Preterite
Yo comí los vegetales.
I ate the vegetables.
What does the Direct Object Pronouns answer in a sentence?
Example: Maria compró un teléfono movil.
A direct object is the person or thing that receives the action of a verb. It answers the question who? or what?
Example: Maria compró un teléfono movil.
I like the book.
Me gusta el libro.
When do we use the imperfect tense?
The imperfect is used to talk about past actions, conditions, or events that occurred habitually or repeatedly or that were in progress at a point in the past. It is also used to tell time, talk about dates, give a person's age, and describe characteristics, conditions, and feelings in the past.
When do we use the Subjunctive Mood?
- To express doubt
- To show feeling or emotion about something
- To show whether we think something is true or not
- In a hypothetical situation
- To express indirect demands/ wishes
They worked in the store.
What does an Indirect Object Pronoun answer?
He gave her the ring.
The IO answers the question to whom or for whom or where the DO is going.
In order for a sentence to have a IO, it must also have a DO.
Sometimes the DO is not stated, but rather is implied, or understood.
He gave her the ring.
We do not like the shirt.
No nos gusta la camisa.
What is the Imperfect Tú form for AR verbs?
Tu -abas
You use to work - Tú trabajabas.
When do we use the Indicative Mood?
When something is believed to be true. This is the most common and used mood of Spanish.
The Preterite Nosotros ending for an -ER or -IR verb is...
For example: Nosotros salimos la fiesta temprano.
We left the party early
What is the direct object in this sentence?
Ana te quiere ver.
Ana te quiere ver.
Ana wants to see you.
It answers the question "to whom" for "for whom".
Why do we use prepositional phrases, (in English and Spanish)? Can you give an example?
We use a prepositional phrase in order to add emphasis or clarity.
(a mí) Me gusta — (for me) I like.
(a ti) Te gusta — (For you)You like.
(a él/ella/usted) Le gusta — (For him, her, you formal) He/She/You like
(a nosotros) Nos gusta — (for us) We like.
(a vosotros) Os gusta — (For y'all) You all like.
(a ellos/ellas/ustedes) Les gusta - (for them) They like.
I use to eat sweets every day.
Yo comía los dulces cada dia.
How do we conjugate a verb in the Future tense?
Step 1: Take the Infinitive Hablar
Step 2: Add the appropriate ending Hablaré
Yo -é Nosotros -emos
Tú -ás Vosotros -éis
Él, Ella, Ud. -á Ellos, Ellas, Uds. -án
What 2 verbs conjugate the same in the Preterite tense?
Ir (to go) and Ser (to be)
Yo Fui Nosotros fuimos
Tú fuiste Vosotros fuisteis
Él, ella, ud. fue Ellos, ellas, uds. fueron
When can we add the direct object onto the end of a verb?
When the verb is in the infinitive form.
Voy a llamarlas en la mañana.
I am going to call them in the morning.
They are annoyed by the music
Ellos les molesta la musica.
Juan was feeling sick.
Juan estaba enfermo.
How do we conjugate in the Conditional tense?
Step 1: take the infinitive Comer
Step 2: Add the appropriate ending Comerían (They will eat)
Yo -ía Nosotros íamos
Tú -ías Vosostros íais
Él, Ella, ud. -ía Ellos, ellas, uds. -ían
When do we use the preterite?
The Spanish preterite tense is one of five forms used to describe actions or events that occurred in the past. The preterite is used to describe actions which have been completed.
What are the 6 indirect object pronouns?
Me We
You familiar Y'all
He, she, you formal Them
Me - me
You familiar - te
He, she, you formal - le
We -nos
Y'all -os
Them, them formal - les
For her, she loves to learn languages.
A ella, le encantan aprender las idiomas.
My mom was short and my dad was tall.
Mi madre era baja y mi padre era alto.
What is the easiest way to get around using the Conditional or Future tense?
Use Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive
We are going to dance in the park. - Vamos a bailar en el parque.
They are going to swim at the beach. - Ellos van a nadar a la playa.
I am going to study a little bit more. - Yo voy a estudiar un poquito más.