Verbs/Grammar Flashcards

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a + el

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al

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a + la

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a la

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yo (-ar)

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-o

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tú (-ar)

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-as

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Él/Ella/Usted (-ar)

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-a

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Nosotros/as (-ar)

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-amos

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Vosotros/as (-ar)

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-áis

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Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (-ar)

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-an

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Yo (-er) and (-ir)

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-o

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tú (-er) and (-ir)

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-es

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Él/Ella/Usted (-er) and (-ir)

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-e

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Nosotros/as (-er)

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-emos

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Vosotros/as (-er)

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-éis

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Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (-er)

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-en

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Nosotros/as (-ir)

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-imos

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Vosotros/as (-ir)

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-ís

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Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (-ir)

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-en

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18
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I go

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Voy

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You go

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Vas

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He goes

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Va

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We go

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Vamos

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You (pl) go

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Vais

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They go

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Van

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Yo (-ar) preterite tense

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Tú (-ar) preterite tense

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-aste

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Él/Ella/Usted (-ar) preterite tense

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Nosotros/as (-ar) preterite tense

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-amos

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Vosotros/as (-ar) preterite tense

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-asteis

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Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (-ar) preterite tense

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-aron

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Yo (-er/-ir) preterite tense

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Tú (-er/-ir) preterite tense

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-iste

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Él/Ella (-er/-ir) preterite tense

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-ió

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Nosotros/as (-er/-ir) preterite tense

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-imos

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Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (-er/-ir) preterite tense

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-ieron

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Yo (ir/ser) preterite tense

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Fui

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Tú (ir/ser) preterite tense

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Fuiste

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Él/Ella/Usted (ir/ser) preterite tense

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Fue

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Nosotros/as (ir/ser) preterite tense

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Fuimos

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Vosotros/as (ir/ser) preterite tense

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Fuisteis

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Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (ir/ser) preterite tense

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Fueron

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Era

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It was (descriptive)

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Estaba

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It was (location)

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Volver, vuelvo

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To return

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Poder, puedo

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To be able to

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Probar, pruebo

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To try

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Dormir, duermo

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To sleep

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Acostarse, me acuesto (reflexive verb)

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To go to bed

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Mostrar, muestro

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To show

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Dermostrar, demuestro

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To demonstrate

50
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Acordar

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To agree

51
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Acordarse, me acuerdo (reflexive verb)

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To remember

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Encontrar, encuentro

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To meet/find

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Costar, cuesto

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To cost

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Doler, duelo

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To hurt

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Preferir, prefiero

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To prefer

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Cerrar, cierro

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To shut

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Empezar, empiezo

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To begin

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Entender, entiendo

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To understand

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Pensar, pienso

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To think

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Despertarse, me despierto (reflexive verb)

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To wake up.

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Comenzar, comienzo

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To start/begin

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Pedir, pido

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To ask for

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Repetir, repito

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To repeat

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Reír(se), (me) río

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To laugh

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Seguir, sigo

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To follow

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Jugar, juego

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To play

67
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Tenía

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It had

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Había

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There was / were

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Tampoco

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Not… either

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Desde hace

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How long? / for

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Ni…ni…

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Neither …nor…

72
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My (possessive adjectives for singular and plural)

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mi, mis

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Your (sing) (possessive adjectives for singular and plural)

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tu, tus

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His / her / its (possessive adjectives for singular and plural)

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su, sus

75
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What are the sing. and plural endings for -o/a adjectives (eg. serio)

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Masc. sing. -serio
Fem. sing. -seria
Masc. pl. -serios
Fem. pl. -serias

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Our (possessive adjectives for singular and plural)

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nuestro/a, nuestros/as

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Your (plural) (possessive adjectives for singular and plural)

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vuestro/a, vuestros/as

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Their (possessive adjectives for singular and plural)

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su, sus

79
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What are the sing. and plural endings for -e adjectives (eg. inteligente)

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Sing. inteligente
Pl. intelligentes (add -es)

80
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How to use ‘para + infinitive’

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(in order) to + verb in infinitive form

81
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What are the sing. and plural endings for consonant adjectives (eg. fiel)

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Sing. fiel
Pl. fieles (add -es)

82
Q

State the direct object pronoun for ‘I’

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me

83
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What are the sing. and plural endings for-or/-ora adjectives (eg. hablador)

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Masc. sing. Hablador
Fem. sing. Habladora
Masc. pl. Habladores
Fem. pl. Habladoras

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State the direct object pronoun for ‘You (s.)’

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te

85
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State the direct object pronoun for ‘He/she/it’

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se

86
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State the direct object pronoun for ‘we’

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nos

87
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State the direct object pronoun ‘You (p.)’

A

os

88
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State the direct object pronoun for ‘they’

A

se

89
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State the conjugation of ‘llevarse - to get on’

A

Me llevo
Te llevas
Se lleva
Nos llevamos
Os lleváis
Se llevan

90
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State the conjugation of ‘pelearse - to fight’

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Me peleo
Te peleas
Se pelea
Nos peleamos
Os peleáis
Se pelean

91
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State the conjugation of ‘divertirse - to have fun’

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Me divierto
Te diviertes
Se divierte
Nos divertimos
Os divertís
Se divierten

Note: this is a stem-changing verb

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What are the sing. and plural endings for -ista adjectives (eg. optimista)

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Masc. sing. optimista
Fem. sing. optimista
Masc. pl. optimistas
Fem. pl. optimistas

93
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State the conjugation for ser

A

Soy - I am
Eres - You are
Es - He is
Somos - We are
Sois - You (pl) are
Son - They are

94
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State the conjugation for estar

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Estoy - I am
Estás - You are
Está - He is
Estamos - We are
Estáis - You (pl) are
Están - They are

95
Q

How to use present continuous

A

For -AR verbs: conjugation is -ando

For -ER/-IR verbs: conjugation is -iendo

Formula is: ESTAR + VERB

Examples include:
Estoy leyendo = I am reading

96
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What is ser used for?

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Ser is used to describe permanent or semi-permanent characteristics

97
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What is estar used for?

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It is used for location or temporary states

98
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Nationality

A

Ser

99
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Mood

A

Estar

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Health

A

Estar

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Appearance

A

Ser

102
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Profession

A

Ser

103
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Position/Location

A

Estar

104
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Character

A

Ser

105
Q

State the conjugation for hablar imperfect tense (-ar)

A

Hablaba
Hablabas
Hablaba
Hablábamos
Hablabais
Hablaban

106
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State the conjugation for comer imperfect tense (-er/-ir verbs’

A

(Com)ía
(Com)ías
(Com)ía
(Com)íamos
(Com)íais
(Com)ían

107
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State the imperfect tense conjugation for -IR verbs.

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-ía
-ías
-ía
-íamos
-íais
-ían

108
Q

State the conjugation of ‘querer - to want’

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Quiero
Quieres
Quiere
Queremos
Queréis
Quieren

109
Q

State the conjugation of ‘poder - to be able’

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Puedo
Puedes
Puede
Podemos
Podéis
Pueden

110
Q

How do you conjugate the present continuous?

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estar + (infinitive stem)—ando (-AR verbs)

estar + (infinitive stem)—iendo (-ER and -IR verbs)

111
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State the conjugation of soler.

A

suelo - I usually / tend to

sueles - You usually / tend to

suele - He/she/you polite usually / tend to

solemos - We usually / tend to

soléis - You (plural) usually / tend to

suelen - They / you (plural, polite) usually / tend to

NOTE: stem changing verb (o -> ue)

112
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How do you translate the phrase ‘ya no…’

A

I no longer…

113
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State the conjugation of the future tense for regular verbs (-AR, -ER, -IR)

A

yo: é

tú: -ás

él/ella/usted:

nosotros/as: -emos

vosotros/as: éis

ellos/ellas/ustedes: -án

NOTE: you add this onto the infinitive, you don’t remove -AR, -ER, -IR

114
Q

What are the conjugations for the conditional tense (would… -AR, -ER, -IR)

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yo: -ía

tú: ías

él/ella/usted: ía

nosotros/as: íamos

vosotros/as: íais

ellos/ellas/ustedes: ían

NOTE: this is added to the -AR, -ER, -IR

115
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What is the simple future conjugations for tener, ser, hacer and estar?

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stem: tendr-
stem: ser-
stem: har-
stem: estar-

Add the conjugations onto these stems.

116
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What are the preterite tense conjugations for tener, ir, ser, estar and hacer?

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tener: tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvisteis, tuvieron.

ir/ser: fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron.

estar: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron.

hacer: hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron.

117
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What are the imperfect tense conjugations for tener, ser, ir, estar, hacer and ver?

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ver: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían.

hacer: hacía, hacías, hacía, hacíamos, hacíais, hacían.

estar: estaba, estabas, estaba, estábamos, estabais, estaban.

ser: era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran.

ir: iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, ibais, iban

tener: tenía, tenías, tenía, teníamos, teníais, tenían.

118
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How do you conjugate the past participle tense (regular verbs)

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he/has/ha/hemos/habéis/han + (verb stem) + -ado (AR) / -ido (ER/IR)

119
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How do you conjugate the pluperfect tense (regular verbs)?

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había/habías/había/habíamos/habíais/habían + (verb stem) + -ado (AR) / -ido (ER/IR)

120
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Give an example from every tense in these flashcards (it doesn’t have to be the example given below).

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Simple present: leoI read.

Near future: vamos a comer algo dulce → We are going to eat something sweet.

Preterite: ¡El año pasado visité Barcelona y fue flipante! → Last year I visited Barcelona and it was amazing!

Imperfect: El hotel estaba en la costa → The hotel was on the coast.

Simple future: Se graduará de la universidad el mes próximo → He will graduate from the university next month.

Conditional: Te gustarías vivir en España → You would like to live in Spain.

Present Continuous: Estoy lavándome mis dientes → I am washing my teeth.

Past Participle: He leído todos los libros de JK Rowling → I have read all of JK Rowling’s books.

Pluperfect: Había estado en Sevilla cuando era muy jóven → I had been to Sevilla when I was very young.

Conjugations in bold.