2. 1. Present tense (ar, er, ir) 11. Preterite
2. Stem changers 12. Spock
3. Irregular “Yo” 13. Chuchara
4. Saber vs. Conocer 14. Snake y Snakey
5. Reflexives 15. Imperfect vs Preterite
6. “Se” Impersonal 16. Futuro
7. Dipthongs
8. Verbs like
ger/gir, uir/guir, cer/cir
9. Hace+___+ que + ____
10. Imperfecto
3. Yo ar o
er o
ir o
tú as es es
él/ella/
usted a e e
Nosotros amos emos imos
Vosotros áis éis ís
Ellos/ellas an en en
/ustedes
4. “E” se convierte a “ie”
“E” se convierte a “I”
“O” se convierte a “ue”
“U” se convierte a “ue”
Jugar (u:ue) Medir (e:i) Contar (o:ue) Entender (e:ie)
juego mido cuento entiendo
juegas mides cuentas entiendes
juega mide cuenta entiende
jugamos medimos contamos entendemos
jugáis medéis contáis entendéis
juegan miden cuentan entienden
5. Verbs that change to “go” in present form –
caer, decir, oir, poner, tener, hacer, venir, and traer
Verbs that change to “zco” in present form –
conocer, producir, conducir
Others – Ser, estar, ir, ver, saber, dar
“Go” Verbs “Zco” Verbs Others
Tener -> Tengo Conocer -> Conozco Ser -> Soy, eres, es, somos
Poner -> Pongo Producir -> Produzco Estar - > Estoy
Caer -> Caigo Ver -> Veo
Hacer -> Hago Saber -> Sé
Dar -> Doy
6. Saber - To express knowledge or ignorance of a fact or information about
something, use "saber."
Conocer - To say that one is or is not acquainted with a person, a place, or
an object, use conocer.
Juan sabe donde está María.
Juan knows where Maria is.
Yo no sé tu número de teléfono.
I don't know your telephone number.
Yo no conozco a María.
I don't know (am not acquainted with) Maria.
Alberto y Alfredo conocen Madrid.
Alberto and Alfredo know (are acquainted with) Madrid.
7. A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are
the same
Ex: I wash myself. Subject - I, verb – wash, object –
myself.
Lavar – To wash (non-reflexive)
Lavarse – To wash oneself (reflexive)
8. Impersonal expressions are used when the subject of a verb
is unspecified (but is human). They are mostly used to
make general statements and to express rules
Se + 3rd person singular
Se habla español aquí. (Spanish is spoken here)
Se prohibe fumar. (Smoking is prohibited)
9. Diptongos are the combination of two vowels, from
the Spanish-speaking point of view.
Example – bueno (bvooeh-noh)
cuando (kooahn-doh)
feo (feh-oh)
10. vowel + -cer/-cir verbs: c to zc
consonant + -cer /-cir verbs: c to z
-ger/-gir verbs: g to j
-guir verbs: gu to g
verbs ending in -cer/-cir, -ger/-gir, and -guir
(but not -uir) undergo the same changes that
occur in the yo form of the present
11. subject (may be implied) + indicative verb + que +
subject (may be implied) + subjunctive verb
Obligar: La ley obliga que asistamos. The law requires
us to attend.
Quiero que salga. (I want him to leave)
12. Is like a continual action, it can happen more than once. No
specific beginning point or ending.
1. Express what is in the middle of happening at time of narration (We
used to live here)
2. Describes people or things in past tense (My mom was kind and had
a pretty face)
3. Describe state of mind, opinion, or feeling in past. (She was sad)
4. Express time of day in past. (It was at 8 at night)
5. Action interrupted by another (I was walking when my dad called me)
6. To set the stage, describe situation or setting. (The sun was shinning)
13. Irregulars Regulars
ser ver ir ar Er/ir
era veía Iba Aba I’a
Eras veías Ibas Abas I’as
Era veía Iba Aba I’a
E’ramos veíamos Íbamos A’bamos I’amos
Erais Veiais Ibais Abais I’ais
eran veían iban aban I’an
14. Past tense
Trigger words: Ayer, anoche, anteayer, le semana pasada, etc.
Known beginning and/or ending ar Ir/er
E’ í
“Snapshot” of time
aste iste
- LOS IRREGULARES DE PRETERITOS O’ Io’
Car, gar, zar in yo form amos imos
aron ieron
Que’, gue’, ce’
15. Hace – hice hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron
Ir, ser – fui fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron
Dar, ver – d/v: i, iste, io, imos, ieron
18. What was happening: repeated
What happened: single event,
action, process, action being
physical action, beginnings,
interrupted, time in the past, or
orinterrupted action.
physical descriptions.
19. Infinitive + e’, ás, á, emos, án. ONLY ENDINGS
POSSIBLE
“Will” factor
Ex. Te amare’
Irregulars – decir, haber, hacer, poder, ponerm
querer, saber, salir, tener, valer, y venir.
Immediate Future
Ir + a + infinitive (Voy a salir. – I am going to leave)