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Indirect object pronoun: to who?
are placed immediately before a conjugated verb. They may also be attached to an infinitive or a present participle
- me-to/for me nos- to/for us
- te- to/for you os- to/for you
- le- to for les-to/for you,them
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Direct object pronouns
to what
are the first recipient of the action of the verb. Direct object pronouns are placed before a conjugated verb and after the wordno when it appears. Third person direct object pronouns are used only when the direct object noun has already been mentioned.
- me-me nos-use
- te-you os-you
- lo-you, him, it los-you,them
- la-you,her, it las-you, them
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What one would or would not like to do is expressed with the form gustaría* + infinitiveand the appropriate indirect objects.
- A mí me gustaría viajar a Colombia.
- I would like to travel to Colombia.
- Nos gustaría hacer camping este verano
- .We would like to go camping this summer
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decir- to say/tell
- digo decimos
- dices decís
- dice dicen
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gusta gustan
- gusta for singular
- gustar for plural
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a-to
con-with
en-in
para-for
por-by
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Preterite of regular verbs
-ar
To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the following:
- -é -amos
- -aste -asteis
- -ó -aron
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Preterite: regular -er/ir
To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following:
- -í -imos
- -iste -isteis
- -ió -ieron
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ver:
- vi vimos
- viste visteis
- vio vieron
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ser: fundamental qualities, things that dont change.
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estar:describe things that can change
- estoy estamos
- estás estáis
- está están
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present progressive: doing right now
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ir/ser: preterite form
- fui fuimos
- fuiste fuisteis
- fue fueron
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Hacer: do
preterite
- hice hicimos
- hiciste hicisteis
- hizo hicieron
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dar:give
preterite
- di dimos
- diste disteis
- dio dieron
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car, gar,zar: preterite forms
- yo forms have spelling changes
- c-qu
- g-gu
- z-c
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Ver: to see
preterite
(-er form without accents)
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Preterite: New root list
estar- estuv
poder- pud
poner- pus
querer- quis
saber- sup
tener- tuv
venir- vin
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Preterite: 'j' verbs
Decir- dij
traer- traj
- Use new root pattern, but take away 'i' on uds. ending.
- -e -imos
- -iste
- -o -eron
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