Saber y Conocer
This is the meaning of both "saber" and "conocer"
What is "to know"?
This is the distinction between the preterite and the imperfect.
The preterite is used for events that happened a specified number of times or at a specific point in time. The imperfect is used for ongoing actions in the past with an indefinite time period.
This is the meaning of the sentence "todos nosotros estudiaremos para el examen de la clase de español"
This is the difference between the subjunctive and most other verb tenses you have learned
The subjunctive is not a tense, but a mood
This is the difference between "saber" and "conocer"
Saber - used for knowing information or how to do a skill
Conocer - used for knowing people or being familiar with people, objects, subjects, or places
This is tense we would use to say "Usually my family went to the beach when I was a kid"
What is el imperfecto?
This is how you would say "I will be at school at 7AM"
What is "Estaré en la escuela a las 7 de la mañana"?
This is the difference between a tense and a mood
Tense: refers only to time (past, present, or future)
Mood: refers to the manner in which something is expressed (the subjunctive is used when we are wishing for something, expressing feelings about something or expressing uncertainty about something)
This is the correct present tense conjugation of "saber" or "conocer" in the following sentence: Yo ____________ la ciudad de Filadelfia.
What is "conozco"?
These are 6 words/phrases: 3 that indicate the preterite and 3 that indicate the imperfect
Preterite: ayer, anoche, la semana pasada, # veces, el año pasado, etc.
Imperfect: nunca, siempre, a veces, generalmente, normalmente, cada día, todos los años, etc.
This is one unique aspect of the future tense when compared to other verb tenses
What is all verb types (-ar, -er, and -ir) have the same conjugation endings
-é
-ás
-á
-emos
-án
This is the meaning of each letter of WEIRDO and an example of a phrase associated with each letter
W: wishes/wants/desires
E: emotions
I: impersonal expressions
R: requests and recommendations
D: doubt or denial
O: ojalá
See your WEIRDO sheet for example phrases
This is how you would say "I know that deforestation is a problem"
What is "yo sé que la deforestación es un problema"?
This is the meaning of the sentence "Jugaba al voleibol playero cuando era niña"
This is how you would say "She will want to vote for the president"
Write a sentence correctly using a W phrase and the subjunctive after it
What is.....?
Quiero que saques un "A" en el examen.
This is the meaning of the phrase "ayer supe que tenemos un examen final en la clase de español"
What is "yesterday I found out that we have a final exam in Spanish class"?
This is how you would say "yesterday, I was studying when my mom called me."
verbs required: estudiar, llamar
What is "ayer yo estudiaba cuando mi mamá me llamó"?
"was studying" is an ongoing action (imperfect)
"mom called" interrupts the ongoing action (preterite)
These are 4 examples of irregular verbs and their respective stem changes
caber --> cabr-
decir --> dir-
haber --> habr-
hacer --> har-
poder --> podr-
poner --> pondr-
querer --> querr-
saber --> sabr-
salir --> saldr-
tener --> tendr-
valer --> valdr-
venir --> vendr-
This is the meaning of the name of the song "Ojalá que llueva café" by Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
What is "God willing it will rain coffee"?