Grammar book and all that jazz

1.1. Title 2.Table of Contents 3.Preterites 4.Demonstratives 5.Ordinal Numbers & Prepositions 6.Future 7.Imperfect 8.Possesives 9.Reflexives

 AR ER/IR  - e - i  - aste - iste  - o - io  - amos - imos  - aron - ieron  Trigger words:  Un día, una vez, dos veces, el año pasado, hace un mes, el lunes…, el tres de abril, a las ocho, ayer, anteayer, anoche Hacer Hice Hiciste Hizo Hicimos Hicieron Dar/Var d/v I d/v iste d/v io d/v imos d/v ieron Ir/Ser Fui Fuiste Fue Fuimos fueron Cucharacha andar - anduv Estar - estuv Poder - pud Poner - pus Querer - quis Saber - sup Tener - tuv Venir - vin Conducir - conduj Producir - produj Traducir - traduj Decir - dij Traer - traj Car/Gar/Zar Buscar: yo busqué Jugar: yo jugué Almorzar: yo almorcé Snakey verbs: Pedí pedimos Pediste pidieron Pedió Snake Verb Leí leímos Leíste leyeron leyó

Demonstrative pronouns are used in place of the adjective and the noun. They are the same as demonstrative adjectives except they have an accent. Neuters don’t change in gender or carry an accent mark. AquiEste, Este AlliEse, Ese AllaAquel, Aquel Este, EstaEse, Esa Aquel, Aquella That, Those (over there) That, ThoseThis, TheseEstos, EstasEsos, Esas Aquellos, Aquellas SingularTranslationPlural

Endings: é ás á emos éis án - á- án - ásWorks for Ar, Er, Ir Infinitive + - é- emos Decir - Dir Hacer - har Poner - Pondr Valer - Vendr Tener - Tendr Salir - Saldr Poder – Podr Querer - Querr Saber - Sabr

Uses for imperfect: Speaking about background events in a story Talking about something you used to do as a matter of a habit Speaking about how old someone was Saying what time it was ArErIr Aba- ía Abas- ías Aba- ía Abamos- íamos aban- ían SerIrVer EraIbaVeía ErasIbasVeías EraIbaVeía ÉramosÍbamosVeíamos EranIbanveían

 Stressed = Long form  Unstressed = Short form  Used for emphasis or to say “of persons”  Stressed goes after the verb, Unstressed before  Must agree in gender and number MíoMíaMy (of) mine Tuyo (s)Tuya (s)Your (of), yours (familiar) Suyo (s)Suya (s)Your (of), yours(formal), his (of), his, hers (of), hers, its Nuestro (s)Nuestra (s)Ours, (of), ours Vuestro (s)Vuestra (s)Yours, (of) yours Familiar Suyo (s)Suya (s)Yours, (of), theirs (0f)

 Reflexive verbs take a unique pronoun called a reflexive pronoun. A reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject unlike the direct object Reflexives Me escondoTe escondes Se escondeNos escondemos Se esconden