogative sentence structure for ser

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¿ + subject + verb ser + adjective + ?
(i.e. ¿Tú eres abogado? are you a lawyer?

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Yo’

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Yo soy

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Tú’

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Tú eres

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Usted’

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Usted es

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Él’

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Él es

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ella’

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Ella es

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Nosotros’

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Nosotros somos

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Nosotras’

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Nosotras somos

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ustedes’

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Ustedes son

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ellos’

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Ellos son

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ellas’

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Ellas son

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To be (impermenant)

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Estar

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Estar is used to talk about…

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Emotions, appearance, conditions and location

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Affirmative sentence structure for estar

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subject + verb estar + adjective (i.e. Yo estoy feliz - I am happy)

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Negative sentence structure for estar

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subject + no + verb estar + adjective (i.e. Yo no estoy en casa - I am not at home)

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Interrogative sentence structure for estar

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¿ + subject + verb estar + adjective + ? (i.e. ¿Estás en casa? - Are you at home?)

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Yo’

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Yo estoy

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Tú’

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Tú estás

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Usted’

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Usted está

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Él’

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Él está

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ella’

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Ella está

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Nosotros’

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Nosotros estamos

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Nosotras’

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Nosotras estamos

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ustedes’

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Ustedes están

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ellos’

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Ellos están

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ellas’

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Ellas están

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31
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What is the present progressive?

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used to describe an action or event happening at the moment

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Affirmative sentence structure for present progressive…

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subject + verb estar + verb -ando/-iendo + complement (i.e. Estoy comiendo la cena - I am eating dinner)

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Negative sentence structure for present progressive…

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subject + no + verb estar + verb -ando/-iendo + complement (i.e. Ella no está viviendo en Mexico - She’s not living in Mexico)

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Interrogative sentence structure for present progressive…

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¿ + subject + verb estar + verb -ando/-iendo + complement + ?
(i.e. ¿Ellos están haciendo el desayuno? - Are they making breakfast?)

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Yo’

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Estoy Caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Tú’

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Estás Caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Usted’

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está caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Él’

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está caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Ella’

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está caminando

40
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Nosotros’

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estamos caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Nosotras’

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estamos caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Ustedes’

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están caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Ellos’

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están caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using ‘Ellas’

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están caminando

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Yo’

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estoy bebiendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Tú’

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estás bebiendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Usted’

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está bebiendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Él’

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está bebiendo

49
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Ella’

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está bebiendo

50
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Nosotros’

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estamos bebiendo

51
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Ustedes’

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están bebiendo

52
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Nosotras’

A

estamos bebiendo

53
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Ellos’

A

están bebiendo

54
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using ‘Ellas’

A

están bebiendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Yo’

A

Estoy viviendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Tú’

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estás viviendo

57
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Usted’

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está viviendo

58
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Él’

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está viviendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Ella’

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está viviendo

60
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Nosotros’

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estamos viviendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Nosotras’

A

estamos viviendo

62
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Ustedes’

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están viviendo

63
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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Ellos’

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están viviendo

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Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using ‘Ellas’

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están viviendo

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Stem changing verbs. What happens to the letter ‘e’ when conjugating present progressive i.e. in ‘Decir’ (to say)

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‘e’ will change to ‘i’ - i.e. decir (to say) becomes diciendo (saying)

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Stem changing verbs. What happens to the letter ‘Ee’ when conjugating present progressive i.e. in ‘Leer’ (to read)

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The second ‘e’ changes to y, and ‘-endo’ is added - i.e. leer (to read) becomes leyendo (reading)

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Being

68
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Talking

69
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Explaining

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explicando

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Making/doing

71
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Cooking

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Going

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Eating

74
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Understanding

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Entendiendo

75
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Lunching/having lunch

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Almorzando

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Believing

77
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Having

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Giving

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Using

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Responding

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Respondiendo

81
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Seeing/watching

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Dinnering/having dinner

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