Verbs Flashcards
(20 cards)
To cut (cooking)
Cortar
To peel (cooking)
Pelar
To mash (cooking)
Machacar
To season (cooking)
Condimentar
To chop (cooking)
Picar
To stir (cooking)
Remover
To whisk (cooking)
Batir
To hug
Abrazar
To kiss
Besar
There is
There are
There were
There was
Hay
Hubo
Había
There is or there are
Hay
Use for both singular and plural things
There are a lot of people there
Hay mucha gente allá
There is a phone on the table
Hay un teléfono en la mesa
There was or there were
Hubo
Use when there is a completed action.
When do you use Había to say there was or there were?
Use for describing things. There was or there were things in general.
There were a lot of people at the party
Había mucha gente en la fiesta
There was a phone on the table
Hubo un teléfono en la mesa.
There was a phone but not anymore. It is a completed action. So use Hubo.
Do you think that there was a better opportunity?
Crees que había una mejor oportunidad?
There was an accident there
Hubo un accidente ahí
When to use Hubo vs Había for there was or there were
Use Hubo for completed actions something happened that is no longer true or no longer exist. Use Había for describing things in general.