Por: Rosa Gettemy Linares 4th Gramática

ETAPA PRELIMINAR

Present Tense of Regular Verbs *What you are doing now *Immediate Future Stem Changing Three Types: e>ie o>ue e>i ALL forms of singular & in 3 rd person plural (present tense).

Three Types:

e>ie

o>ue

e>i

Repaso : Irregular Yo Forms * ONLY in first person singular form! Other irregular (yo) verbs: Estar >estoy Ir >voy Ser >soy Tener >tengo Venir >vengo

Preterite Tense of Regular Verbs * COMPLETED actions in the past, done by you or others ER & IR Verbs SAME ENDINGS in the preterite!!

Car/Gar/Zar Verbs Changing Verbs Buscar Cruzar Sacar Llegar Almorzar Pagar Jugar Empezar Tocar YO TU USTED NOSOTROS USTEDES Change spelling

Buscar

Cruzar

Sacar

Llegar

Almorzar

Pagar

Jugar

Empezar

Tocar

Stem Changes in the Preterite SNAKE VERBS! *Only in usted and ustedes forms NOT all stem changes- only e I and o u!

NOT all stem changes- only e I and o u!

Irregular Preterites SONG Andar- anduve , estar- estuve , poder- pude , poner- puse …. Querer- quise , saber- supe , tener- tuve , vener- vine …

ETAPA 1

Repaso : Ser vs. Estar 2 different verbs Same meaning “ to be” Ser = Permanent Estar = Temporary

The Imperfect Tense *Ongoing, habitual, or incomplete actions in the past *Time in the past * Descriptions in the past Out of the 3 irregular, ser is used in describing when someone was younger. Ex: “Cuando era ni ñ a…”

Repaso : Preterite vs. Imperfect *Both refer to the past P : COMPLETED ACTIONS / I : ONGOING/INCOMPLETE ACTIONS

Present & Past Perfect Tenses Present Perfect: Past Perfect: [Present tense] of “ haber ” + past participle of the verb [Imperfect] of “ haber ” + past participle of the verb

ETAPA 2

Verbs Like Gustar * Used to express your and others’ reactions Easiest if read backwards!! Example: [Me gusta el pastel.] < The cake is pleasing to me .

Por & Para Passing through General location Transportation An exchange How long something lasts For whom something is done Destination Idea of a deadline

Future Tense Ir + a + infinitive OR é ás á emos án Generally: Strong intention Event will most likely happen soon Less certain plans/predictions

Generally:

Strong intention

Event will most likely happen soon

Less certain plans/predictions

Future Tense + Probability Still uses original future tense endings Wondering Guessing

Refrans Poco a poco se va lejos Cada cabesa es un mundo Aunque la moda se vista de seda, mona se queda