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Present progressive use

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Used to talk about currently ongoing action

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Present progressive formula, conjugation, and example (new each time)

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Estar + present participle
-ar -> -ando
-ir, -er -> -iendo
Ex: Estoy estudiando español

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Direct object pronouns: use and identifying questions

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Receives the action of the verb, answers “the what?” or “whom?”

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List direct object pronouns

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Me: me
Te: you (familiar)
Lo, la: him, her, it
Nos: us
Os: y’all
Los, las: them

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DOP with two verbs, give an example

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Before the first verb or attached to second:
Lo quiero ver == quiero verlo

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Indirect Object Pronoun: use, questions it answers, example

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IO tells us where the direct object is going, answers “to whom?” or “for whom?”.
Ex: Juan le compra un regalo.

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List the indirect object pronouns

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Me: me
Te: you
Le: him/her/you formal
Nos: us
Os: y’all
Les: them, y’all (formal)

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Prepositional phrase: purpose, description, example

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Le/les are confusing (him/her/you), so add a prepositional phrase:
John te da a ti el dinero
‘a ti’: you, with personal a

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Indirect and direct object pronouns: equation and example

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Indirect + direct + conjugated verb:
Ellos me los dan = they gave me then
“to who?” + “what?” + conjugated verb

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Indirect, direct, two verbs: equation and example

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Indirect + direct + conjugated verb + infinitive
OR
Conjugated verb + (infinitive + IO + DO), last vowel of infinitive gets an accent mark

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Ser uses acronym

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Ser:
Descriptions
Occupations
Characteristics
Times
Origins
Relations

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Estar uses acronym

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Estar:
Position
Location
Actions
Conditions
Emotions

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Ser vs estar usage

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Ser: what something is
Estar: how aomething is

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How to make things stronger (-er in English), give example

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Más + adjective
Más fuerte

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Make something weaker

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Menos + adjective
Menos fuerte

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Inequality with adjectives equation, example

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Subject + linking verb + más/menos + adjective + que + compared noun
Marcos es más alto que su hermana

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Equality with adjectives, equation and example

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Subject + linking verb + tan + adjective + como + noun
Marcos es tan alto como su hermana= marcos is as tall as his sister

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Superlative comparisons with adjectives, equation and example

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Subject + verb + definite article + más/menos + adjective + de + compared group
Maria es la más guapa de sus amigas

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Comparisons with adverbs, equation and example

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Subject + verb + más/menos + adverb + que + noun
Sara estudia menos diligentemente que Marcos

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Bueno in comparison

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Mejor

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Malo in comparison

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Peor

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Viejo in comparison

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Mayor

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Joven in comparison

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Menor

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Comparison of indefinite quantity, equation and example

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Más/menos + noun + que
Juan tiene más autos que Josefina

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Comparison of definite quantity, equation and example
Más/menos + de + número + noun Juan tiene más de cinco libros
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Equal nouns, equation and example
Tanto/a/os/as + noun + como: Maria tiene tantos libros como Juan Tanto agrees with noun
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Saber vs conocer
Conocer: aquatinted with a person place or thing Saber: to know (a fact/ how to do something/ or by heart)
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Negative response to a question
Must use two negative words: No, no tengo una problema
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Something
Algo
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Somebody
Alguien
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Some, something
Algún-o/a/os/as
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Always
Siempre
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Also
También
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Either/or
O…o
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Nothing
Nada
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Nobody
Nadie
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No, none
Ningún-o/a/os/as
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Never
Nunca
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Never ever
Jamás
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Neither
Tampoco
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Neither, nor
Ni…ni
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Double negative, example
Still negative, in fact required. No habla nadie. Don’t mix positive and negative in the same sentence- sentence is either negative or positive
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Mandatos formales, con ejemplo
Use el/ella/usted or ellos/ellas/ustedes: ¡Hable! or ¡No hablen!
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Preterite tense uses
Used to express actions completed in the past. Not used for ongoing or still reoccurring actions. Used for events in a chain of events, beginnings or endings
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Normal -ar preterite conjugation
Yo: -é Tú: -aste El/ella/usted: -ó Nosotros: -amos Vosotros: -asteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -aron
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Normal -er/-ir preterite tense
Yo: -í Tú: -iste El/ella/usted: -ió Nosotros: -imos Vosotros: -isteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron
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Preterite ser
Yo: fui Tú: fuiste El/ella/usted: fue Nosotros: fuimos Vosotros: fuisteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: fueron
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Preterite dar
Yo: di Tú: diste El/ella/usted: dio Nosotros: dimos Vosotros: disteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: dieron
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Preterite hacer
Yo: hice Tú: hiciste El/ella/usted: hizo Nosotros: hicimos Vosotros: hicisteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: hicieron
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Preterite ver
Yo: vi Tú: viste El/ella/usted: vio Nosotros: vimos Vosotros: visteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: vieron
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Preterite decir
Yo: dije Tú: dijiste El/ella/usted: dijo Nosotros: dijimos Vosotros: dijisteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: dijeron
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Preterite verbs that end in -traer
Yo: -traje Tú: -trajiste El/ella/usted: -trajo Nosotros: -trajimos Vosotros: -trajisteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -trajeron
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Preterite verbs that end in -ucir
Yo: -uje Tú: -ujiste El/ella/usted: -ujo Nosotros: -ujimos Vosotros: -ujisteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ujeron
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Estar preterite
Yo: estuve Tú: estuviste El/ella/usted: estuvo Nosotros: estuvimos Vosotros: estuvisteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: estuvieron
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Irregular preterite table 2
Yo: -e Tú: -iste El/ella/usted: -o Nosotros: -imos Vosotros: -isteis Ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieron
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To walk t2
Andar, -anduv
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To be p2
Estar, estuv-
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To fit t2
Caber -> cup-
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To fit t2
Caber, -cup
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To be able to, p2
Poder, pud-
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To put, t2
Poner, pus-
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To know, t2
Saber, sup-
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To do/ to make, t2
Hacer, hic-
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To want, p2
Querer, quis-
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To come, p2
Venir, vin-

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