grammar book

•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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