grammar notebook
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GRAMMAR BOOKBruno Gathercole
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Preterite2. Trigger Words3. Car, Gar, Zar4. Spock Verbs5. Cucaracha Verbs6. Snake and Snakey7. Imperfect8. Imperfect Irregular9. Trigger Words10. Preterite vs.
Imperfect
11. Verbs Like Gustar12. Ser13. Estar14. Comparatives and
Superlatives15. Transition Words16. Future17. Trigger Words18. Irregulars19. Por20. Para
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PRETERITE
Past tense ar er/ir
Corrí a la playa con mi amigo. I ran to the beach with my friend.
é amos
aste
ó aron
í imos
iste
ió ieron
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TRIGGER WORDS
Ayer Anteayer Anoche La Semana Pasada El Mes Pasado El Año Pasado El Fin de Semana Pasado
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CAR, GAR, ZAR
Car Gar Zar
-qué -gué -cé
-caste -gaste -zaste
-có -gó -zó
-camos -gamos -zamos
-caron -garon -zaron
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SPOCK VERBS
Ir/ser Dar/ver Hacer
Fui (D/V)i Hice
Fuiste (D/V)iste Hiciste
Fue (D/V)io Hizo
Fuimos (D/V)imos Hicimos
Fueron (D/V)ieron Hicieron
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CUCARACHA VERBS Andar anduv + Estar estuv + Poner pus + Poder pud + Querer quis + Saber sup + Tener tuv + Venir vin + Conducir conduj + Producir produj + Traducir traduj + Decir dij + Traer traj +
-e
-iste
-o
-imos
-ieron
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SNAKE AND SNAKEY VERBS
Snake•Only changes in third person•e i: pedir, preferir, competir, repetir, ser, ver, sentir, venir•o u: dormir and morir
Snakey
•Only changes in third person•i y: oir•e y: leer and creer
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IMPERFECT VERBS
Used: Past actions that happen repeatedly
“Yo caminaba cada dia” Actions over time
“Comía frecuentamente las papas.” Set stage for preterite
“Corríamos en el bosque cuando vimos a Julio.”
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IMPERFECT IRREGULARS
Ser: era
eraseraéramoseraiseran
Ver:
veíaveíasveíaveíamosveíaisveían
Ir: iba
ibasibaíbamosibaisiban
Only three; Ser, Ver, and Ir:
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IMPERFECT TRIGGERS
Triggers for the imperfect include: A veces Cada ___ De vez en cuando Muchas veces Mucho Nunca Siempre Todos los ___ Generalmente Frecuentamente
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PRETERITE V. IMPERFECT
Preterite
• Completed actions, only happened once• Specific time
Imperfect
Both
• Happened in past
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VERBS LIKE GUSTAR
Aburrir Encantar Faltar Fascinar Importar Interesar Molestar Quedar Caer bien/mal Doler
Disgustar Hacer falta Preocupar Soprender Apetecer
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SER
D- Description O- Origin C- Characteristics T- Time O- Occupation R- Relationship P- Possession E- Event D- Date
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ESTAR
H- Health E- Emotions L- Location P- Present Condition ING- verbs ending in “ing”
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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Más + adjective + que (more ____ than) Menos + adjective + que (less ____ than) El/La más + adjective + de (the most ____ of) El/La menos + adjective + de (the least ___
of)
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TRANSITION WORDS
AunqueTambienMientrasA pesar dePeroPor lo tantoSin Embargo(No obstante)Even thoughAlsoWhileIn spite of
ButThereforeNevertheless
Used to connect phrases; examples:
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FUTURE VERBS
Used: For anything in the future Actions “to-be-completed”
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FUTURE TRIGGERS
Proxima diaProxima semanaProximo añoMañana
Next dayNext weekNext yearTomorrow
Very few triggers for the future tense, it’s a fairly obvious one:
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FUTURE IRREGULARS
Decir
Hacer
Poner
Salir
Tener
Valer
Poder
Querer
Saber
Caber
Haber
Dir-
Har-
Pondr-
Saldr-
Tendr-
Valdr-
Podr-
Querr-
Sabr-
Cabr-
Habr-
Irregulars in the future tense have the same endings; only their bases change:
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POR
Por is used when dealing with: Passing through (PORtal) Location (PORtugal) How long something lasts (PORever) Cause of something (PORpuse) Exchanges (imPORt, exPORt) Doing something in place of someone else (I’m
POR, pay for me) A means of Transportation (TransPORtation) Numbers / time
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PARA
Para is used when dealing with: For whom something is done (surprise PARAty) Destination (to PARAguay) Purpose for which something is done To express an opinion (PARAdon me, but..) To contrast or compare (comPARAson) To express an idea of deadline (PARAmedic) Basically means “in order to”