Spanish 8 Flashcards
To hope/to wait
Used in the sense of await
Esperar
I am waiting
Espeeero
One exception where we don’t push down to signify present tense
Estar
To find (myself)
Informar (me)
I want to find out (myself) where it is
Quiero informarme donde esta
He/she/it waiting
Esperaa
Why are you waiting?
Por que espeera
Why don’t you wait
Por que no esperaa
I am waiting for you
I am waiting you
Le/te espeero
They are waiting for me
Me esperan
Why are you all waiting?
Por que esperan
We are waiting
Esperamos
Why dont you wait for me
Por que no me espera
A little more moment
Momentito
Wait for me here
Espereme aqui
Shall we wait for you?
Le esperamos?
Lets wait here
Lets is an imperative
Esperemos aqui
Lets not buy it
No lo compremos
We are selling it
Lo bendemos
Lets sell the house
Bendamos la casa
Dont wait for me
No me espere
Wait for me
Espere me
I am waiting
In the process of doing it
Estoy esperando (or endo) / this has an ‘n’ which differentiates it from ado and edo
I was waiting
Eh esperaado
I have left
Eh saledo
“Ing” is translated as yendo or ando depending on verb ending:
I am waiting right now for you
I am doing it (right now in the process)
Le estoy esperando
Lo estoy asiendo
Past tense with ing
I was preparing it
I was doing it
Whenever we have ing preceded by was or were that makes it past:
( w ing in past)
(No w ing in present).- can use estoy estar
“W ing” tense : aaba (if ar at end) and eeeya(on the other track):
I was preparing it
He was preparing it/you were preparing it
You (roberto)/they were preparing it
Lo preperaba
Lo preperaba/Lo preperaba
Lo preparabas/lo preperaban
I was doing it
He was doing it
You were doing it (roberto)
They were doing it
Lo aseeya
Lo aseeya
Lo aseeyas
Lo aseeyan