Present Tense Flashcards

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We take the train.

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Nosotros tomamos el tren.

(to form the present tense of -ar verbs, the ending is dropped and replaced by the appropriate personal ending)

tomar → to take; to get; to drink

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They always have dinner in a restaurant.

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Ellos siempre cenan en un restaurante.

cenarto dine; to have dinner

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Do you ski in the winter?

(to a friend)

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¿Esquías tú en el invierno?

esquiarto ski

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Where do those gentlemen work?

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¿Dónde trabajan aquellos señores?

trabajarto work

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I’m looking at the television.

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Yo miro la televisión.

mirarto look at

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Are you waiting on the platform?

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¿Espera Ud. en el andén?

esperarto wait for; to wait; to hope

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You´re preparing a lot of food.

(to a friend)

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Tú preparas mucha comida.

prepararto prepare

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We are looking for the map.

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Nosotros buscamos el mapa.

buscarto look for

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I’m calling the doctor.

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Yo llamo al médico.

llamarto call

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They spend a lot of time here.

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Ellos pasan mucho tiempo aquí.

pasarto spend (time); to pass

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Joaquin studies a lot.

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Joaquín estudia mucho.

estudiarto study

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He studies at the University of Andes in Bogotá, Colombia.

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Él estudia en la Universidad de los Andes en Bogotá, Colombia.

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This year he’s taking five subjects.

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Este año él toma cinco cursos.

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He prepares his lessons in the library.

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Él prepara sus lecciones en la biblioteca.

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When he finishes with his work, he rests a bit.

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Cuando él termina con su trabajo, él descansa un poco.

terminarto finish; to be done with

descansarto rest

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He drinks a refreshment in the canteen of the university where he talks with his friends.

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Él toma un refresco en la cantina de la universidad donde habla con sus amigos.

hablarto speak; to talk

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We, the same as Joaquin, study a lot.

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Nosotros, igual que Joaquín, estudiamos mucho.

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Each semester we take four or five subjects.

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Cada semestre nosotros tomamos cuatro o cinco cursos.

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I spend about three hours a day at the library where I prepare my lessons.

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Yo paso unas tres horas al día en la biblioteca donde preparo mis lecciones.

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I work hard.

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Yo trabajo duro.

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And on Saturdays I work in a shop where I earn some extra dollars.

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Y los sábados yo trabajo en una tienda donde gano unos dólares extra.

ganarto earn; to win

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The owner of the shop pays pretty well.

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El dueño de la tienda paga bastante bien.

pagarto pay

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With the money that I earn, I buy my books and other personal things that I need.

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Con el dinero que yo gano, yo compro mis libros y otras cosas personales que necesito.

comprarto buy

necesitarto need; to require

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I don’t pay for my tuition fees.

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Yo no pago mis derechos de matrícula.

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My parents pay the tuition.
Mis padres pag**an** la matrícula.
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I'm going to the market.
**Voy** al mercado. (the verb **ir** is irregular in the present tense and follows its own pattern) **ir** → *to go*
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I give money to the employee.
D**oy** el dinero al empleado. (irregular in the present tense for **yo**) **dar** → *to give*
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I'm at university.
Est**oy** en la universidad. (irregular in the present tense for **yo**) **estar** → *to be; to be located*
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I'm going to Spain.
**Voy** a España.
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I'm fine.
Est**oy** bien.
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Carlos is also going to the mountains.
Carlos también **va** a las montañas.
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We're also fine.
Nosotros también est**amos** bien.
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I also give the money to father.
Yo también d**oy** el dinero al padre.
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I'm also going on foot.
Yo también **voy** a pie.
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The others are also in the park.
Los otros también est**án** en el parque.
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We're also going to Spain.
Nosotros también **vamos** a España.
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Adelita Guzman is speaking.
Habl**a** Adelita Guzmán.
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On Sunday afternoons, I take a walk through the Forest of Chapultepec.
Los domingos por la tarde, yo d**oy** un paseo por el Bosque de Chapultepec.
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The Forest of Chapultepec is a beautiful park.
El Bosque de Chapultepec es un parque bonito.
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It is in Mexico City.
Est**á** en la Ciudad de México.
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Mexico City is on a plateau in the centre of the country.
La Ciudad de México est**á** en una meseta en el centro del país.
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When I'm in the Forest of Chapultepec, I go to the Castle.
Cuando yo est**oy** en el Bosque de Chapultepec, yo **voy** al castillo.
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The Castle of Chapultepec, the ancient residence of Maximilian and Carlota, is on a hill.
El Castillo de Chapultepec, la antigua residencia de Maximiliano y Carlota, est**á** en una colina.
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From the castle there is a precious view over all of Mexico City.
Del castillo hay una vista preciosa de toda la Ciudad de México.
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Very close to the park is the anthropological museum.
Muy cerca del parque est**á** el museo antropológico.
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Many Mexicans and tourists go to the museum where there are art exhibitions from the Maya, Toltec and Aztec civilizations.
Muchos mexicanos y turistas **van** al museo donde hay exposiciones del arte de las civilizaciones de los mayas, toltecas y aztecas.
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The children run through the hallways.
Los niños corr**en** por los pasillos. (to form the present tense of **-er** verbs, the ending is dropped and replaced by the appropriate personal ending) **correr** → *to run*
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His father does not understand the problem.
Su padre no comprend**e** el problema. **comprender** → *to understand*
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I don't eat salad.
Yo no com**o** ensalada. **comer** → *to eat*
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They sell seafood in the market.
Ellos vend**en** mariscos en el mercado. **vender** → *to sell*
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Why don't you drink water? | (to a friend)
¿Por qué no beb**es** tú agua? **beber** → *to drink*
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You read a lot of novels. | (to several people)
Uds. le**en** muchas novelas. **leer** → *to read*
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He looks at the pictures in the museum.
Él v**e** los cuadros en el museo. **ver** → *to see; to look at*
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I promise to write a letter.
Yo promet**o** escribir una carta. **prometer** → *to promise*
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We open the packages.
Nosotros abr**imos** los paquetes. (to form the present tense of **-ir** verbs, the ending is dropped and replaced by the appropriate personal ending) **abrir** → *to open*
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He admits that there is a problem.
Él admit**e** que hay un problema. **admitir** → *to admit*
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We suffer a lot from the cold.
Nosotros sufr**imos** mucho del frío. **sufrir** → *to suffer*
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They live in the mountains.
Ellos viv**en** en las montañas. **vivir** → *to live*
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We get on the plane.
Nosotros sub**imos** al avión. **subir a** → *to climb into; to get on*
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—You attend the theatre a lot, don't you? (to a friend)
—Tú asist**es** mucho al teatro, ¿no? **asistir a** → *to attend; to go*
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—Yes, Yes. I attend very often.
—Sí, sí. Yo asist**o** muy a menudo.
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—And you also attend with frequency, don't you? (to a friend)
—Y tú también asist**es** con frecuencia, ¿no?
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—Yes, but every time that I go to the theater, I go up to the paradise.
—Sí, pero cada vez que yo voy al teatro, sub**o** al paraíso.
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—You go up to the paradise? | (to a friend)
—¿Tú sub**es** al paraíso?
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—What is the paradise?
—¿Qué es el paraíso?
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—The Garden of Eden?
—El jardín de Edén?
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—Well, the paradise is the last balcony — the highest gallery.
—Pues, el paraíso es el último balcón — la galería más alta.
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—The tickets to the paradise turn out to be very cheap.
—Las entradas para el paraíso result**an** muy baratas. **resultar** → *work out; turn out to be*
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—Well, to me, it doesn't matter.
—Pues, a mí no me importa.
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—I will never go up to paradise because I suffer from acrophobia. (the present tense can also express the future)
—Yo no sub**o** nunca al paraíso porque yo sufr**o** de acrofobia.
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I'm setting the table.
Pon**go** la mesa. (certain verbs are irregular for the present tense **yo**) **poner** → *to put; to set; to place*
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I'm leaving for Spain.
Sal**go** para España. **salir** → *to leave; to go out*
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I'm making the trip.
Ha**go** el viaje. **hacer** → *to do; to make*
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I'm bringing refreshments.
Tra**igo** refrescos. **traer** → *to bring; to get hold of*
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I leave on time.
Sal**go** a tiempo.
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I do a lot of work.
Ha**go** mucho trabajo.
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I'm putting everything in order.
Pon**go** todo en orden.
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I'm bringing the money.
Tra**igo** el dinero.
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They're making a journey through Spain.
Ellos hac**en** un viaje por España.
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I'm leaving straight away.
Yo sal**go** enseguida.
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It's a precious stone and it's worth a lot.
Es una piedra preciosa y val**e** mucho. **valer** → *to be worth*
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You do a lot of work. | (to a friend)
Tú hac**es** mucho trabajo.
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The salesperson brings the machines.
El vendedor tra**e** las máquinas.
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I'm making the meal.
Yo ha**go** la comida.
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We're putting the book on the table.
Nosotros pon**emos** el libro en la mesa.
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The planes always leave on time.
Los aviones siempre sal**en** a tiempo.
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He's making a sandwich.
Él hac**e** un sándwich.
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We're bringing the refreshments in a basket.
Nosotros tra**emos** los refrescos en una canasta.
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I'm taking a railway trip.
Yo ha**go** un viaje en tren.
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Teresa is taking the trip with me.
Teresa hac**e** el viaje conmigo.
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We're taking a trip from Buenos Aires to the Silver Sea.
Nosotros hac**emos** un viaje de Buenos Aires a Mar del Plata.
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Before leaving the house I pack my bag.
Antes de salir de casa yo ha**go** la maleta.
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I put a bathing suit (a swimming suit) in my suitcase because I'm going to swim in the Silver Sea.
Yo pon**go** un bañador (un traje de baño) en la maleta porque yo voy a nadar en Mar del Plata.
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At eight in the morning I leave from home.
A las ocho de la mañana yo sal**go** de casa.
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I leave for the railway station.
Yo sal**go** para la estación de ferrocarril.
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The taxi driver puts my suitcases in the trunk of the taxi.
El conductor del taxi pon**e** mis maletas en la maletera del taxi.
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Teresa leaves from her house at the same time.
Teresa sal**e** de su casa a la misma hora.
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We leave home at eight o'clock because the train to Mar del Plata leaves at ten past nine.
Nosotros sal**imos** de casa a las ocho porque el tren para Mar del Plata sale a las nueve diez.
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(At the train station)
(En la estación de ferrocarril)
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—Teresa, what are you bringing?
—Teresa, ¿qué tra**es**?
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—Well, I'm bringing some refreshments to eat on the train.
—Pues, yo tra**igo** algunos refrescos para comer en el tren.
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—What a good idea!
—¡Qué idea más buena!
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—You think of everything.
—Tú p**i**ens**as** en todo.
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—From which platform does the train leave?
—¿De qué andén sal**e** el tren?
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—It leaves from platform number five.
—Sal**e** del andén número cinco.
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—Let's go already!
—¡**Vamos** ya!
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—Some days are worth a fortune at the Silver Sea.
—Algunos días en Mar del Plata val**en** un dineral.
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—And I'm also worth a fortune. Ha, ha!
—Y yo también val**go** un dineral. ¡Ja, ja!
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They know the Spanish story (account).
Ellos conoc**en** la historia española. **conocer** → *to know (about); to be familiar with (a person, a country, literature)*
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The fields produce a lot of wheat.
Los campos produc**en** mucho trigo.
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I always drive the car.
Yo siempre condu**zco** el carro. (most verbs that end in **-cer** or **-cir** are irregular for the present tense **yo**) **conducir** → *to drive; to ride*
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Why don't you translate it? | (to a friend)
¿Por qué no lo traduc**es** tú? **traducir** → *to translate*
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We offer help.
Nosotros ofrec**emos** ayuda. **ofrecer** → *to offer*
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The actor appears a lot.
El actor aparec**e** mucho. **aparecer** → *to appear; to show up; to come on the scene*
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I'm a student.
Yo s**oy** estudiante. (the verb **ser** is irregular in the present tense and follows its own pattern) **ser** → *to be*
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My mother is an engineer.
Mi madre **es** ingeniera.
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The girls are students.
Las chicas **son** estudiantes.
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Are you Mexican? | (to a friend)
¿**Eres** tú mexicano?
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You're doctors, aren't you? | (to several people)
Uds. **son** médicos, ¿no?
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The boys are tall.
Los muchachos **son** altos.
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I'm from here.
Yo **soy** de aquí.
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We are Venezuelans.
Nosotros **somos** venezolanos.
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Gironella is a novelist.
Gironella **es** novelista.
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You're very nice. | (to a friend)
Tú **eres** muy simpático.
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I know the reason.
Yo s**é** la razón. (irregular for the present tense **yo**) **saber** → *to know (a fact, a reason, or a learning discipline)*
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He knows the answer.
Él sab**e** la respuesta.
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Juan and Carlos do not know where they are.
Juan y Carlos no sab**en** dónde están.
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We know the name.
Nosotros sab**emos** el nombre.
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I don't know the time.
Yo no s**é** la hora.
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Who knows the results?
¿Quién sab**e** los resultados?
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The directors do not know the exact number.
Los directores no sab**en** el número exacto.
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Why don't you know it? | (to a friend)
¿Por qué no lo sab**es** tú?
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I know the phone number.
Yo s**é** el número de teléfono.
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I know where they live.
Yo s**é** donde viven.
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I close the suitcases.
Yo c**i**err**o** las maletas. (certain verbs change from **e** to **ie** in all present forms except **nosotros** and **vosotros**) **cerrar** → *to close*
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He can finish the work straight away.
Él p**ue**d**e** terminar el trabajo enseguida. (certain verbs change from **o** to **ue** in all present forms except **nosotros** and **vosotros**) **poder** → *to be able to*
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Why are you waking up the boy? | (to a friend)
¿Por qué desp**i**ert**as** tú al niño? **despertar** → *to awaken; to wake up*
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We never lose.
Nosotros nunca perd**emos**. **perder** → *to lose; to misplace*
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What do you think?
¿Qué p**i**ens**a** Ud.? **pensar** → *to think; to plan to*
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I'll give you back the money tomorrow.
Yo te dev**ue**lv**o** el dinero mañana. **devolver** → *to return; to give back*
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They think a lot about the issue.
Ellos p**i**ens**an** mucho en el asunto. **pensar en** → *to think about*
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At what time are you coming back? | (to a friend)
¿A qué hora v**ue**lv**es** tú? **volver** → *to return; to turn (around); to come back*
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The lady wraps the package.
La señora env**ue**lv**e** el paquete. **envolver** → *to wrap*
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The labourers always eat lunch at midday.
Los labradores siempre alm**ue**rz**an** al mediodía. **almorzar** → *to eat lunch*
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The football match begins at 19:30.
El partido de fútbol emp**i**ez**a** a las 19:30 (diecinueve treinta). **empezar** → *to begin; to start*
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The Bears play against the Tigers.
Los Osos ju**e**g**an** contra los Tigres. **jugar** → *to play*
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I want to watch the game.
Yo qu**i**er**o** ver el partido. **querer** → *to want; to choose; to require*
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Seats cost 500 pesos.
Las localidades (entradas) c**ue**st**an** 500 (quinientos) pesos. **costar** → *to cost; to be priced at*
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The Bears never lose.
Los Osos no p**i**erd**en** nunca.
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But today can be a disaster for them.
Pero hoy p**ue**d**e** ser un desastre para ellos.
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Gonzalez, the Tigres goalkeeper, defends the goal well.
González, el portero de los Tigres, def**i**end**e** bien la portería. **defender** → *to defend*
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Romero returns the ball.
Romero dev**ue**lv**e** el balón.
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The players return to the field.
Los jugadores v**ue**lv**en** al campo.
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The second period begins.
Emp**i**ez**a** la segunda temporada.
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John always has a lot of luck.
Juan siempre t**i**en**e** mucha suerte. **tener** → *to have*
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We're in a hurry.
Nosotros ten**emos** prisa.
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The professors have many books.
Los profesores t**i**en**en** muchos libros.
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Mr González has a farm in Mexico.
El señor González t**i**en**e** una finca en México.
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I don't have much time.
Yo no ten**go** mucho tiempo. (**tener** is irregular in the present tense **yo**)
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Do you have a new dress?
¿T**i**en**e** Ud. un vestido nuevo?
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We have many chores.
Nosotros ten**emos** muchos quehaceres.
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The poor have many problems.
Los pobres t**i**en**en** muchos problemas.
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What do you have? | (to several people)
¿Qué t**i**en**en** Uds.?
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We don't have anything.
Nosotros no ten**emos** nada.
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I'm coming straight away.
Yo ven**go** enseguida. (irregular in the present tense **yo**) **venir** → *to come*
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We're coming with Roberto.
Nosotros ven**imos** con Roberto.
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They're coming tomorrow.
Ellos v**i**en**en** mañana.
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My friend is coming by plane.
Mi amiga v**i**en**e** en avión.
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What time are you coming? | (to a friend)
¿A qué hora v**i**en**es** tú?
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You're coming with Roberto. | (to several people)
Uds. v**i**en**en** con Roberto.
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We prefer leaving.
Prefer**imos** salir. **preferir** → *to leave*
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We never lie.
Nunca ment**imos**. **mentir** → *to lie*
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We're sorry to hear the bad news.
Sent**imos** oír las malas noticias. **sentir** → *to feel; to be sorry for; to regret*
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We suggest another remedy.
Suger**imos** otro remedio. **sugerir** → *to suggest*
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We sleep eight hours.
Dorm**imos** ocho horas. **dormir** → *to sleep*
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The poor old man is dying in hospital.
El pobre viejo m**ue**r**e** en el hospital. **morir** → *to die*
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I prefer going to the beach.
Yo pref**i**er**o** ir a la playa.
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Our son never lies.
Nuestro hijo nunca m**i**ent**e**.
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What do you suggest to me? | (to a friend)
¿Qué me sug**i**er**es** tú?
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They sleep in that bed over there.
Ellos d**ue**rm**en** en aquella cama.
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We're sorry to hear it.
Nosotros sent**imos** oírlo.
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Carlos prefers leaving.
Carlos pref**i**er**e** salir.
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I sleep very well here.
Yo d**ue**rm**o** muy bien aquí.
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He's always arguing with his friends.
Él siempre r**i**ñ**e** con sus amigos. (certain verbs change from **e** to **i** in the present tense except **nosotros** and **vosotros**) **reñir** → *to argue; to tell off*
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They're measuring the road.
Ellos m**i**d**en** la carretera. **medir** → *to measure*
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I'm not asking for anything.
Yo no p**i**d**o** nada. **pedir** → *to ask for; to order*
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The attendant serves food on the plane.
El mozo s**i**rv**e** la comida en el avión. **servir** → *to serve; to be useful for; to care of*
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We're repeating the lesson.
Nosotros repet**imos** la lección. **repetir** → *to repeat*
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The boy is always laughing.
El niño siempre r**íe**. **reír** → *to laugh*
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They're holding up the progress.
Ellos imp**i**d**en** el progreso. **impedir** → *to impede; to hold up*
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We're frying the meat in a pan.
Nosotros fre**ímos** la carne en una sartén. **freír** → *to fry*
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I'm ordering a steak.
Yo p**i**d**o** un biftec.
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I order a portion of chips.
Yo p**i**d**o** una orden (ración) de papas fritas.
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The chef fries the potatoes.
El cocinero fr**íe** las papas.
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The waiter serves the steak and potatoes.
El mesero s**i**rv**e** el biftec y las papas.
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He smiles.
Él sonr**íe**. **sonreír** → *to smile*
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My friend orders dessert.
Mi amiga p**i**d**e** postre.
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We order vanilla ice cream with strawberries and cream.
Nosotros ped**imos** helado de vainilla con fresas y nata.
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The waiter serves us dessert.
El mesero nos s**i**rv**e** los postres.
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What a sweet tooth!
¡Qué golosos!
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We laugh when the waiter serves us the ice creams.
Nosotros re**ímos** cuando el mesero nos s**i**rv**e** los helados.
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My friend and I don't follow any diet.
Mi amiga y yo no segu**imos** ningún régimen. **seguir** → *to follow*
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I say yes.
Yo d**igo** que sí. (irregular in the present tense) **decir** → *to say; to tell*
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They say no.
Ellos d**i**c**en** que no.
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Juan is telling the truth.
Juan d**i**c**e** la verdad.
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We tell the time.
Nosotros dec**imos** la hora.
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My friends don't say anything.
Mis amigos no d**i**c**en** nada.
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What do you say? | (to a friend)
¿Qué d**i**c**es** tú?
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They contribute a lot to the church.
Ellos contribu**yen** mucho a la iglesia. (verbs ending in **-uir** take a **y** in the present form except **nosotros** and **vosotros**) **contribuir** → *to contribute*
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We distribute food to the victims.
Nosotros distribu**imos** comida a las víctimas. **distribuir** → *to distribute*
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Carlos hears the noise.
Carlos o**ye** el ruido. **oír** → *to hear; to listen*
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The boy runs away.
El niño hu**ye**. **huir** → *to escape; to flee from; to run away*
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You include all the details. | (to a friend)
Tú inclu**yes** todos los detalles. **incluir** → *to include*
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Who hears it?
¿Quién lo o**ye**?
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You're building a castle. | (to several people)
Uds. constru**yen** un castillo. **construir** → *to construct; to build*
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I attribute it to his strength.
Yo lo atribu**yo** a su fuerza. **atribuir a** → *to attribute to; blame on*
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It's been two years that we've known Robert.
Hac**e** dos años que nosotros conoc**emos** a Roberto. (**hace** is used with the present tense to express an action that began in the past, but continues into the present)
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They've been here since twenty years ago.
Ellos est**án** aquí desde hac**e** veinte años.
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It's been a long time that you've been living here? (to a friend)
¿Hac**e** mucho tiempo que tú viv**es** aquí?
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It's been ten years that I've been working with the same company.
Hac**e** diez años que yo trabaj**o** con la misma compañía.
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How long has it been that you've been studying Spanish? (to several people)
¿Cuánto tiempo hac**e** que Uds. estudi**an** español?
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I've been awaiting you since five minutes. (to a friend)
Yo te esper**o** desde hac**e** cinco minutos.
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I almost missed the train.
**Por poco** pierd**o** el tren. (**por poco** is used with the present tense verb to express what almost happened)
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I almost lost my life.
**Por poco** pierd**o** la vida.
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I almost slept at the airport.
**Por poco** d**ue**rm**o** en el aeropuerto.
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I almost spent the night there.
**Por poco** pas**o** la noche allí.
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On the 17 of July 1936 the army is raised under general Francisco Franco.
El 17 de julio de 1936 se levant**a** el ejército bajo el general Francisco Franco. (past events can be narrated using the historical present tense) **levantarse** → *to get up; to rise*
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With this uprising started a disastrous fratricidal war.
Con este levantamiento emp**i**ez**a** una desastrosa guerra fratricida.
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The army, the clergy and the upper classes gave their support to Franco.
El ejército, el clero y las clases altas d**an** su apoyo a Franco.
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The labourers or workers, peasants and intellectuals supported the Republic - the Government.
Los obreros o trabajadores, los campesinos y los intelectuales apoy**an** a la República - al gobierno. **apoyar** → *to stand up for; to support*
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And a great mass remained neutral.
Y qued**a** una gran masa neutral. **quedar** → *to remain; to be left*
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The disastrous Civil War lasted for nearly three years and left one million Spaniards dead and another million in exile.
La desastrosa Guerra Civil dur**a** casi tres años y dej**a** un millón de muertos y otro millón de españoles en el exilio. **durar** → *to last (for)* **dejar** → *to leave (behind)*
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The Spanish were split among the winners - those that won - and the beaten - those that lost.
Los españoles se divid**en** entre vencedores - los que gan**an** - y vencidos - los que p**i**erd**en**. **dividirse** → *to share; to split*
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After the War, general Franco established a totalitarian regime.
Después de la Guerra el general Franco establec**e** un régimen totalitario. **establecer** → *to establish; to form*
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He didn't try to unite Spaniards.
No trat**a** de unir los españoles. **tratar de** → *to try to*
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He undertook a campaign of punishment and repression against the beaten.
Emprend**e** una campaña de castigo y represión contra los vencidos. **emprender** → *to undertake; to engage in*
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Spain's poor were completely isolated and the common people suffered hunger and frustration.
La pobre España se v**e** completamente aislada y el pueblo sufr**e** hambre y frustración. **verse** → *to look; to be*
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The repression continued until the death of Franco.
La represión continú**a** hasta la muerte de Franco. **continuar** → *to continue*
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Franco died in 1975.
Franco m**ue**r**e** en 1975.