Translate: I had finished my homework when my friends arrived.
Yo había terminado mi tarea cuando mis amigos llegaron.
100
estudiar, leer, servir
estudiando, leyendo, sirviendo
100
limpiar, resolver, caer
limpiado, resuelto, caído
200
The Present Participle of dormir is
durmiendo
200
The conjugations of the verb haber used in the present perfect tense are:
he, has, ha, hemos, han
200
Translate:
had died
had played a game
had fallen
había muerto
había jugado
se había caído
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We are going to Mexico
Estamos yendo a México
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Translate the verbs and write their past participle:
To buy
To understand
To return
comprado
entendido/ comprendido
vuelto
300
The Present Participle of pedir is
pidiendo
300
Translate: She has written two books
Ella ha escrito dos libros
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Translate: My brother had taken a shower before going to school.
Mi hermano se había duchado/bañado antes de ir a la escuela.
300
recordar, caerse, escribir
recordando, cayéndose, escribiendo
300
Can we attach pronouns to a past participle
No. We must place pronouns before the verb haber.
400
The present Participle of caer is...
cayendo
400
Have you eaten frog legs?
¿Has comido patas de rana?
400
Translate: Lisa had opened the door.
Lisa había abierto la puerta.
400
My sister is brushing her teeth (2 possible ways)
Mi hermana se está lavando los dientes
Mi hermana está lavándose los dientes
400
Write a sentence using a past participle as an adjective.
Las paredes están pintadas.
Las cartas escritas con tinta azul.
Los empleados interesados en el puesto.
500
What is a present participle and when do we use it? How do you form a Present Participle in Spanish?
It is the ING form of a verb. We use it to express an ONGOING ACTION.
1. Drop the ending of a verb in the infinitive.
2. -ar verbs go to ANDO
3. -er verbs go to IENDO
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When do we use Present Perfect? How do we form the present perfect tense?
It is an unfinished action.
Present conjugation of the verb haber + Past Participle
500
How do you form pluperfect (AKA past perfect)?
haber in the imperfect form + past participle
500
When do you change the i for a y when forming present participles? Give 3 examples.
When the stem of the verb ends in a vowel.
Construir- construyendo
leer- leyendo
traer- trayendo
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How do you form a past participle? When do you need to write an accent mark?
1. Drop the ending of the verb
2. -ar verbs go to -ado and -er/-ir verbs go to -ido