EXAMEN FINAL CONCEPTS Flashcards

1
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Uses of ser

A

Nationality
Profession
Characteristics
Generalizations
Possessions
Material of composition
Time
Where or when an event is

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Uses of estar

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Location
Health
Physical and emotional states

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-ar preterite

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é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron

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-er/-ir preterite

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í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

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-ar imperfect

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aba, abas, aba, ábamos, abais, aban

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-er/-ir imperfect

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ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían

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uses of the preterite

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completed actions, beginning or end of an action, series of past events

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-ar subjunctive

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e, es, e, emos, éis, en

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-er/-ir subjunctive

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a, as, a, amos, áis, an

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dar subjunctive

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dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den

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estar subjunctive

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esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén

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ir subjunctive

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vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayaís, vayan

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saber subjunctive

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sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepais, sepan

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ser subjunctive

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sea, seas, sea, seamos, seais, sean

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subjunctive uses (WEIRD)

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Will
Emotion
Influence (Impersonal expression) Recommendations
Doubt/Desire/Denial

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formal mandatos

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3rd person subjunctive

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informal mandatos

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positive: 3rd person indicative
negative: 2nd person subjunctive

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uses of para

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destination, deadline, goal, purpose, recipient, comparison, employment

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uses of por

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motion
duration
reason
object of search
means by which
exchange
unit
agent

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When are conjunctions followed by the subjunctive?

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When they introduce actions or states that are uncertain OR when the action of the main clause has not yet occurred

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Conjunctions that require the subjunctive

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a menos que, antes (de) que, con tal (de) que, en caso (de) que, para que, sin que

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a menos que

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unless

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antes de que

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before

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con tal de que

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as long as

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en caso de que

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in case

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para que

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so that

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sin que

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unless

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a pesar de que

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despite

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aunque

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although

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cuando

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when

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despues de que

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after

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en cuanto

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as soon as

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hasta que

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until

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luego de que

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after

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mientras que

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while

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siempre que

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as long as

37
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tan pronto como

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as soon as

38
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common dimunitives

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-ito/a and -illo/a

39
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what words use -cito/a or -cillo/a (and -ecito/a or -ecillo/a?)

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words that end in -e, -n, or -r (or are one syllable)

40
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common augmentative

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-ón/-ona, -ote/-ota, and -azo/-aza

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abrir past participle

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abierto

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cubrir past participle

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cubierto

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decir past participle

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dicho

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descubrir

A

descubierto

45
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escribir past participle

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escrito

46
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hacer past participle

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hecho

47
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morir past participle

A

muerto

48
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poner past participle

A

puesto

49
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resolver past participle

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resuelto

50
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romper past participle

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roto

51
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ver past participle

A

visto

52
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volver past participle

A

vuelto

53
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passive se

A

used when the agent performing the action is not stated.

exs.
Se subiran los impuestos; taxes will be raised

Se necesita un cajero; an ATM is needed

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impersonal se

A

equivalent to English usage of “one, people, we, you, or there are”

exs.
Se habla mucho de la crisis; they talk about the crisis a lot

Se dice que es mejor prestar que pedir prestado; they say it is better to lend than to borrow

Se busca camarero; waiter wanted

55
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se for unexpected events (how to construct?)

A

Se + indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) + verb + subject

ex. Se me acabó el dinero; I ran out of money

56
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present time expressions with hacer

A

hace + [period of time] + que + [verb in PRESENT]

Hace tres semanas que busco trabajo
I’ve been looking for work for three weeks

57
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preterite time expressions with hacer

A

hace + [period of time] + que + [verb in PRETERITE]

Hace seis meses que fueron a Bolivia
They went to Bolivia six months ago

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imperfect time expressions with hacer

A

hacía + [period of time] + que + [verb in IMPERFECT]

Hacía treinta años que trabajaba cuando por fin se jubiló
He had been working for thirty years when he finally retired.

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acabar (with se)

A

to run out of

60
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caer with se

A

to drop

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ocurrir with se

A

to occur

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dañar with se

A

to damage

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olvidar with se

A

to forget

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perdir with se

A

to lose

65
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quedar with se

A

to leave behind

66
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romper with se

A

to break

67
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How to form el pluscuamperfecto (past perfect)

A

había + past participle
habías + past participle
había + past participle
habíamos + past participle
habíais + past participle
habían + past participle
ex. había roto

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Pluscuamperfecto use

A

Events that have already happened; ex. Cuando por fin les dieron la patente, otros ingenieros ya habían inventado una tecnologia mejor

When they finally were given the patent, other engineers HAD ALREADY INVENTED a better technology

69
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How to form el pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo (past perfect subjunctive)

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hubiera + past participle
hubieras + past participle
hubiera + past participle
hubiéramos + past participle
hubierais + past participle
hubieran + past participle
ex. hubiera roto

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Pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo use

A

Events that already happened but subjunctive; ex. A Abel le disgusta que el clon hubiera escrito mejor que él.

Abel was upset that the clone HAD WRITTEN better than him.

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hacia (movement)

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towards, to

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hacia (time)

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approximately, around, about, toward

73
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a uses

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with specific people or pets (except when nadie, alguine, ninguno/a, alguno/a)

74
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how to form future perfect

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future haber + past participle (ex. habrá ganado)

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future forms of haber

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habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán

76
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future perfect use

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explain something that will have happened; ex. para el mes que viene, ya se habrá estrenado la pelicula; by next month, the movie will have already been released

77
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how to form conditional perfect

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conditional haber + past participle (ex. habría ganado)

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conditional forms of haber

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habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían

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conditional perfect use

A

express something that would have happened but did not

80
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si clauses hypothetical statements, possible event

A

present tense verb, present or future or voy a + or command

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si clauses hypothetical statements, unlikely event

A

past subjunctive, conditional
ex. si tuvieramos boletos, iríamos al concierto

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si clauses hypothetical statements about the past

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past perfect subjunctive, conditional perfect
ex. si no me hubiera lastimado el pie, habria ganado la carrera

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si clauses habitual conditional past actions

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imperfect, imperfect
ex. Si milena tenía tiempo libre, siempre iba a la playa

84
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dado que

A

since

85
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por lo tanto

A

therefore

86
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How to form passive voice

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recipient = subject, ser + past participle, por + agent