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Hacer meaning

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To do, to make

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Hacer gerund (doing, making) / past participle

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Haciendo, hecho

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Hacer, present ( I do, am doing etc)

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Hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen

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Hacer, preterite ( simple past: I, you, he, she, we, they did)

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Hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron

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Hacer imperfect (I, you, he, she, we ….was/were doing)

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Hacia, hacias, hacia, haciamos, hacias. Accent on all “i “s

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Tener, gerund (having)/ past participle (had)

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Teniendo / tenido

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Tener present (I have, etc)

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Tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen

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Tener meaning

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To have, to be

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Tener preterite, simple past (I had etc)

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Irregular, tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tenemos, tuvieron

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Tener, imperfect. I had, etc

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Regular, tenia, tenias, tenia, teniamos, tenian accent on all “i “s

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Poder, meaning

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Multiple!
As auxiliary verb:
1. having capability (I can + infinitive)
2. Asking for something or permission (can I, may I + infinitive)
3. To be possible (may with ‘que’, can + infinitive)
4. Moral obligation (can, cannot + infinitive)
5. In reproaches (how could you!, you might have told me…)
6. In suggestions ( could, might)

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Poder, gerund (being able) / past participle (

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Pudiendo, podido

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Poder present ( I can etc)

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Irregular stem change, o to use (grp 1) for all but nosostros
Puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, pueden

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Poder - preterite (simple past), I could etc

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Irregular

Pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudieron. No accents

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Poder imperfect (I could etc)

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Regular

Podia, podias, podia, podiamos, podian. All with accent on “i “

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Ir meaning

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To go

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Ir, gerund ( going), past participle

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Yendo, ido

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Ir, present ( I go, I am going etc)

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Irregular

Voy, vas, va, vamos, van

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Ir, Preterite (I went, etc)

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Irregular (same as for ser, need context to know which is which)
Fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron

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Ir - imperfect (I was going, etc)

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Irregular

Iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, iban

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Deber, meaning

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To owe, must. (As a masculine noun = duty, obligation)

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Deber , gerund (should), past participle (due, owing)

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Debiendo/ debido

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Deber, present. (I must, etc)

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Regular

debo, debes, debe, debemos, deben

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Deber, preterite (I should have, etc)

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Regular

Debi (accent on ‘i’, debiste, debio (accent on ‘o’), debimos, debieron

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Deber imperfect (I should etc)
Regular | Debia,debias, debia, debiamos, debian. Accent on all 'i' s
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Ser meaning and uses
To be; identify: a person (quien es el?); thing (que es esto? ); personal or inherent characteristics (religion, physical attributes - eye colour, hair colour, short to tall, thin to fat, beautiful to ugly; personality/character that are more permanent traits); with 'de': ownership: de quién es - whose is it? / composition: de que es? What is it made of / origin: de dónde es? Where are you from?; time (que hora es?); event location; to talk about a generalization (es fácil preparar esta sopa or es necesitó tener un carro); with para, to say for whom or what something is intended
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Ser, gerund (being), past participle (been)
Siendo / sido
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Ser, present
Irregular | Soy, eres, es, somos, son
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Ser, preterite (I was, etc)
Irregular, same as 'ir' need context | Fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
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Ser, imperfect
Irregular | Era, eras, era, eramos (accent on e), eran
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Estar, meaning and uses
To be; four main uses: 1. Localization of objects...donde esta? 2. To express temporal quality or state (not permanent): personal attitude, emotion, fatigue; how good or bad something is - like food; 3. Present progressive with gerund ( I am: doing, going, needing etc) 4. Talk about something that is the result of a change or a previous action - dying, or getting married
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Estar, gerund (being), past participle (state)
Estando / estado
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Estoy, present
Irregular Estoy, estas, esta, estamos, estan; accents on 'a' s in tu, el and Ellos forms
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Estar, preterite
Irregular | Estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvieron
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Estar imperfect
Regular | Estaba, estabas, estaba, estabamos (accent on 1st 'a' ), estaban
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Regular ar verb gerund / past participle
Stem + ando / stem + ado | Eg hablar: hablando, hablado
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Ar verb, regular, present
Stem plus: o, as, a, amos, an | Eg hablar: hablo, hablar, habla, hablamos, hablan
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Ar verb, regular, preterite
Stem plus: e (accent), aste , o (accent), amos, aron Hablar eg: hable, hablaste , hablo, hablamos, hablaron
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Ar verb, regular, imperfect
Stem plus: aba, abas, aba, abamos(accent on first a), aban | Eg hablar: hablaba, hablabas, hablaba, hablabamos, hablaban
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Er verb, regular, gerund, past participle
Stem plus: iendo, Ido, | Eg comer: comiendo, comido
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Er verb, regular, present
Stem plus: o, es, e, emos, en | Eg comer: como, comes, come, comemos, comen
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Er verb, regular, preterite
Stem plus: i (accent), iste, io(accent on o), imos, ieron | Eg comer: comi, comiste, comio, comimos, comieron
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Er verbs, regular, imperfect
Stem plus: ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian (accents on all 'i' s) | Eg comer: comia, comias, comia, comiamos, comian
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Ir verb, regular, gerundad past participle
Stem plus: o, es, e, imos, en | Asistir eg: asisto , asistes, asiste, asistimos, asisten
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Ir verbs, regular, preterite
Stem plus: i (accent), iste, io ( accent on o), imos, ieron | Eg asistir: asisti, asististe, asistio, asistimos, asistieron
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Ir verbs, regular, imperfect
Stem plus: ia, ias, ia, iamos, ian. All i accented | Eg asistir: asistia, asistías, asistia, asistiamos, asistian
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Saber. Meaning
To know, to taste 1. To have knowledge (facts) 2. To have expertise, to be able to - play an instrument, drive a car, tie your shoes
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Saber, gerund (knowing), past participle (known)
Sabiendo, sabido. ( regular)
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Saber, present
Irregular 1st person singular only | Se (accent on e), sabes, sabe, sabemos, saben
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Saber, preterite
Irregular; stem changes from sab to sup | Supe, supiste, supo , supimos, supieron; no accents
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Saber, imperfect
Regular | Sabia, sabias, sabía, sabiamos, sabian (all 'i' s accented)
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Conocer meaning
To know: a person, place or thing ( be familiar with); to meet for the first time; to discover
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Concer: gerund (knowing); past participle ( known)
Conociendo / conocido
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Conocer, present
Irregular only in yo | Conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocen
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Conocer preterite
Regular | Conoci (accent on i), conociste, conoció, conocimos, conocieron
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Conocer imperfect
Regular | Conocía, conocías, conocía, conocíamos, conocían
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Haber, meaning
To have, seldom used (tener is better); but main use is with third person singular alone ( hay, there is/there are); and with que + infinitive (impersonal obligation: hay que tener un carro - it is necessary to have a car)
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Haber, gerund (having), past participle (had)
Regular | Habiendo / habido
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Haber present
Irregular | He, has, hay, hemos, han
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Haber preterite
Irregular Hube, hubiste, hubo, hubimos, hubieron Hubo=there was

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