gramática genérica
A verb must always match with what other part of the sentence?
Subject
what are the two main parts of the present progressive?
estar + present participle (or gerund)
when we talk about permanent characteristics, we use... Punto doble if you give an example!
SER
Yo soy simpático, la maleta es blanca
what are direct object pronouns replacing?
direct objects
is an infinitive a conjugated or an unconjugated form? give an example
unconjugated - hablar, comer, vivir
what is the present participle of the verb hablar?
hablando
When we talk about states that are not permanent, we use... punto doble if you give an example!
ESTAR
Estoy feliz ahora, la clase está limpia
How many ways of expressing direct object pronouns do we have when we have two verbs?
2
what is the grammatical name of the unconjugated form of the verbs that needs to be part of the present progressive?
present participle / gerund
what are the two main endings for present participles and what verbs correspond to each of them?
-ando for -AR and -iendo for -ER and -IR
Ser and Estar both have a keyword... what are they? Double points if you give example!
ser: de - soy de España
estar: en - Estoy en España
what are all the direct object pronouns for 3rd person?
lo, los, la, las
'Voy a como' for ' I'm going to eat' is incorrect. Why?
You cannot have 2 verbs that are conjugated following each other
How do you say in Spanish 'I'm going to the beach'
Estoy yendo a la playa
How do say en español 'I am a confident person' and 'I am safe'?
Estoy seguro/a
replace the direct object for a pronoun in this sentence
María a está comiendo pizza
Translating 'I am eating it (feminine singular)' for 'Estoy la comiendo' instead of
'La estoy comiendo' or 'Estoy comiendola' is wrong because...
When you have 2 verbs, you treat them as one and you cannot break them apart.
How do you say 'you all are sleeping' in Spanish?
Ustedes están durmiendo OR
Vosotros estáis durmiendo
el mango ... verde. ¿ser o estar? explain why for double points!
está
el mango is not permanently verde!
This sentence has 2 ways of replacing the direct object for direct object pronouns. Write them both:
Nosotros vamos a escuchar al profesor
Nosotros lo vamos a escuchar
Nosotros vamos a escucharlo