Unit 2 Flashcards
Imperfect
Descriptions of people, objects, places Descriptions of time-hour, date Emotions, conditions, and state Habitual Actions Period that’s undefined Actions in progress
Preterite
Completed actions
Completed events
Definite times
Actions that interrupt action in progress
Conocer preterite v imperfect
Meet/know
Poder preterite v imperfect
succeed (manage)/ to be able to
Querer preterite v imperfect
Try to/want to
No querer preterite v imperfect
To refuse to/to not want to
Saber preterite v imperfect
To find out/to know
Direct object pronouns
Lo, la, los, las, me, te, nos, os
Use those for people
Hacerse
Change that’s voluntary, result of a process,
Ideology, religion, profession, age, time
Volverse
Involuntary change, result of profound/hard change, a lot of times it’s negative
Character adjectives, nationality
Ponerse
Involuntary change and momentary
Aspect, health, emotional state
Acercar v acercarse
Bring near v approach
Acordar v acordarse
Agree/remember
Burlar v burlarse
Trick (deceive)/make fun of
Decidir v decidirse
Decide/make up one’s mind