Grammar BookEmily Schuvart

Table of contents

• 1)Nationalities• 2)Stem changing• 3)Para• 4)Indirect object pronouns • 5)Object pronoun placement• 6)Gustar• 7)Affirmative and negative words• 8)Superlative verbs• 9)Reflexives• 10)Affirmative tu commands/irregulars/pronoun placement• 11)Negative tu commands• 12)Sequencing events

• 1)Nationalities• 2)Stem changing• 3)Para• 4)Indirect object pronouns • 5)Object pronoun placement• 6)Gustar• 7)Affirmative and negative words• 8)Superlative verbs• 9)Reflexives• 10)Affirmative tu commands/irregulars/pronoun placement• 11)Negative tu commands• 12)Sequencing events

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Nationalities

Stem Changing

O UE

ParaPara

In order tooto, in order to, so as to, in order not to, so as not to.

Intended forfor, for the purpose of, intended for

Use para to indicate the recipient of items

Indirect Object Pronouns

The IO tells us where the DO is going. The IO answers the question "to whom?" or "for whom" the action of the verb is performed.

me compra buys (for) me

te comprabuys (for) you

les comprabuys (for) them

nos comprabuys (for) us

le comprabuys (for) her

os comprabuys (for) you-all

Object pronoun placement

• Attach the pronoun to the infinitive• Attach the pronoun to a progressive tense• Attach the pronoun to an affirmative

command• Place the pronoun before a conjugated verb

Gustar means to like. Gustar is not conjugated like other verbs, gustar in conjuated depending on the object.

Gustar

Ies

Nos

Le

Te

Me

Affirmative and negative wordsNada Nothing

Nadie No one

Ninguno Not any, none

Tampoco Neither, either

Algo Something

Alguien Someone

Alguno Some

Tambien Also

Superlatives

• Superlatives are added to adjectives or adverbs

• Used to mean very or extremely

Malo Malisimo

Muchas Muchisimas

Facil Facilisimo

Reflexives

• Used with reflexive verbs to indicate the subject receives the action of the verb.

• When using the reflexive verb, you must use an indirect object pronoun.

Me- to me Nos-to us

Te-to you

Le-to him/to her Les-to them

Affirmative commands/irregular/pronoun placement

Use affirmative commands to tell someone what to do.

Di

Haz

Ve

Se

Pon

Ten

Sal

Ven

Common comands

Negative tu commands/irregular/pronoun placement

• Used to tell what not to do.

Examples:Negative TÚ commandNo hables mucho Don’t talk a lotNo contestes las preguntas Don’t answer questions

Negative TÚ command No tomes Don’t drinkNo trabajes Don’t work

Sequencing EventsFirst Primero

then entonces

before antes

after despues

Finally finalmente

Later luego

Used to transition between different events or describe when you do something.