Preply Lesson 16 Flashcards

1
Q

The ordinal numbers primero and tercero drop the final -o before masculine, singular nouns.

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Ejemplos:
—¿Qué día llegan Uds. a la pensión?
—Llegamos el primer día del mes.
—¿Dónde está Paco? ¿En el tercer piso?
—No, está en el primer piso, comprando toallas y jabón.

“What day are you arriving at the boarding house?”
“We’re arriving the first day of the month.”
“Where is Paco?
On the third floor?”
“No, he’s on the first floor, buying towels and soap.”

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2
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Remember that cardinal numbers are used in Spanish for dates except for the first.

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Ejemplo:

—¿Qué día es hoy? —
Hoy es treinta de abril.
Mañana es primero de mayo.
Es el Día del Trabajo.
“What day is it today?”
“Today is April 30th.

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3
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song

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canción

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4
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violin

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violín

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5
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Use estar with present progressive

The present progressive is a compound tense in Spanish, as it is in English. It is formed by conjugating estar in the present tense and adding the present participle of the main verb. The present participle, hereafter referred to as the gerund, is the -ing form of a verb in English. The tense is also called the present

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Add ando or iendo at the end

Words ending with ar - add drop ar add ando

Words ending with ir, er drop the or, or er and add iendo

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6
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beber

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bebiendo

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7
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comer

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comiendo

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8
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correr

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corriendo

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9
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coser

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cosiendo

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10
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devolver

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devolviendo

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11
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mover

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moviendo

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12
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perder

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perdiendo

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13
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poner

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poniendo

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14
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volver

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volviendo

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15
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abrazar

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abrazando

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16
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adivinar

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adivinando

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17
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alquilar

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alquilando

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18
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arreglar

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arreglando

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19
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bajar

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bajando

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20
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arriesgar

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arriesgando

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21
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comenzar

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comenzando

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22
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entregar

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entregando

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23
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esperar

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esperando

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24
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fregar

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fregando

25
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mostrar

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mostrando

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pensar

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pensando

27
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probar

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probando

28
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recordar

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recordando

29
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sacar

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sacando

30
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temblar

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temblando

31
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volar

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volando

32
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soñar

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soñando

33
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abrir

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abriendo

34
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compartir

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compartiendo

35
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decidir

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decidiendo

36
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escribir

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escribiendo

37
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insistir

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insistiendo

38
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recibir

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recibiendo

39
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subir

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subiendo

40
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sufrir

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sufriendo

41
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atraer

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atraeyendo

42
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caer

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cayendo

43
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creer

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creyendo

44
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leer

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leyendo

45
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poseer

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poseyendo

46
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traer

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trayendo

47
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construir

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construyendo

48
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contribuir

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contribuyendo

49
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huir

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huyendo

50
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oír

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oyendo

51
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dormir

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durmiendo

52
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morir

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muriendo

53
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advertir

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advirtiendo

54
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hervir

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hirviendo

55
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mentir

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mintiendo

56
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preferir

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prefiriendo

57
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referir

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refiriendo

58
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sentir

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sintiendo

59
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sugerir

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sugiriendo