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Grammar BookSofía Thompson1st
Table of Contents 1st semester PreteritTrigger Words Preterit Car, Gar, ZarSpock VerbsSnake and SnakeyCucarachaImperfectTigger Words ImperfectIrregularsPreterit vs. ImperfectSer vs. EstarVerbs like GustarComparatives/SuperlativesTransition WordsFutureTrigger Words FutureIrregularsPorParaConditionalIrregulars
PreteritAR              ER/IR For actions that can be viewed as single events
 For actions that were repeated a specific number of times
 For actions that occurred during a specific period of time
 For actions that were part of a chain of events
 To state the beginning or the end of an action
 Completed actions
 Express beginning/end of a completed action
 Narrate a series of past actions/events Preterit Trigger Wordsanochea las ochoel __ pasadoayerun díaHace __ que__ante ayerel martesuna vezel mes pasado
Car, Gar, Zar Verbs-CAR changes to qué-GAR changes to gué-ZAR changes to céNOTE: ONLY CHANGES IN THE YO FOURM! jugarbuscaralmorzar
Spock VerbsIr/SerDar/VerHacer
Snake and SnakeyStem changers in usted and ustedescan change e ~ i or o ~uNeed to have “y” in the usted and ustedes
Cucarachaandarestarpoderponerquerersabertenervenirconducirproducirtraducirdecirtraeranduv-estuv-pud-pus-quis-sup-tuv-vin-conduj-produj-traduj-dij-traj-endings}eron* in the ellos/ellas/ustedes fourm
ImperfectAR                ER/IRFor actions that were repeated habitually
 For actions that “set the stage” for another past action
 For telling time
 For stating one’s age
 For mental states (usually)
 For physical sensations (usually)
 To describe the characteristics of people, things, or conditions Imperfect Trigger Wordsmientassiemprea menudofrecuentementetodos los díasa vecesde vez en cuandomuchas vecescada díaslos lunes
IrregularsIr VerSer
Preterit vs. Imperfect Has a definite ending
 Has a beginning/ending
 The most recent past
 Perfected time
 Interrupting action
 Snapshot
 The distant past
 No definite ending or beginning
Imperfected time
 Continuous action
 Movie Ser vs. EstarDOCTORPEDdescriptionHELPINGhealthoriginemotionscharacteristicslocationtimepresent condition}occupation-ando-endo-yendorelationshippossessioneventsdates
Verbs like Gustar Singular form used when infinitive form of verb follows
 Often used in the conditional (would, should, could) to soften request
 Use with pronouns : Me	         Te	         Le   	         Nos   	         Lesaburrirfaltarimportarfascinarencantardolerquedardisgustarinteresarapetecerpreocuparmolestar
Comparatives/Superlativesmás (adjective) queel/la más (adjective) demenos (adjective) queel/la menos (adjective) deNOTE: Do not need adjective with theseIrregulars:bueno ~ mejorviejo ~ mayormalo ~ peorjoven ~ menorWith numbers:más de or menos de with numbertan (adjective) como******* must use adjective after tan!!
Transition Words
Future All verbs use the same endings
 Must include the inifinitive of the verb with the appropriate ending Future Transition Wordsmañanados horasproximodía
IrregularsNOTE: Use with the same endings as regular future tense verbs
Por Passing through (PORtal)
 General rather than specific location (PORtugal)
 How long something lasts (PORever)
 the cause of something (PORpuse)
an exchange (imPORt/exPORt)

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