2. Table of Contents El Preterito Preterite Triggers Cars Gars and Zars Spock Verbs Snake and Snakey Verbs Cucaracha Irregulars El Imperfecto Imperfect Triggers Imperfect Irregulars Preterite vs. Imperfect VerboscomoGustar Comparatives y Superlatives Comparative/Superlative irregulars Estar Ser Transition Words El Futuro Future Triggers Future Irregulars Por Para
3. El Preterito A definite time in the past Has a beginning and or ending The recent past Indicates an interrupting action Perfected Time Trigger words Ayer, Anoche, El Anopasado, La semanaPasada, Ante ayer, have que Ar verbs: e, amos, aste, o, asteis, aron Er verbs: i, imos, iste, isteis, io, ieron Ir verbs: I, imos, iste, isteis, io, ieron
4. Trigger Palabras Preterito: Ayer, ante ayer, anoche, el anopasado, el mespasado, la semanapasada, have (tiempo) que (conjugated verb)
5. Car Gar and Zar Car: Que, , caste, camos, co, casteis, caron Gar: Gue, , , gamos, gaste, gasteis, go, garon Zar: Ce, , zaste, zamos, zasteis, zo, zaron
6. Spock Verbs Ir – to go, ser- to be: fui, fuimos, fuiste, fuisteis, fue, fueron Dar- to give, ver- to see: I, imos, iste, isteis, io, ieron Hacer: to make or do: hice, hicimos, hiciste, hicisteis, hito, hicieron
7. Irregular Preterites Snake verbs: only changes in 3rd person, e>i: pedir, preferir, competir, repetir, servir, sentir, venir. A>u: dormir, and morir Snakey verbs: Only changes in 3rd person, i>y: oir, e> y: leer, creer
8. Cucaracha Irregular Preterites Andar- anduv EstarEstuv PoderPud Poner Pus Quererquis Saber Sup Tenertuv Venirvin conducirconduj Producirproduj Traducirtraduj Decirdij E Iste O Imos Isteis ieron
9. El Imperfecto The very distant past Indicates a continuous action Imperfected time Trigger words: frecuentamente, siempre, a veces, a menudo, de vez en cuando, mientras, muchasveces, los lunas, cadadia, todos los dias
10. Trigger Palabras Imperfecto: Frecuemente, muchasveces, siempre, los lunes, a veces, cadadia, a menudo, todos los dias, de vez en cuando, mientras
12. Preteritevs, Imperfect Preterite: a definite time in the past. Has a beginning and or endiing The most recent past Perfected time Indicates an interrupting action (snapshot) Irregular: The very distant past No definite beginning or ending Imperfected time Indicates a continuous action (movie)
13. Verbos Como Gustar When followed by 1 or more infinitives, singular is used Gustar is often used in the conditional tense to softena request
14. Verboscomogustar continued Aburrir, to bore Encantar, to love Faltar, to fail Fascinar, to fascinate Importar, to be important Interesar, to interest Molestar, to bother Quedar, to be Caerbien/mal, to fall Dolar, to hurt Disgustar, to disgust Preocupar, to preoccupy, Aprecer, to wish for Gustar, to like
15. Comparatives y superlatives Comparatives Mas + adjectivo + que Menos + adjectivo + que Superlatives El/la mas + adjectivo + de El menos + adjectivo + de
16. FormasIrregulares Bueno, Malo, Viejo, y joventieneformas de comparativos, y superlativosirregulares Bueno > mejor Malo > peor Viejo > mayor Joven> menor
17. Estar (to be) Health Emotions Location Present condition I N G
18. Ser (to be) Description Origin Characteristics Time Occupation Relation Physical Characteristics Event Date
19. Transition Words A pasar de: in spite of Por lo tanto: therefore Aunque: even though Sin embargo: nevertheless Mientras: while No obstante: nevertheless Pero: but Tambien: also
21. Trigger Palabras Futuro: El proximo (dia, semana, hora, ano, …) Manana En (dos, tres) (dias, semanas, horas, anos)
22. Future Irregulars Caber cabr Decir dir Haber habr Hay habra Poderpodr Ponerpondr Quererquerr Saber sabr Salirsaldr Tenertendr Valervaldr Venirvednr
23. Por (for) General, not specific Location: portugal Passing through: portal Cause of something: porpuse How long something lasts: porever An exchange: import export Means of transportation Doing something for something else: I’m por pay for me
24. Para (for) Destination: paraguay For whom something is done: surprise paratay Purpose for which something is done: parasite To express an opinion: paradon me, but To express a deadline: paramedic Compara contrast
