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Gustar

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To please/like

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Gusta

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He/she/it pleases
• Te gusta (to you it is pleasing)
• Les gusta (to them it is pleasing)
• Me gusta (to me it is pleasing)

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Gusto (2)

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  1. I please
    • “He likes me” → Le gusto [to him I am pleasing]
  2. Pleasure (noun)
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Gustan

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They are pleasing

• Me gustan → To me they are pleasing

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Gustaba

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I, he, she, or it was pleasing

• Imperfect

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Gustábamos

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We were pleasing

-Imperfect

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Gustaría

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I, he, she, or it would be pleasing
• “I would like to speak with him” → “To me it would be pleasing to speak with him [Me gustaría hablar con el]”

Me gustaría ver la película de la que me has hablado.
-I’d like to see the film you’ve told me about.

Buenas tardes, Srta. María. Me gustaría que me comentara como va mi hijo en clase.
-Good afternoon, Mrs. María. I would like for you to tell me how my son is doing in class.

A mí, me gustaría mucho, pero me da apuro.
-I would like it a lot but I feel embarrased.

Le gustaría instalar una radio en su auto.
-He would like to install a radio in his car.

A ti te gustaría cambiar de coche.
-You would like to change cars.

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Sentir

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To feel

¿Cuándo empezó a sentir falta de aire?
-When did you start getting short of breath?

*Sentir is a psychology shop where you go and talk about your feelings until you cry - they won’t let you out until you cry (until they see a tear).
• Sentir is all about feelings.

*All that Joel really feels it when he loses a lot of money (yen), so when Joel says “I feel it”, he says “lo siento.”
• He feels that he has lost a lot of yen.

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Siento

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I feel
• Lo siento (idiom) → I’m sorry

If you want to feel my hands.
• Infinitive

It was always to important to have to feel (to have feelings).
• Infinitive

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Importar (2)

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To matter, to be important
• No importar → It doesn’t matter

*Importar is a shop of imports run by Tar.

There are lots of resources in Yoel, so they say imports aren’t important.

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Importaba

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He/she/it mattered

• 3rd person imperfect

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Creer (2)

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(cray-air) - To believe/think

  • Conjugate “poder” to “creer” to put it in past tense*
  • Creer is a crayfish shop run by a catfish.

• When Joel and friends first arrive, he is overwhelmed by the horrible smell from the foul air.

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Creo

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(cray-o) - I believe, I think

• 1st person

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Crees

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(cray-ace) - You believe/think

• 2nd person

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Cree

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(cray-ay) - He, she, or it believes/thinks

• 3rd person

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Creen

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They believe/think

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Creemos

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We believe/think

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Esperar (2)

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To wait for, to hope for

This verb DOES NOT USE INDIRECT OBJECTS → You don’t wait ‘for’ someone, you ‘await’ someone.
• I hope for it/him = Lo espero (not “le espero”)

*Esperar is a spy shop run by a lizard who can talk.

• The detective hopes that someday he’ll get a case, but he never will so he is always waiting.

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Espero

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I hope

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Espera

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He/she/it hopes

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Esperas

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You wait, you hope

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Mirar (2)

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To look at, to watch

*Mirar is a shop where Joel’s friend the lizard likes to go and watch himself in the mirror.

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Miro

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I look/watch

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Miraba

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I, he, she, or it looked/watched

• Imperfect

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Mire
I, he, she, or it look/watch • 1st and 3rd person subjunctive Haga que se mire bonito. -Make him look good.
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Miré
I looked/watched | • 1st person preterite
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Mira
He/she/it watches or looks
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Parecer (2)
(pah-RACE-ser) - To seem/appear • Al parecer (idiom) → As it seems *Parecer is a golf shop run by Ser where she tries to appear to be good at golf.
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Parezco
I appear/seem
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Parece
He, she, or it appears/seems | • Parece que → It seems that… (something is the case)
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Dejar (3)
To leave (something)/abandon, to stop (to leave off); to allow/let • Can also mean "leaving a city behind" • "I can't leave you alone" • "You have to stop (leave off) saying those things" *Dejar is a pawn shop where you have a hard day [dejar] leaving things behind.
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Dejo (2)
I leave, I let/allow
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Deja
He/she/it leaves, lets/allows
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Dejas
You leave, let/allow
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Dejamos
We leave, let/allow
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Dejan
They leave, let/allow
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Entender
To understand * I understand → Yo puedo entender * All conjugations of poder and entender (infinitive) go together.
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Tomar
To take *Tomar - A shop where they take things from you. Joel thinks of things that are taken as "marred."
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Volver
To return *Think of a revolving door that returns you to where you've been.
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Salir (2) | • Synonymous with _____?
To leave/exit | • Synonymous with "se fue"
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Venir (2)
To come, to arrive *Yoel has has only one convenience store, and it comes near to you when you need it.
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Seguir
To follow *Seguir is a segue shop where they give segue tours of Yoel. The owner need people to follow them on segues..
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Miró
He, she, it watched/looked | • 3rd person preterite
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You feel, you are feeling
Sientes ¿Cómo te sientes? -How do you feel? ¿Te sientes mejor? -Are you feeling better?
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He, she, or it feels/is feeling
Siente ¿Se siente mejor? -Is he feeling better? Ella se siente mucho mejor. -She feels much better. ¿Siente algo en el ojo? -Do you feel something in your eye? ¿Dónde siente el dolor? -Where do you feel the pain? ¿Siente falta de aire al caminar o subir escaleras? -Do you feel short of breath when you walk or go upstairs?
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Felt (participle)
Sentido
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We feel/are feeling
Sentimos
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Give all imperfect conjugations of "to feel/am feeling" (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas/ustedes)
Yo – sentía Tú – sentías Él/ella/usted – sentía Nosotros – sentíamos Ellos/ellas/ustedes – sentían
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Give 1st and 3rd person preterite for "to feel/am feeling"
Yo – Sentí • I felt/was feeling Él/ella/usted – Sintío • He, she, or it felt/was feeling
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I take/am taking
Tomo (tomar)
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You take
Tomas (tomar)
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He, she, or it takes/is taking
Toma (tomar) ¿Qué medicina toma? -What medicine do you take?
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I, he, she, or it was taking, used to take, took (imperfect)
Tomaba (tomar)
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You were taking, used to take, took (imperfect)
Tomabas (tomar)
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1. I was taking, used to take, took (preterite) | 2. He/she/it...
1. Tomé (tomar) | 2. Tomó
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You were taking, used to take, took (preterite)
Tomaste (tomar)
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Take (imperative; 2nd and 3rd person)
Tú – toma Él/ella/usted – tome
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To take; 1st and 3rd person present subjunctive
Tome No tome más que las pastillas que debe tomar. -Do not take more pills than you are supposed to. Tome la segunda calle a la derecha. -Take the second street to the right. Tome una dosis cada ocho horas. -Take one dose every 8 hours. Tome esta medicina con alimentos. -Take this medicine with food. El doctor quiere que Juan tome dos pastillas hoy y después una pastilla cada día. -The doctor wants Juan to take two pills today, and afterwards, one pill each day. Tome la escoba. -Take the broom El doctor quiere que yo tome la medicina. -The doctor wants me to take the medicine. El doctor quiere que yo tome otra pastilla. -The doctor wants me to take another pill. Si tiene dolor tome una pastilla debajo de la lengua cada cinco minutos. -If you have pain, take a pill under your tongue every five minutes. Es importante que me tome un vaso de agua cuando me tome una pastilla. -It's important that I drink a glass of water whenever I take a pill.
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I understand/am understanding
Entiendo http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/entender
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You understand/are understanding
Entiendes (entender)
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I, he, she, or it was understanding/used to understand/understood (imperfect)
Entendía (entender) Cuando estaba en el primer curso no les entendía a mis amigos, pero ahora sí les entiendo. -When I was in course one I couldn't understand my friends, but now I understand them. Se entendía que las palabras “seres humanos” incluye la fase embrionaria». -It was understood that the words 'human being' referred to human being from embryonic state'. Entendía que, para conocer a dónde nos dirigimos, resulta importante saber de dónde venimos. -He understood that in order to know where we are going it is important to know where we have come from. Recuerdo haber visitado a un carnicero en aquel momento y él simplemente no lo entendía. -I remember visiting a butcher around that time and he just could not understand.
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I understood, you understood (preterite)
Yo - entendí Tú - entendiste
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I will understand, you will understand, he/she/it will understand
Yo - entenderé Tú - entenderás Él/ella/usted - entenderá
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I/he/she/it was leaving (abandoning), allowing, used to leave, left (abandoned), allowed/let *imperfect*
Dejaba (dejar)
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We and they were leaving (abandoning), allowing, used to leave, left (abandoned), allowed/let *imperfect*
Nosotros - dejábamos Ellos/ellas/ustedes - dejaban
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1. ) I left (abandoned; preterite), allowed/let | 2. ) He/she/it left, allowed/let
1.) dejé ¿Encuentras tus cosas en tu recámara? Sí, las encuentro en mi recámara donde las dejé. -Do you find your things in your bedroom? Yes I find them in my bedroom where I left them. Dejé mi curriculum con muchas compañías ayer. -I left my résumé at many companies yesterday. Te la voy a traer, la dejé en el maletero. -I'll bring it to you, I left it in the trunk. Los libros los dejé sobre la mesa de la cocina. -I left the books on the kitchen table. Tal vez lo dejé en mi maleta. Maybe I left it in my suitcase. Obviamente, lo dejé por imposible. -I could not do this, of course. Señor Presidente, Señorías, puedo continuar donde lo dejé. -Mr President, honourable Members, I can continue where I left off. 2.) dejó
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They seem/are seeming
Parecen (parecer)
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I/he/she/it was seeming/seemed (imperfect)
Parecía (parecer)
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I seemed, he/she/it seemed (preterite)
Yo - parecí Él/ella/usted - parecío
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1. ) He/she/it will seem | 2. ) I will seem
1. ) Parecerá | 2. ) Pareceré
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He/she/it is of consequence, is important
Importa (importar)
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I, he, she, or it was believing, used to believe, believed/thought (imperfect)
Creía
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I believed/thought, you believed/thought (preterite)
Yo - creí Él/ella/usted - creyó
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1st and 3rd person subjunctive → To believe
Crea
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1. ) I/he/she/it was returning, used to return, returned (imperfect) 2. ) preterite
1.) Volvía (volver) 2.) • 1st person - Volví • 3rd person - Volvío
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I hoped, he/she/it hoped (imperfect)
Esperaba (esperar - to hope/wait)
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I hoped, he/she/it hoped (preterite)
Yo - esperaste Él/ella/usted - esperamos
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I come/am coming
Vengo (venir)
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You come/are coming
Vienes (venir)
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We come/are coming
Venimos (venir)
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They come/are coming
Vienen (venir)
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I follow/am following/continuing
Sigo (seguir)
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You follow/are following/continuing
Sigues (seguir)
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He, she, or it follows/is following
Sigue (seguir)
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I, he, she or it followed/was following/used to follow (imperfect)
Seguía (seguir)
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They followed (imperfect)
Seguían (seguir)
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We followed
Seguíamos (seguir)
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1st and 3rd person preterite → To follow
Yo - Seguí Él/ella/usted - *Siguío* s*i*guío
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1. ) I will follow | 2. ) He/she/it will follow
1. ) Seguiré | 2. ) Seguirá
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Follow/continue (imperative; 2nd and 3rd person)
• 2nd person → Sigue Sigue mis instrucciones y todo saldrá bien. -Follow my advice and everything will turn out fine. • 3rd person - Siga Siga las instrucciones exactamente. -Follow the directions exactly. Siga los procedimientos. -Follow the procedures. Siga usted practicando estas oracíones. -Continue practicing these sentences.

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