Unit 5 concepts Flashcards

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What are the seasons? And what months do they include?

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El invierno (winter)- diciembre, enero, febrero
La primavera (spring)- marzo, abril, mayo
El verano (summer)- junio, julio, agosto
El otono (autumn)- septiembre, octubre, noviembre

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What are different temperatures and climates?

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Hace (mucha) calor
It is hot
Hace (mucha) frio
It is cold
Llueve / Está lloviendo
It’s raining
Nieva / Esta nevando
It’s snowing
Soleado (sunny)
Lluvia (rain)
Nieve (snow)
Nublado (cloudy)
Viento (windy)

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What is the present progressive?

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When the stem of an -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel, the present participle ends in yendo

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When do you use ser?

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Nationality / origin (Sofía es argentino)
Profession / occupation (Francisco es medio)
Characteristics (Clara y Jose son simpáticos)
Generalizations (Es fabuloso)
Possession (Es la pluma de Jimena)
What something is made of (los pasajes son de papel)
Time / date (Hoy es martes. Son las dos)
Where / when an event takes place (La conferencia es a las siete)

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When do you use estar?

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Location / spatial relationships (Él aeropuerto está lejos de la ciudad)
Health (como estas?)
Physical state and conditions (El profesor está ocupado)
Emotional states (Marissa está feliz hoy)
Weather expressions (está lloviendo)
Ongoing actions (Estamos estudiando para una examen)

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What are direct object pronouns?

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Singular
Me- me
Te- you
Lo- you, him, it
La- you, her, it
Plural
nos- us
os- you
los- you, them
las- you, them

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