Ch.4 Grammar(13) - Present Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs (part 2)

Question 1

Spanish present tense has a number of equivalents in English. For example: cierro = I close, but can also mean…?

Answer 1

I am closing, I will close

Question 2

How to express to do something again? For example: When are you going to play tennis again?

Answer 2

Use volver + a

Like this: ¿Cuándo vuelves a jugar al tenis?

Question 3

How to express your starting to…

Answer 3

Empezar + a
Like this:
Uds. empiezan a hablar muy bien el español.
You’re starting to speak Spanish very well.

Question 4

to express to intend or to plan to do something

Answer 4

pensar + infinitive
Like this:
¿Cuándo piensas almorzar?
When do you plan to eat lunch?

Question 5

to express to think about

Answer 5

pensar en
Like this:
¿En qué piensas?
What are you thinking about?

Pienso en las cosas que tengo que hacer el domingo.
I’m thinking about the things I have to do on Sunday.