Grammar book
- 1. Grammar Book Erik “Enrique” Beltran
- 3. PreteriteUsed for...Actions of a single event
- 4. Certain number of actions
- 5. Actions in a specific time period.
- 7. The beginning or end of an action. Used to show the past... Like a saber tooth tiger!To conjugate verbs that end in -ar, just drop the “AR”To conjugate verbs that end in –ER/IR, just drop the “ER” or “IR”éasteóamosasteisaron í
- 8. iste
- 9. ió́
- 10. imos
- 11. isteis
- 12. ieronCaminé hasta me casa.I walkedto my house. Comieron con la maestra.They ate withtheteacher.
- 13. el dia anteriorthe day beforeTriggersayeryesterdayla semanapasadalast weekel fin de semanapasadalast weekendel mespasadolast monthel otrodiathe other dayanochelast nightPreterite-carYo form is -qué-gar
- 14. Yo form turns into gué
- 15. -zar
- 16. Yo form changes to céVerbs ending with –uir change to -yeron in the yo form.Decir– dij
- 17. Traer– traj
- 18. Conducir-- condujCucarachaAndar— anduvEstar — estuvPoder — pudPoner — pusQuerer — quisSaber — supTener — tuvVenir — vinéisteóimosieron
- 19. Ser/IrFuiFuisteFueFuimosFuisteisFueronHacerHiceHicisteHizoHicimosHicisteisHicieronDar VerDi viDistevisteDiovioDimosvimosDisteisvisteisDieronvieronIrSerVerDar ¡Spock!Hacer
- 20. Snake-YSnake!! Only in 3rd person ¡¡Snakeye>iServir serví serviste sirvió servimos sirvieron i>yLeer leí leíste leyó leímos leyeron o>uDormir dormí dormiste durmió dormimos durmieron
- 22. “setting the stage” of another action
- 23. Telling time
- 24. Telling one age
- 25. Mental states
- 27. Describing characteristics of people, things or conditions * aba* abas* aba* ábamos* aban* ía* ías* ía* íamos* ían
- 28. todos los diasTriggersevery daysiempre alwaysnuncanevera vecessometimesa menudooftencasi siemprealmost alwaystodo el tiempoall the timeIrregulars irserver* iba* ibas* iba* íbamos* iban* veía* veías* veía* veíamos* veían* era* eras* era* éramos* eran
- 30. This is the Preterite
- 31. Physical descriptionPersonality and Character NationalityRaceGenderProfessionOriginDatesDaysSeasonsTimeEventsConcertsPartiesPossessionFeelings/moods/ emotionsPhysical conditions or appearancesStatus (married, single, divorced, dead)Location of people (not events)Present Progressive tenseEstarSer
- 32. Verbs like GUSTARWhen followed by two or more objects the word ends in a (n)Encantar (to love)Fascinar (to fascinate)Molestar (to bother)Doler (to hurt)Apetecer (to want (food))
- 33. Comparatives and SuperlativeMas... queMenos.... queTan... comoTanto... comoMorethan
- 34. Lessthan
- 35. As...as
- 36. As... as/ as much as ¡Tanto y Tan!Tanto is used as a adjective, while tan is used as an adverb in it context. Mateo esmasdelgadoque un oso. Matt is more thin than a bear. Un osopuedecorrer tan rapidamentecomo un persona. A bear can run as fast as a person.
- 37. Transitiondespués (de) siempre por fin al ratomás tarde nunca ahorauna vez a vecesprontoentoncescuandoAfter, afterward Always Finally In a little while Later Never Now Once Sometimes Soon Then When
- 38. ¡¡¡¡¡Por/Passing through PORtalGeneral local POrtugalHow long something lasts POReverCasue of something PORpuseAn exchange imPORt/exPORtDo something instead of something else Means of transportation TransPORtation
- 39. Para!!!!!For whom something is done. Surprise PARA-tayDestination PARAguayPurpose for which something is done PARAchuteExpress an opinion PARAdon me, butComparison and contrast comPARAcionDeadline PARAmedic
- 41. este (this)
- 42. ese (that)
- 43. aquel (that)
- 45. esta (these)
- 46. esa (that)
- 47. aquella (that)
- 48. plural masculine
- 49. estos (these)
- 50. esos (those)
- 51. aquellos (those)
- 52. plural feminine
- 53. estas (those)
- 54. esas (that)
- 55. aquellas (those)A pesar de in spite ofAunque eventhoughMientras whilePero butConnectionsPor lo tanto thereforeSin embargo neverthelessTambién also
- 56. FuturoTwo ways to create the future1: Ir + a + infinitiveVoy a comer un búfalo. I am goingeat a buffalo.2: Infinitive + -é -emos -ás -á -ánComeré un búfalo.I am goingtoeata buffalo.
- 57. `TriggersEl próximo ano…Mañana…En tres días…
- 58. IrregularDecir- dirHacer- harPoner- pondrSalir- saldrTener- tendrValer- valdrVender- vendrPoder- podrQuerer- querrSaber- sabrCaber- cabrHaber- habrHay- habráYo- éTu- ásEl/ella- áNos- emosVos- éisUsteds- ánHabrá un premio por primer lugar.Therewillbe a prizeforfirst place.
- 59. It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings... or the penguin hits the beach!