1. Spanish Grammar Book
By Tulio

2. Table of Contents
1. Que vs. Cual 8. Acabar- de + infinitive
2. Ser- Doctor Ped 9. Hace Expressions
3. Estar- Helping 10. Verbos
4. Gustar 11. Reflexive Verbs
12. Tú Commands
5. Transitions
13. DOP + Placement
6. Imperfect
7. Triggers

3. Que VS. Cual
• What? Which? •What? Which?
• Used for giving an •Used before a form of ser.
explanation or a definition. •When giving choices.
• Before nouns in a question. Example-
Example- ¿Cual es la fecha de hoy?
¿Que hora es? What is today’s date?
What time is it?
¿Cual es tu numero de
telefono?
¿Que pasa?
What is your phone number?
What’s up?

4. Descriptions
Origin
Characteristics
Time
Occupation
Relationship
Ser
Possession
Events
Dates

5. Health
Emotions
Locations
Present condition
Estar I- AR/ando
N- ER/iendo
G- Yendo

6. Gustar- To like
Conjugations-
Gusto- I like- me gusto
Gustas- you like- te gustas
Gusta- he/she/ud. Likes- le gusta
Gustamos- we like- nos gustamos
Gustaís- you all like- os gustaís
Gustan- they like/ you all like(formal)- les
gustan
Examples- A Mi A Nosotros
Me gusto carros. A Ti A Vosotros
I like cars. A Usted A Ustedes
Te gustas bailar. A Él A Ellos
You like to dance. A Ella A Ellas

7. Transitions
Primero- First
Segunda- Second
Y- and
O- or
Tambien- also
A veces- always

8. Imperfect
AR ER/IR
Yo aba ía
Tú abas ías
Él/Ella/Ud. aba ía
Nosotros ábamos íamos
Vosotros abaís íais
Ellos/Ellas/Uds. aban ían

9. Imperfect cont.
ir ser ver
Yo íba era veía
Tú íbas eras veías
Él/Ella/Ud. íba era veía
Nosotros íbamos éramos veíamos
Vosotros ibais erais veíais
Ellos/Ellas/Uds. iban eran veían

10. Triggers
Generalmente- Generally
A veces- Always
Siempre- Sometimes
Los lunes- On Monday
Cada dia- Usually
Frecuentemente- Frequently

11. Acabar de + infinitive
Used for present tense verb.
Example- Yo voy a viajar a España.
I am going to Spain.

12. Hace Expressions
Hace + time+ inf+ que+ pres
When something occurs.
Example- Hace tres minutos que manejo mi
carro.
Its been three minutes since I drove my car.

13. Reflexive Verbs
Definition- A verb whose subject and object
are the same. Doing something to
yourself.
Ex. Yo me seco con una toalla.
I dry myself with a towel.
Yo me pono el champú cuando ducho.
I put on shampoo when I shower.

14. Tú Commands
Tú commands are used when telling someone to
go do something.
Ex. Desayuna con tu madre.
(You) Eat breakfast with your mother.
Compra la pasta de dientes.
(You) Buy the toothpaste.

15. DOP + Placement
Using pronouns to shorten commands given.
Ex. Compra usted los libros. (You go buy the books.)
This sentence then becomes…
Compra usted. (Buy them.)

16. Preterit
Use preterits to show past tense. Take a
“snapshot” of something.
Yo É í
Tu aste iste
El/Ella/Ud. Ó ió
nosotros amos imos
Ellos/Ellas/Uds. aron ieron