Grammar Book




By: Benito Warren
Table of Contents
•   Imperfect
•   Preterite
•   -Car, -Gar, -Zar
•   Spock Verbs
•   Snake y Snakey
•   Modal Verbs
•   Adverbs
•   Progressive (Past, Present)
•   Future (Irregular)
•   Superlatives
•   Formal Commands
•   Prepositions
•   Conditional
•   Demonstratives
•   Ordinals
Imperfecto
•   Formulas!!!
•   Hace + time + que + Verb
•   Hay + Que + Infinative
•   Se Prohibe + Infinative
•   Ir a + Infinative
-Car, -Gar, -Zar
-Car      -Gar      -Zar
Toque     Jague     Comence
Tocaste   Jugaste   Comenzaste
Toco      Jugo      Comenzo
Tocamos   Jugamos   Comenzamos
Tocaron   Jugaron   Comenzaron
Spock Verbs
             Ir/Ser
Hacer        Fui      Dar/Ver
Histe        Fuiste   -i
Hiciste      Fue      -iste
Hizo         Fuimos   -io
Hicimos      Fueron   -imos
Hicieron              -ieron
La Cucaracha Verbs
•   Verbs
•   Andar- Anduv
•   Estar- Estuv
•   Poder- Pod       -e
•   Poner- Pus       -iste
•   Querer- Quis     -o
•   Saber- Sup
                     -imos
•   Tener- Tuv
                     -isteis
•   Venir- Vin
                     -ieron
• Decir- Dij
• Traer- Traj

• Conducir- Conduj
• Producir- Produj
• Traducir- Traduj
Snake y Snakey
•   Dormir       •Leer
•   Dormi        •Lei
•   Dormimos     •Leimos
•   Dormiste     •Leiste
•   Durmio       •Leyo
•   Dumieron     •Leyeron
Modal Verbs

•   Ir + a + Infinative = going to do something
•   Querer + Infinative = Want to do something
•   Poder + Infinative = Able to do something
•   Deber + Infinative = should do something
•   Soler + Infinative = to be accustomed to
•   Tener que + Infinative = to have to do
Adverbs
• Add a feminine ending and a –mente to
  an adj.
• If there are two adverbs that modify the
  same verb, the second one is the only one
  that takes the –mente, but the first still
  has the feminine ending.
Progressive (Past/Present)
•   Present
•   Ending in –ing
•   Er/Ir = iendo
•   Ar = ando      •Past Ex.
                   •They were working
                   •Estaban trabajando
Futuro
•   Tense used for I will do
•   Er/Ir = Infinative + e, as, a, emos, eis, an
•   Ar = Infinative + e, as, a, emos, eis, an
•   Ex.
•   I will play tomorrow
•   Juege manana
Irregular Futuro
•   Decir = Dir
•   Hacer = Har
•   Poner = Pondr
•   Salir = Saldr
•   Tener = Tendr
•   Voler = Vendr
•   Podir = Podr
•   Querer = Quer
•   Saber = Sabr
Superlative
• Used when trying to say something has
  the most or least.
• Mas + Adj
• Menos + Adj
Formal
     Commands
• Affirmative
• Put in ‘yo’ form and change to
  opposite vowel.
• Ar  e
• Er/Ir  a

• Negative
• No + (same rules as Affirmative)
Prepositions
•   Izquierda = Left
•   Derecha = Right
•   Delante = Before
•   Cerca = Close
•   Detras = Behind
•   Abajo = Below
•   Lejos = Away
•   Arriba = Up
•   Enfrente = Opposite
•   Encima = Above
Demonstratives




• “T” is near me, the
  ones without “T”
  are farther away.
Ordinals
•   Primero = First
•   Segundo = Second
•   Tercero = Third
•   Cuatro = Fourth
•   Quinto = Fifth
•   Sexto = Sixth       •Has to agree in quantity
•   Septimo = Seventh   and gender!!!
•   Octavo = Eighth     •Drop the ‘o’ in primero
•   Novento = Ninth     and tercero when
•   Decimo = Tenth      describing and singular
                        masculine object.
EL FIN!!!

Spanish grammar book pt 2

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    Table of Contents • Imperfect • Preterite • -Car, -Gar, -Zar • Spock Verbs • Snake y Snakey • Modal Verbs • Adverbs • Progressive (Past, Present) • Future (Irregular) • Superlatives • Formal Commands • Prepositions • Conditional • Demonstratives • Ordinals
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    Imperfecto • Formulas!!! • Hace + time + que + Verb • Hay + Que + Infinative • Se Prohibe + Infinative • Ir a + Infinative
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    -Car, -Gar, -Zar -Car -Gar -Zar Toque Jague Comence Tocaste Jugaste Comenzaste Toco Jugo Comenzo Tocamos Jugamos Comenzamos Tocaron Jugaron Comenzaron
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    Spock Verbs Ir/Ser Hacer Fui Dar/Ver Histe Fuiste -i Hiciste Fue -iste Hizo Fuimos -io Hicimos Fueron -imos Hicieron -ieron
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    La Cucaracha Verbs • Verbs • Andar- Anduv • Estar- Estuv • Poder- Pod -e • Poner- Pus -iste • Querer- Quis -o • Saber- Sup -imos • Tener- Tuv -isteis • Venir- Vin -ieron • Decir- Dij • Traer- Traj • Conducir- Conduj • Producir- Produj • Traducir- Traduj
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    Snake y Snakey • Dormir •Leer • Dormi •Lei • Dormimos •Leimos • Dormiste •Leiste • Durmio •Leyo • Dumieron •Leyeron
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    Modal Verbs • Ir + a + Infinative = going to do something • Querer + Infinative = Want to do something • Poder + Infinative = Able to do something • Deber + Infinative = should do something • Soler + Infinative = to be accustomed to • Tener que + Infinative = to have to do
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    Adverbs • Add afeminine ending and a –mente to an adj. • If there are two adverbs that modify the same verb, the second one is the only one that takes the –mente, but the first still has the feminine ending.
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    Progressive (Past/Present) • Present • Ending in –ing • Er/Ir = iendo • Ar = ando •Past Ex. •They were working •Estaban trabajando
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    Futuro • Tense used for I will do • Er/Ir = Infinative + e, as, a, emos, eis, an • Ar = Infinative + e, as, a, emos, eis, an • Ex. • I will play tomorrow • Juege manana
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    Irregular Futuro • Decir = Dir • Hacer = Har • Poner = Pondr • Salir = Saldr • Tener = Tendr • Voler = Vendr • Podir = Podr • Querer = Quer • Saber = Sabr
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    Superlative • Used whentrying to say something has the most or least. • Mas + Adj • Menos + Adj
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    Formal Commands • Affirmative • Put in ‘yo’ form and change to opposite vowel. • Ar  e • Er/Ir  a • Negative • No + (same rules as Affirmative)
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    Prepositions • Izquierda = Left • Derecha = Right • Delante = Before • Cerca = Close • Detras = Behind • Abajo = Below • Lejos = Away • Arriba = Up • Enfrente = Opposite • Encima = Above
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    Demonstratives • “T” isnear me, the ones without “T” are farther away.
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    Ordinals • Primero = First • Segundo = Second • Tercero = Third • Cuatro = Fourth • Quinto = Fifth • Sexto = Sixth •Has to agree in quantity • Septimo = Seventh and gender!!! • Octavo = Eighth •Drop the ‘o’ in primero • Novento = Ninth and tercero when • Decimo = Tenth describing and singular masculine object.
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