This document provides a summary of key grammar concepts in Spanish including:
1. Present tense conjugations of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
2. Stem-changing verbs and irregular yo forms such as saber and conocer.
3. Reflexive verbs and the impersonal "se".
4. Verb conjugations for preterite, imperfect, and future tenses.
2. Table Of Contents Page 1-Present(ar,er,ir) Page 2-Stem Changers Page 3-Irregular yo Page 4-Saber vs. Conocer Page 5-Reflexives Page 6-se Impersonal Page 7-Dipthongs Page 8-Verbs like-ger/gir, uir/guir, cer/cir Page 9-hace + _ + que + _ Page 10-Imperfecto
3. Present(ar,er,ir) Ar: O As A Amos is An 1 Er: o es e emos 辿is en Ir: o es e imos 鱈s en
4. Stem Changers Combine verbs in the root A. e ie B. e I C. o ue D. u ue Do not combine nosotros nor vosotros
5. Irregular yo go verbs- Caer, decir, oir, poner, hacer, tener, traer, venir. zco verbs- conocer, producir, conducir, y los dem叩s- ser, estar, ir, ver, saber, dar
6. Saber vs. Conocer Saber- To know a fact or to know how to do something. yo s辿 nosotros sabemos tu sabes vosotros sab辿is 辿l sabe ellos saben Conocer- To know someone or to be familiar with someone . yo conozco nosotros conocemos tu conoces vosotros conoc辿is 辿l conoce ellos conocen
7. Reflexives A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same. For Example: I hurt myself When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se."
8. se Impersonal The Impersonal se is used with a third person singular verb. (one, you, people, or they). Used to indicate people in general, not one person. For Example: 多C坦mo se dice rojo en espa単ol? How does one say red in Spanish?
9. Dipthongs The strong or weak vowels in the word next to each other A, e, o are the strong vowel sounds I, u, y are the weak vowel sounds
10. Verbs like-ger/gir, uir/guir, cer/cir Ger or Gir change G-J in the yo form. For Example: Exigir (to demand) Exi j o Exiges Exige Exigimos Exig 鱈s Exigen Cer/cir If the verb ends in a vowel add z before the c in the yo form only. If the verd ends in a consonant change the c to a z in the yo form only
11. hace + _ + que + _ Hago-The only irregular Haces Hace Hacemos Hacen The yo form is the only irregular
12. Imperfecto 1. What was happening, happened, used to happen. 2. To describe people or things in the past. 3. To describe a state of mind, an opinion, or a feeling in the past. 4. To express the time of day in the past. 5. When describing an action that was in the process of happening. 6. To set the stage, describe, a situation or setting.
14. Spock Hacer- hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron Ir- fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron Ser- fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron Dar- I, iste, io, imos, ieron Ver- I, iste, io, imos, ieron
15. Cucaracha Andar anduve e Estar estuv iste Poder pud io Poner pus imos Querrer quis ieron Saber sup Tener tuv Venir vin Conducir conduj Producir produj Traducir traduj Traer traj Decir dij
18. El Futuro Infinitive & e, as, a, emos, an Add it on end. Vivir -> vivire Ir + a + infinitive
19. Irregular Futoro Decir-dir-to say haber-habr-there to be [impersonal]; to have [helping verb] Hacer-har-to make,do Poder-podr-to put, place, set
20. Por Portal- the idea of passing through Portugal- general rather than specific location porever- how long something lasts Porpose- the case of something Import/export- an exchange Im por, pay for me- doing something in place of or instead of someone else Transportation- a mean of transportation
21. Para Surprise paratay- to whom something is done Parangari- destination Paradoname- to express an opinion Comparason- to contrast or compare Paramedic- to express the idea of a deadline.