1. The document is a table of contents for a Spanish grammar book covering topics such as the present tense, ser and estar verbs, verbs like gustar, the preterite and imperfect tenses.
2. It provides conjugation tables and explanations for using these verb tenses and structures in Spanish, including how to conjugate -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present tense and how ser and estar differ.
3. Examples are given for how to use verbs like gustar that take an indirect object, as well as how to conjugate verbs ending in -car, -gar, -zar in the preterite and imperfect tenses.
2. Table of Contents
1. El Presente
2. Ser y Estar
3. Verbos como Gustar
4. El Preterito
5. El Imperfecto
3. El Presente
o emos
-AR es eís -IR
e en
o amos o imos
-ER
as áis es ís
a an e en
4. Ser y Estar
Both mean to be
- ESTAR
E
S estoy estamos
T estás estáis
A est estaná
R
- SER
S
soy somos E
eres sois R
es son
5. Verbos como Gustar
Preceded by an indirect object pronoun (indicating person
who is pleased); agrees in person and number with thing or
person that it pleases
When followed by infinitive, the singular form (gustar) is
always used
Often used in conditional (gustaria) to soften request
6. El Preterito
-Ar -Er and -Ir -Car
•Gar: change g to gu
é amos í imos -Gar •Car: change c to qu
aste asteis iste isteis •Zar: change z to c
ó aron ió ieron -Zar
Ir and Ser Ver
fui fuimos vi vimos I
•Tener- tuv •Hacer- hic
fuiste viste R
•Estar- estuv •Venir- vin
fue fueron vio vieron R
•Poner- pus •Caber-cup
E
•Poder- pud •Haber- hub
•Complete Actions G
Dar •Ander- anduv •Querer- Quis
•Definite beginning U
di dimos •Saber- sup •Decir- Dij
and ending L
diste A e imos
dio dieron R iste
o ieron
7. El Imperfecto
•Actions that are not yet
-AR completed -ER and -IR
•No definite beginning or end
aba ábamos •Background information/ ía íamos
abas abais setting up a scene ías íais
aba aban •Time or appearance ía ían
•Doing and action before
interruption