el vocabulario
present progressive
estar +
-ando/-iendo
past progressive
estar +
-ando/-iendo
preterite vs. imperfect
No Tito No
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Culture
100
llevarse bien
What is to get along well?
100
estar estoy estamos estás + -ando/-iendo está están
What is the formula for making a sentence present progressive in Spanish? (Something is in the process of happening.)
100
estar estaba estábamos estabas + -ando/-iendo estaba estaban
What is the formula for making a sentence past progressive in Spanish? (Something is in the process of happening in past.)
100
Preterite - something occurs once in past Imperfect - something occurs over time in past
When do you use preterite? When do you use imperfect?
100
estaba arando
Find a past progressive phrase in the story No Tito No.
200
casarse
What is get married?
200
Están celebrando.
Make this present progressive - Ellos/celebrar
200
Estaban celebrando.
Make this present progressive - Ellos/celebrar
200
Nosotros (vivir) en EE.UU. cuano (ser) jovenes.
Decide whether to change the verbs to imperfect or preterite.
200
La gata estaba cazando ratones. The cat was hunting mice.
Find and translate a past progressive sentence in the story.
300
Los adornos del aniversario fueron las velas y los globos.
The anniversary decorations were candles and balloons.
300
Estamos celebrando el cumpleaños de mi nieta.
Find a present progressive sentence on pgs. 130 - 131 (video script of Isabel's Don Miguel interview).
300
Regina y yo estábamos durmiendo.
Find a past progressive sentence on pgs. 130 - 131 (video script of Isabel's Don Miguel interview).
300
Ella (ser) niña cuando nosotros (llevarse) bien.
Decide whether to change the verbs to imperfect or preterite.
300
1985
When did the earthquake of Mexico City happen?
400
Se enamoraron y se casaron.
They fell in love and got married. (use preterite - "snap" verbs)
400
We are putting up the decorations.
Estamos poniendo estos adornos.
400
They were celebrating the anniversary when the earthquake happened.
Ellos estaban celebrando el aniversario cuando el temblor occurió.
400
Tú (hablar) con Rosa cuando (llegar) su bisabuelo.
Decide whether to change the verbs to imperfect or preterite.
400
People of rural Mexico moved to city for work
What are "campesinos"
500
Se estaban llevando bien. Él dijo una mentira. Entonces, ella no quiso casarse y tener una boda.
They were getting along well (past progressive). He told a lie (preterite). Then, she didn't want (preterite) to get married (infinitive) and have (infinitive) a wedding.
500
Se estaban llevando bien, porque tienen mucho en común.
They are getting along well, because have a lot of in common.
500
Se estaban llevando bien. Se estaban enamorando. Ya estaban mandando las invitaciones de la boda.
They were getting along well. They were falling in love. They were already sending wedding invitations.
500
Se llevaban bien. Fueron a la fiesta del cumpleaños.
They got along well. They went to the birthday party.
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