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Gustar

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To please/like

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Gusta

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He/she/it pleases
• Te gusta (to you it is pleasing)
• Les gusta (to them it is pleasing)
• Me gusta (to me it is pleasing)

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Gusto (2)

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  1. I please
    • “He likes me” → Le gusto [to him I am pleasing]
  2. Pleasure (noun)
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Gustan

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They are pleasing

• Me gustan → To me they are pleasing

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Gustaba

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I, he, she, or it was pleasing

• Imperfect

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Gustábamos

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We were pleasing

-Imperfect

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Gustaría

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I, he, she, or it would be pleasing
• “I would like to speak with him” → “To me it would be pleasing to speak with him [Me gustaría hablar con el]”

Me gustaría ver la película de la que me has hablado.
-I’d like to see the film you’ve told me about.

Buenas tardes, Srta. María. Me gustaría que me comentara como va mi hijo en clase.
-Good afternoon, Mrs. María. I would like for you to tell me how my son is doing in class.

A mí, me gustaría mucho, pero me da apuro.
-I would like it a lot but I feel embarrased.

Le gustaría instalar una radio en su auto.
-He would like to install a radio in his car.

A ti te gustaría cambiar de coche.
-You would like to change cars.

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Sentir

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To feel

¿Cuándo empezó a sentir falta de aire?
-When did you start getting short of breath?

*Sentir is a psychology shop where you go and talk about your feelings until you cry - they won’t let you out until you cry (until they see a tear).
• Sentir is all about feelings.

*All that Joel really feels it when he loses a lot of money (yen), so when Joel says “I feel it”, he says “lo siento.”
• He feels that he has lost a lot of yen.

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Siento

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I feel
• Lo siento (idiom) → I’m sorry

If you want to feel my hands.
• Infinitive

It was always to important to have to feel (to have feelings).
• Infinitive

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Importar (2)

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To matter, to be important
• No importar → It doesn’t matter

*Importar is a shop of imports run by Tar.

There are lots of resources in Yoel, so they say imports aren’t important.

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Importaba

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He/she/it mattered

• 3rd person imperfect

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Creer (2)

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(cray-air) - To believe/think

  • Conjugate “poder” to “creer” to put it in past tense*
  • Creer is a crayfish shop run by a catfish.

• When Joel and friends first arrive, he is overwhelmed by the horrible smell from the foul air.

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Creo

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(cray-o) - I believe, I think

• 1st person

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Crees

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(cray-ace) - You believe/think

• 2nd person

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Cree

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(cray-ay) - He, she, or it believes/thinks

• 3rd person

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Creen

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They believe/think

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Creemos

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We believe/think

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Esperar (2)

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To wait for, to hope for

This verb DOES NOT USE INDIRECT OBJECTS → You don’t wait ‘for’ someone, you ‘await’ someone.
• I hope for it/him = Lo espero (not “le espero”)

*Esperar is a spy shop run by a lizard who can talk.

• The detective hopes that someday he’ll get a case, but he never will so he is always waiting.

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Espero

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I hope

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Espera

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He/she/it hopes

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Esperas

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You wait, you hope

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Mirar (2)

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To look at, to watch

*Mirar is a shop where Joel’s friend the lizard likes to go and watch himself in the mirror.

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Miro

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I look/watch

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Miraba

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I, he, she, or it looked/watched

• Imperfect

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Mire

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I, he, she, or it look/watch
• 1st and 3rd person subjunctive

Haga que se mire bonito.
-Make him look good.

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Miré

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I looked/watched

• 1st person preterite

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Mira

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He/she/it watches or looks

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Parecer (2)

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(pah-RACE-ser) - To seem/appear
• Al parecer (idiom) → As it seems

*Parecer is a golf shop run by Ser where she tries to appear to be good at golf.

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Parezco

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I appear/seem

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Parece

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He, she, or it appears/seems

• Parece que → It seems that… (something is the case)

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Dejar (3)

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To leave (something)/abandon, to stop (to leave off); to allow/let
• Can also mean “leaving a city behind”
• “I can’t leave you alone”
• “You have to stop (leave off) saying those things”

*Dejar is a pawn shop where you have a hard day [dejar] leaving things behind.

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Dejo (2)

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I leave, I let/allow

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Deja

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He/she/it leaves, lets/allows

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Dejas

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You leave, let/allow

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Dejamos

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We leave, let/allow

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Dejan

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They leave, let/allow

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37
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Entender

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To understand

  • I understand → Yo puedo entender
  • All conjugations of poder and entender (infinitive) go together.
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Tomar

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To take

*Tomar - A shop where they take things from you. Joel thinks of things that are taken as “marred.”

39
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Volver

A

To return

*Think of a revolving door that returns you to where you’ve been.

40
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Salir (2)

• Synonymous with _____?

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To leave/exit

• Synonymous with “se fue”

41
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Venir (2)

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To come, to arrive

*Yoel has has only one convenience store, and it comes near to you when you need it.

42
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Seguir

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To follow

*Seguir is a segue shop where they give segue tours of Yoel. The owner need people to follow them on segues..

43
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Miró

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He, she, it watched/looked

• 3rd person preterite

44
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You feel, you are feeling

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Sientes

¿Cómo te sientes?
-How do you feel?

¿Te sientes mejor?
-Are you feeling better?

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He, she, or it feels/is feeling

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Siente

¿Se siente mejor?
-Is he feeling better?

Ella se siente mucho mejor.
-She feels much better.

¿Siente algo en el ojo?
-Do you feel something in your eye?

¿Dónde siente el dolor?
-Where do you feel the pain?

¿Siente falta de aire al caminar o subir escaleras?
-Do you feel short of breath when you walk or go upstairs?

46
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Felt (participle)

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Sentido

47
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We feel/are feeling

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Sentimos

48
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Give all imperfect conjugations of “to feel/am feeling” (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas/ustedes)

A

Yo –sentía

Tú –sentías

Él/ella/usted –sentía

Nosotros –sentíamos

Ellos/ellas/ustedes –sentían

49
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Give 1st and 3rd person preterite for “to feel/am feeling”

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Yo –Sentí
• I felt/was feeling

Él/ella/usted –Sintío
• He, she, or it felt/was feeling

50
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I take/am taking

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Tomo (tomar)

51
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You take

A

Tomas (tomar)

52
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He, she, or it takes/is taking

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Toma (tomar)

¿Qué medicina toma?
-What medicine do you take?

53
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I, he, she, or it was taking, used to take, took (imperfect)

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Tomaba (tomar)

54
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You were taking, used to take, took (imperfect)

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Tomabas (tomar)

55
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  1. I was taking, used to take, took (preterite)

2. He/she/it…

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  1. Tomé (tomar)

2. Tomó

56
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You were taking, used to take, took (preterite)

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Tomaste (tomar)

57
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Take (imperative; 2nd and 3rd person)

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Tú –toma

Él/ella/usted –tome

58
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To take; 1st and 3rd person present subjunctive

A

Tome

No tome más que las pastillas que debe tomar.
-Do not take more pills than you are supposed to.

Tome la segunda calle a la derecha.
-Take the second street to the right.

Tome una dosis cada ocho horas.
-Take one dose every 8 hours.

Tome esta medicina con alimentos.
-Take this medicine with food.

El doctor quiere que Juan tome dos pastillas hoy y después una pastilla cada día.
-The doctor wants Juan to take two pills today, and afterwards, one pill each day.

Tome la escoba.
-Take the broom

El doctor quiere que yo tome la medicina.
-The doctor wants me to take the medicine.

El doctor quiere que yo tome otra pastilla.
-The doctor wants me to take another pill.

Si tiene dolor tome una pastilla debajo de la lengua cada cinco minutos.
-If you have pain, take a pill under your tongue every five minutes.

Es importante que me tome un vaso de agua cuando me tome una pastilla.
-It’s important that I drink a glass of water whenever I take a pill.

59
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I understand/am understanding

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Entiendo

http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/entender

60
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You understand/are understanding

A

Entiendes (entender)

61
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I, he, she, or it was understanding/used to understand/understood (imperfect)

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Entendía (entender)

Cuando estaba en el primer curso no les entendía a mis amigos, pero ahora sí les entiendo.
-When I was in course one I couldn’t understand my friends, but now I understand them.

Se entendía que las palabras “seres humanos” incluye la fase embrionaria».
-It was understood that the words ‘human being’ referred to human being from embryonic state’.

Entendía que, para conocer a dónde nos dirigimos, resulta importante saber de dónde venimos.
-He understood that in order to know where we are going it is important to know where we have come from.

Recuerdo haber visitado a un carnicero en aquel momento y él simplemente no lo entendía.
-I remember visiting a butcher around that time and he just could not understand.

62
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I understood, you understood (preterite)

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Yo - entendí

Tú - entendiste

63
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I will understand, you will understand, he/she/it will understand

A

Yo - entenderé

Tú - entenderás

Él/ella/usted - entenderá

64
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I/he/she/it was leaving (abandoning), allowing, used to leave, left (abandoned), allowed/let imperfect

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Dejaba (dejar)

65
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We and they were leaving (abandoning), allowing, used to leave, left (abandoned), allowed/let imperfect

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Nosotros - dejábamos

Ellos/ellas/ustedes - dejaban

66
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  1. ) I left (abandoned; preterite), allowed/let

2. ) He/she/it left, allowed/let

A

1.) dejé

¿Encuentras tus cosas en tu recámara? Sí, las encuentro en mi recámara donde las dejé.
-Do you find your things in your bedroom? Yes I find them in my bedroom where I left them.

Dejé mi curriculum con muchas compañías ayer.
-I left my résumé at many companies yesterday.

Te la voy a traer, la dejé en el maletero.
-I’ll bring it to you, I left it in the trunk.

Los libros los dejé sobre la mesa de la cocina.
-I left the books on the kitchen table.

Tal vez lo dejé en mi maleta.
Maybe I left it in my suitcase.
Obviamente, lo dejé por imposible.
-I could not do this, of course.

Señor Presidente, Señorías, puedo continuar donde lo dejé.
-Mr President, honourable Members, I can continue where I left off.

2.) dejó

67
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They seem/are seeming

A

Parecen (parecer)

68
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I/he/she/it was seeming/seemed (imperfect)

A

Parecía (parecer)

69
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I seemed, he/she/it seemed (preterite)

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Yo - parecí

Él/ella/usted - parecío

70
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  1. ) He/she/it will seem

2. ) I will seem

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  1. ) Parecerá

2. ) Pareceré

71
Q

He/she/it is of consequence, is important

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Importa (importar)

72
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I, he, she, or it was believing, used to believe, believed/thought (imperfect)

A

Creía

73
Q

I believed/thought, you believed/thought (preterite)

A

Yo - creí

Él/ella/usted - creyó

74
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1st and 3rd person subjunctive → To believe

A

Crea

75
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  1. ) I/he/she/it was returning, used to return, returned (imperfect)
  2. ) preterite
A

1.) Volvía (volver)

2.)
• 1st person - Volví
• 3rd person - Volvío

76
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I hoped, he/she/it hoped (imperfect)

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Esperaba (esperar - to hope/wait)

77
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I hoped, he/she/it hoped (preterite)

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Yo - esperaste

Él/ella/usted - esperamos

78
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I come/am coming

A

Vengo (venir)

79
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You come/are coming

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Vienes (venir)

80
Q

We come/are coming

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Venimos (venir)

81
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They come/are coming

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Vienen (venir)

82
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I follow/am following/continuing

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Sigo (seguir)

83
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You follow/are following/continuing

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Sigues (seguir)

84
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He, she, or it follows/is following

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Sigue (seguir)

85
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I, he, she or it followed/was following/used to follow (imperfect)

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Seguía (seguir)

86
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They followed (imperfect)

A

Seguían (seguir)

87
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We followed

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Seguíamos (seguir)

88
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1st and 3rd person preterite → To follow

A

Yo - Seguí

Él/ella/usted - Siguío
siguío

89
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  1. ) I will follow

2. ) He/she/it will follow

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  1. ) Seguiré

2. ) Seguirá

90
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Follow/continue (imperative; 2nd and 3rd person)

A

• 2nd person → Sigue

Sigue mis instrucciones y todo saldrá bien.
-Follow my advice and everything will turn out fine.

• 3rd person - Siga

Siga las instrucciones exactamente.
-Follow the directions exactly.

Siga los procedimientos.
-Follow the procedures.

Siga usted practicando estas oracíones.
-Continue practicing these sentences.

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