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Tener Expressions and “tain” Words
1.General ways of being 2.Tener que + infinitive = to have to do something 3.Tener miedo de – to be afraid of something (+ infinitve or noun with article) 4.Tener dolor de – to have pain somewhere (tengo dolor de cabeza) 5.Tener miedo de – to be afraid of something (+ infinitve or noun with article)
30  cards
Dejar expressions
Dejar de + infinitive = stop doing something "Dejar de +infinitive" is also translated in English as "to give up doing something". This is the most common translation when talking about habits. Like quitting smoking, stopping exercising, etc.
16  cards
Poner expressions
Se/me/te + conjugated poner = gets/becomes + an emotion
7  cards
Dar expressions
Dar ganas de + infinitive = to make something happen
16  cards
Estar expressions
Estar + a punto de + verb = to be about to do something
10  cards
Random Expressions
Are you there,
Really,
Me entiende
111  cards
Prepositions and other bits
Next to,
Outside,
Inside
38  cards
Imperfect Subjunctive (If .....)
If i had been younger,
If i had a better memory i would ...,
If she would give it to me i coul...
3  cards
Reflexive (with ría) (Language Transfer Lesson 41)
It would transform itself,
It got contaminated,
It is contaminated
7  cards
Haber
I would have gone,
You would have been late,
We would have been adults
24  cards
Directions
Nearby,
Straight ahead,
Right direction
6  cards
Unusual Preposition Use (Language Transfer Lesson 40)
I fall in love with you i am enam...,
To fall in love,
I m falling in love with you
11  cards
Deber ~ must/owe (debería/should)
We should talk about it,
I should ask them,
We should speak to them
10  cards
Verbs that behave like gustar
Me interesa,
To be interesting to,
To be important to
25  cards
Weather
Warm,
Rainy,
Mild
17  cards
Head movements
Stick out your tongue and say ahhh,
Point to your forehead,
Open your mouth and the close you...
11  cards
Reflexive + accidental reflex ( voz media)
The accidental reflexive se me / se te etc precedes an indirect object pronoun that indicates the subject, and the verb, rather than being conjugated to agree with the subject, agrees with whatever noun follows the verb. Se me olvidaron los libros. I forgot the books. ¿Se te perdieron las llaves? Did you lose the keys? Sí, se me cayeron . Yes, I dropped them .
54  cards
Por Para
Because of,
For many days,
In order to
20  cards
Some Subjunctive
When you find out,
I suggest that you eat soon,
To suggest that
3  cards

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