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- 1. More Expressionsacabar de volver a time expressions with “hacer”
- 2. IndexVerbs + Infinitive 3-11Acabar de + Infinitive 5-8Volver a + Infinitive 9-11Time Expressions with “Hacer” 12-23Hacer - concept “how long” 13-18Hacer- concept “ago” 19-22
- 3. Verb + Infinitivein Spanish, many useful expressions areformed by combining two verbs.the first verb is conjugated, while thesecond verb remains in the infinitive form.
- 4. Verb + InfinitiveYovoy a viajar a España. (ir)I am going to travel to Spain.Túacabas de comer. (acabar)You have just eaten.Juan puedenadarcadadía. (poder)Juan can swim every day.Maríavuelve a leer el libro. (volver)María reads the book again.
- 5. Acabar de + InfinitiveOne such expression combines the verbacabar(conjugated) with an infinitive. The preposition "de" is always used.
- 6. Acabar de + Infinitiveto have just done something(in the very recent past)
- 7. Acabar de + InfinitiveNosotrosacabamos de leer el libro.We just read the book.Vosotrosacabáis de escribirunascartas.You-all havejustwritten some letters.Ellosacaban de nadar en el mar.They havejustswum in the ocean.
- 8. Acabar de + InfinitiveAcabo dellevar a mi hermana a su casa.I justtook my sister to her house.Acabas de invitara muchasmuchachas.You havejustinvited many girls.Cristina acaba de conversar con mi mamá.Christina hasjustspoken with my mom.
- 9. Volver a + InfinitiveAnother expression combines the verbvolver(conjugated) with an infinitive. The preposition “a" is always used.
- 10. Volver a + Infinitiveto do something again(past, present and future)
- 11. Volver a + InfinitiveVuelvo a leer el libro.I read the book again.Cristina havueltoa conversar con mi mamá.Christina has spokenwith my mom again.Ayer, volvióanievar. Yesterday, it snowedagain.Mañana, volveráallover Tomorrow it will rain again.
- 12. Time expressions with “HACER”“HACER" can be used to indicate:1 – “how long” you have been doing something.2 - The concept of "ago."
- 13. Time expressions with “HACER””how long” you have been doing something”
- 14. Time expressions with “HACER”Hace dos añosqueestudioespañol.I have been studying Spanish for two years.
- 15. Time expressions with “HACER”hace+ time + que + present
- 16. Time expressions with “HACER”Hacecincoañosqueellasestudianinglés.They have been studying English for five years.Hacetres años que no visitamosEspaña.We haven't visited Spain for three years.
- 17. Time expressions with “HACER”Another way to use the verb "hacer" to express the same thing:present + desdehace+ time
- 18. Time expressions with “HACER”Estudioespañoldesdehaceun año.I have been studying Spanish for one year.No estudioinglésdesdehacedos años.I haven't studied English for two years.
- 19. Time expressions with “HACER”the concept of "ago"
- 20. Time expressions with “HACER”Haceuna hora que se durmió. He fell asleep an hour ago.
- 21. Time expressions with “HACER”hace+time + que + preteritorpreterit + hace+time
- 22. Time expressions with “HACER”Hace un año queestudiéespañol.I studiedSpanishoneyear ago.Estudiéespañolhaceun año.I studied Spanish one year ago.
- 23. Time expressions with “HACER”The time expression must be specificamount of time:hours weeks days months years etcYou cannot use time adverbs such as"yesterday" or "this morning".