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CONCEPT
Present tense
Imperfect Tense
USES
Actions that occur now or
in general in the present
RULES
Remove the verb ending and
add a new one
Actions that happened
In the past
-ar endings
&
Are ongoing or habitual
actions
Preterite tense
Positive Tú
Commands
Negative Tú
Commands
Actions that happened
In the past and are
completed actions.
aba ábamos
abas abais
aba aban
-ar endings
é
amos
aste asteis
ó
aron
-er/-ir endings
ía íamos
ías íais
ía ían
-er/-ir endings
í
iste
ió
imos
isteis
ieron
LOOK FOR
Stem Changers, Irregulars,
irregular YO
EXAMPLE
Yo hablo
IN ENGLISH
I talk
I am talking
Only 3
irregulars:
Ser, Ir , & Ver
Yo hablaba ...
Yo comía ...
Yo veía ...
Yo iba a ...
Yo era ...
I used to talk . . .
I used to eat . . .
I used to watch. . .
I used to go to . . .
I was (+ adj) …
Spelling-changes of -Car,
-Gar, -Zar verbs.
Stem-changes of
-ir Verbs, that stem-change
in the present.
*ALL IRREGULARS- NO
ACCENTS
Yo hablé
Yo comí.
Yo pagué/ Tú
pagaste
Yo dormí / Él durmió
Yo hice.
I talked.
I ate.
I paid / You paid
I slept / He slept
I made / did.
Talk to me!
Tells:
1. Conjugate to tú form.
A friend or someone your
age to do something.
2. Drop the “S”.
- Stem-changes in Present
tense.
¡Háblame!
- 8 irregulars: Ven, Di, Sal,
Haz, Ten , Ve, Pon, Sé
¡Ve a casa!
Tells:
A friend or someone your
age NOT to do
something.
-Irregular yo in Present
tense
- 5 irregulars: No seas, no
vayas, no des, no estés, no
sepas
¡No hables!
¡No seas malo!
¡No le des dinero!
1. Add No + inf.
2. Conjugate to Yo form.
3. Drop the “O”.
4. Add the opposite vowel
-ar = ES -er/-ir= AS
Go home!
¡No estés triste!
Don’t talk!
Don’t be mean!
Don’t give her
money!
Don’t be sad!
Indirect Object
Pronouns
Answers: To whom?
For whom? after the
verb.
IOPs: me, te, le , nos, os,
les
Verbs that express
Exchange, receiving, giving,
telling, etc.
For example dar, decir, traer,
vender, preparar.
You can make the meaning
more clear by adding
A + name, noun, or
pronoun.
Direct Object
Pronouns
Answers: The who?
The what ? after the verb.
The direct object is the who
or what that DIRECTLY
receives the action from the
verb.
The me, te, & nos refers to
people.
The lo/la & los/las refers to
both objects and people.
Estar + participle (-ing)
DOP’s: me, te, lo/la, nos,
os, los/las
Present Progressive
Equals to the –ing
in English
Verbs like Gustar
Verbs like Gustar:
Encantar, faltar, fascinar,
molestar, interesar,
importar, doler, tocar,
caer bien/mal.
-ar verbs -ando
-er/-ir verbs -iendo
A phrase + I.O.P. + 3rd person
S/P + Noun(s)
IOP’s: me, te, le, nos, os, les.
Yo le doy un libro a
mi amigo.
Yo les voy a decir la
verdad a mis padres.
I give the book to
my friend.
I am going to tell
the truth to my
parents.
Yo lo doy.
Tú la vendes.
Ella la prepara.
I give the book.
You sell the bed.
She prepares the
food.
Remember: IR stemchangers
EI
OU
Yo estoy escribiendo
I am writing.
Ella está hablando
por teléfono con
Mónica.
She is talking on
the phone with
Monica.
Remember: The IO Pronoun
matches the indirect object
of the sentence &
The verb conjugation
matches the subject of the
sentence.
A Marta le encanta
ir a la escuela.
A mí me gustan los
carros.
School is pleasing
to Marta.
The cars are
pleasing to me.