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•Reflexive Verbs
•Tu Commands
•DOP and Placement
Que• Used when asking for
definitions.• Most often used before
nouns.• Same similar and plural
forms.
Cual• Used when not looking for
definitions.• Usually used before any
forms of Ser.
Yo soy: I am Tu eres: You areEl/ ella/ usted es: He/she/formal is Ellos/ellas/ustedes son: They are Nosotros somos: We are Vosotros sois: You all are
Description
Origin
Characteristics
Time
Occupation
Relationships
Possession
Event
Dates
GUSTAR- to like• Me gusta-------------I like• Te gusta--------------you like• Le gusta--------------he/she likes• Nos gusta------------we like• Os gusta--------------you all like• Les gusta-------------they like
Imperfect Verbs• AR:
aba abas aba
abamosabaisaban
IR:
ia
ias
ia
iamos
iais
ian
ER:
ia
ias
ia
iamos
iais
ian
Ir:
Iba
Ibas
Iba
Ibamos
Ibais
iban
Ser:
era
eras
era
eramos
erais
eran
Ver:
Veia
Veias
Veia
Veiamos
Veiais
veian
Uses:
Ongoing action
Repeated action
No definate beginning or end
time/date/age/feelings/descriptions
Interrupted activity
Triggers
• Todos los dias• A menudo • A veces• Siempre• Cada dia
•Los lunes•Generalmente•Mientras•De vez en cuando•Muchas veces•Frecuentemente
Acabar de inf
Acabar de + infinitive = to have just done something
– Acabo de llevar a mi hermana a su casa.
– Ellos acaban de nadar en el mar.
Hacer Time Expressions
Present Tense is since and for. Example: Hace tres dias que no tengo problemas con Pablo.
Preterite Tense is ago. Example: Hace una semana que desapareció.
Verbs like gustar
DisgustarFaltarMolestarDolerEncantarImportar
Reflexive Verbs
Reflexives reflect one’s self• Ducharse- to shower• Banarse- to bathe• Lavarse- to wash• Pienarse- to comb
In a reflexive verb, you are doing and receiving the action.
Tu commands
Affirmative• Put verb into tu
form and drop the s.
Negative• conjugate to yo form, then add the s.
Irregular•Di
•Haz
•Ve
•Pon
•Sal
•Se
•Ten
•Ven
DOP and placement
• A direct object receives the action of the verb.• Bill hit the ball.
"Ball" receives the action of the verb "hit."• Sherry reads the book.
"Book" receives the action of the verb "reads.“
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