5 tips Nov5,29 Flashcards

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When speaking in the past tense, these 5 verbs are used in the imperfect 90% of the time.

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Cuando está hablando en el pasado, estos 5 verbos se usan en el imperfecto el 90% de las veces.

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What are the five verbs that are in imperfect 90% of the time when talking about the past. translate and answer

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¿Cuáles son los cinco verbos que están en imperfecto el 90% de las veces cuando se habla en pasado?

tensq
-tener
-esperar
-necesitar
-saber
-querer

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To have

Pedro didn’t work for 3 days because he had the flu. But I continued working because I just had a cold.

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tener

Pedro no trabajó por 3 días porque tenía el gripe. Pero yo continúe trabajando porque sólo tenía un resfriado.

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DeepL is the most accurate.

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DeepL es el más acertado.
Think certain! The most certain!

acertado = correct/good/
appropriate/accurate
verb is acertar = to get right/correct

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Tajumulco is Guatemala´s highest peak and the tallest volcano in Central America. OK she said, but the name Tajumulco doesn´t ring a bell.

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El Tajumulco es el pico más alto de Guatemala y el volcán más alto de Centroamérica. De acuerdo, ella dijo, pero el nombre de Tajumulco no me suena.

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My mind goes blank.

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Me quedo en blanco.

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To expect something to happen or someone to do something

My wife expected me to bring her flowers.

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Esperar

Mi esposa esperaba que yo le trajera flores.

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I completely forgot about it.

I forget the key a lot.
I forget the keys a lot.
Use se me form

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Se me olvidó por completo. or Lo olvidé por completo.
Se me olvida mucho la llave.
Se me olvidan mucho las llaves.

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I lost my train of thought.

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Perdí el hilo de lo que estaba diciendo. OR Se me fue la paloma.

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to need

My boss needed me to finish the project yesterday.

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necesitar

Mi jefe necesitaba que yo terminara el proyecto ayer.

itis like a request and takes the SUBJUNCTIVE

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My mind went blank when I had to answer the question in the interview.

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Me quedé en blanco cuando tuve que contestar a la pregunta en la entrevista.
contestar a uno-algo. Contestó bien a todas las preguntas.

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to know

I didn’t know you spoke Spanish.

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saber

Yo no sabía que Ud. hablaba español.
maybeyou can use hablara español - imperfect

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My friend Azucena gave birth to a little boy named Miguel Favio in October.

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Mi amiga Azucena dio a luz a un niñito que se llama/llamado Miguel Favio en octubre.

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Mary and I were waiting for you for almost one hour.

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María y yo estuvimos esperándole casi una hora.
estuvimos because it is a concrete time.

alsoesperando means to wait for so there is no need for por or para

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To want

I didn’t go out for dinner with Ana yesterday because she didn’t want to go out.

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querer

No fui con Ana a cenar ayer porque ella no quería salir. since this is imperfect it is immaterial if she changed her mind later or not, we do not know. If it were porque no quiso salir in preterite is a completed action, meaning she didn´t want to go out and didn´t.

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I couldn´t get into my car this morning.

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Esta mañana, no pude entrar en mi caro. This is preterite, it is a complete