A book of everything that we have learned so far this year.

1. Grammar Book Kevin Tillery

2. Page 3- Què v. Cuál Page 4- Ser Page 5- Estar Page 6- Gustar Page 7- Transitional Words Page 8- Imperfect Tense Page 9- Acabar de + Inf. Page 10- Hace + Time + Que + Verb Page 11- Verbs Like Gustar Table of Contents

3. Què vs. Cuál Què Often used in definitions or explanations. “De què estás hablando?” (What are you talking about?) Also used before nouns in a question. “iA què restaurante quieres ir?” (What restaurant do you want to go to?) Cuál Used before a form of “ser.” Also used when the person answering the question can easily answer it, such as when there are two options in a question. “Cuál viste?” (What movie did you see?)

4. Ser Ser is used to describe permanent qualities. Describes dates, origin, characteristics, time, occupation, relationships, possession, and events. “Soy una doctora.” (I am a doctor.) “Soy guapo.” (I am handsome.) D - Dates O - Origins C - Characteristics T - Time O - Occupation R - Relationship P - Possession E - Events D - Dates

5. Estar Used to describe temporary physical conditions, emotions, and present progressive. Describes health, emotion, location, and present progressive. “Estoy enfermo.” (I am sick.) H - Health E - Estar L - Location P – Present Condition I - When you N - want to add G - -ing. }

6. Gustar Gustar is used to say that you like something or that something pleases you. It is conjugated differently than regular present tense verbs. You need to specify who it is pleasing to.

7. Transitional Words Transitional words are used to connect two sentences or phrases together. They can be used to add an idea (aparte de, adimismo, tambien), to compare an idea with another (asi como, del mismo modo), to contrast an idea (a pesar de, al contrario), to make examples (claro que, por supuesto), to express conclusions (por eso, ya que), or to show time (ahora, finalmente, durante).

8. Triggers Triggers are words that “trigger” the use of the subjunctive Todos los dias A menudo A veces Siempre Los lunes Frecuentemente

9. Acabar de + Infinitive Used to show that you have just done something in the past. Also used to show that you are going to do something in the future. Combining “acabar de” and an infinitive makes a past tense phrase.

10. Hace + Time + Que + Verb Used to show how long you have been doing something. Also used to show how long it has been since you have done something. “Hace dos años que juego deportes.”

11. Verbos Como Gustar Verbs that follow the same rules as gustar. Not conjugated as normal present tense verbs. Aburrir Fascinar Importar Doler