Grammar book october_11[1]
Transcript of Grammar book october_11[1]
Sabina Clausen’s
Libro Gramatical
• Present tense• Stem changers• Irregular yo verbs• Saber vs. conocer• Reflexive verbs• “se” impersonal• Verbs like gustar• Irregular verbs
ending in cer/cir, guir/uir, ger/gir.
• Hacer expressions• Imperfect
•Irregulars-Trigger•Preterite tense - irregulars: car/gar/zar
-spock-cucaracha-snake-snakey
Trigger words•Comparatives•Superlatives•Future-irregularsTrigger words
O
a
as
amos
anais
AR verbos
ER Verbos
o Emos
es
E en
IR Verbos
o
es
e
imos
en
Stem changers: o-ueIn some cases the stem of a word also changes when conjugating as well as the ending.
(Nosotros and Vosotros do not change)
contarcuentocuentascuentacontamoscontáiscuentan
almorzarto eat lunchmorirto dieaprobarto approvemostrarto showcolgarto hangmoverto move (an object)
Examples:
Common stem
changers
Stem changers : e-ieIn some cases the stem of a word also changes when conjugating as well as the ending. (Nosotros and Vosotros do not change)
cerrarcierrocierrascierracerramoscerráiscierran
acertarto guess, get rightencenderto light, kindleadvertirto advise, warnentenderto understandcerrarto close, shut
Common stem
changersExamples:
Stem changers: e-i(Nosotros and Vosotros do not change)
In some cases the stem of a word also changes when conjugating as well as the ending.
repetirrepitorepitesrepiterepetimosrepetísrepiten
bendecir to blessimpedirto impedecolegirto deducemaldecir (*)to cursecompetirto competemedirto measure
Common stem
changersExamples:
Irregular “yo”
In irregular yo verbs only the “yo” form changes when conjugated but the rest remain the same.
Another specific type of “ yo irregular” includes verbs whose yo form ends in -go even though there is not a single g in the infinitive. The simplest and most common -go verbs are regular in all forms except yo, so only the irregular yo form is listed below.
hacer (to make, to do) yo form: hago poner (to put) yo form: pongo valer (to be worth) yo form: valgo salir (to leave) yoform: salgo caer (to fall) yo form: caigo raer(to scrape, rub off) yo form: raigo traer (to bring) yo form: traigo
Sab
er
vs c
ocen
er
•To express knowledge or ignorance of a skill, or how to do something, use saber + infinitive•To say that you know something by heart, use saber
ExamplesMaría sabe conducir.Maria knows how to drive.No sé nadar muy bien.I don't know how to swim very well.
•Use when talking about knowing a person
Examples: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.
Saber Cocener
REFLEXIVES
A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same.
Example:I wash myself.subject: Iverb: washobject: myselfSince the subject and object are the same, the verb is reflexive.
When a verb is reflexive, the infinitive ends in "se.“Example:lavarto wash (non-reflexive)lavarseto wash oneself (reflexive)rascarto scratch (non-reflexive)rascarseto scratch oneself (reflexive)
The purpose of the reflexive object pronouns is to show that the action of the verb remains with the subject.Example:Juan se lava la cara.Juan washes his face. (reflexive)Juan lava su carro. (non-reflexive)Juan washes his car.Note: When referring to body parts, use the definite article, thus "la cara" not "su cara."
“Se” Impersonal
se is used in an impersonal sense with singular verbs to indicate that people in general, or no person in particular, performs the action.
Se maneja rápidamente en Lima.People drive fast in Lima.
Se puede encontrar cocos en el mercado.You can find coconuts in the market.
Muchas veces se tiene que estudiar para aprender.Often you have to study to learn.
Examples:
Diphthongs w
ith accentsThe vowels a, e, and o are strong in Spanish. They always form their own syllable wherever they appear. The vowels u and i are weak, and only form their own syllable when they are separate from other vowels. When a weak vowel is next to a strong vowel or another weak vowel, they AUTOMATICALLY form a diphthong, that is, just one syllable.
Strong vowels (a, e, o) always form their own syllables: o - tor - gar (3)
Weak vowels (i, u) form a their own syllable if they are "surrounded" by consonants: tri - bu (2)
Otherwise, weak vowels form a diphthong with the strong vowel that is next to them:
lue - go (2
Verbs like ger/ gir Cer/cir uir/ guir• Verbs that end in -ger and -gir
change the g to j in the yo form• coger
cojocogescogecogemoscogéiscogen
• Verbs that end in -guir change the gu to g in the yo form
• conseguir (e:i)consigoconsiguesconsigueconseguimosconseguísconsiguen
Verbs that end in a consonant + -cer or -cir change the c to z in the yo form.coercerconvenzoconvencesconvenceconvencemosconvencéisconvencenVerbs that end in -uir (not guir) add y before o, e, and a.atribuiratribuyoatribuyesatribuyeatribuimosatribuísatribuyen
Hacer expressions• Hace + time + que + present tense form of the verb• Hace un año que estudio español.
I have been studying Spanish for one year.• Hace dos años que ellas estudian inglés.
They have been studying English for two years.•
Another way to use the verb "hacer" to express how long something has been taking place is to use the following formula:
• Present tense form of the verb + desde hace + time• Estudio español desde hace un año.
I have been studying Spanish for one year.
So, when it comes to using the verb "hacer" to express the length of time an action has been taking place, there are two ways to say the same thing:
• Estudio español desde hace un año.Hace un año que estudio español.I have been studying Spanish for one year.
Imperfect• Imperfect: regular ir/er• -ía
-ías-ía
• -íamos-íais
• -ían• Imperfect ar• aba
abasabaábamosabaisaban
The imperfect is used for past actions that are not seen as completed
The three irregular imperfects• Table 1. Imperfect Tense Forms of Sentir Singular• Plural• yo era (I was) • nosotros/nosotras éramos (we were) • tú eras (you [informal] were) • vosotros/vosotras erais (you [informal] were) • usted era (you [formal] were) • ustedes eran (you [formal] were) • él era (he was) • ellos eran (they were) • ella era (she was) • ellas eran (they were) • Table 2. Imperfect Tense Forms of the Verb Ir Singular• Plural• yo iba (I was going, used to go) • nosotros/nosotras íbamos (we were going, used to go) • tú ibas (you [informal] were going, used to go) • vosotros/vosotras ibais (you [informal] were going, used
to go) • usted iba (you [formal] were going, used to go) • ustedes iban (you [formal] were going, used to go) • él iba (he was going, used to go) • ellos iban (they were going, used to go) • ella iba (she was going, used to go) • ellas iban (they were going, used to go)
yo veía (I was seeing, used to see) nosotros/nosotras veíamos (we were seeing, used to see) tú veías (you [informal] were seeing, used to see) vosotros/vosotras veíais (you [informal] were seeing, used to see) usted veía (you [formal] were seeing, used to see) ustedes veían (you [formal] were seeing, used to see) él veía (he was seeing, used to see) ellos veían (they were seeing, used to see)
• a menudooften
a vecessometimes
cada díaevery day
cada añoevery year
con frecuenciafrequently
de vez en cuandofrom time to time
• todos los díasevery day
todo el tiempoall the time
varias vecesseveral times
Trigg
er W
ord
sfrecuentementefrequently
generalmenteusually
muchas vecesmany times
muchoa lot
por un ratofor awhile
siemprealways
todas las semanasevery week
PRETERITE• To conjugate regular -ar verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-ar) and add one of the
following:• é
asteóamosasteisaron
•To conjugate regular -er and -ir verbs in the preterite, simply drop the ending (-er or -ir) and add one of the following:
• íisteióimosisteisieron
• The preterite is used for actions that can be viewed as single events.• Ella caminó por el parque.
She walked through the park.
• The preterite is used for past actions that are seen as completed.
irregulars: CAR GAR ZAR
• Verbs that end in -gar change g to guVerbs that end in -car change c to quVerbs that end in -zar change z to c
• Here are three examples:• yo jugué (jugar)
yo busqué (buscar)yo almorcé (almorzar)
SPOCK
IRSER
IR- to go SER- to be
Fui Fuimos
Fuiste Fuisteís
Fue Fueron DAR
VER
DAR- to give VER- to see
I Imos
Iste Isteís
Io Ieron
HACER
HACER…. TO MAKE OR DO
Hice Hicimos
Hiciste Hicisteís
Hito Hicieron
Cucaracha
• Endings for all are the same:
-e -imos
-iste -isteis
-o -ieron
Andar- aduvEstar- estuvPoder- pudPoner- pusQuerer- quisSaber- supTener- tuvVenir- vin
Conducir- condujProducir- produjTraducir- tradujDecir- dijTraer- traj
Cucaracha Verbs!
9. Snake
• In the 3rd person, the stem change occurs.• The stem change is to opposite vowel with the
first vowel.
Dormi Dormimos
Dormiste Dormisteis
Durmio Durmierion
10. Snakeys
• Follows same concept as SNAKE, but is more specific.
• In the 3rd person the stem change is the vowel “I” to the vowel “y”.
Lei Leimos
Leiste Leisteis
Leyo Leyeron
Leer
TRIGGERS
ayer preterito
pasado(a) preterito
esta preterito
entonces preterito
ayer preterito
anoche preterito
SUPERLATIVES• There are two types of superlative: relative and absolute.• Relative: John is the smartest boy in the class.
Absolute: John is very smart.
The relative superlative describes a noun within the context of some larger group.• John is the smartest boy in the class.
Mary is the youngest person in the room.Of the three, Moe is the meanest.
•The absolute superlative does not describe the noun in the context of a larger group.
• John is very smart.The book is extremely expensive.The food is indescribably tasty.
The absolute superlative for adjectives has three possible forms.• muy + adjective
sumamente + adjectiveadjective + ísimo (-a, -os, -as)
Comparatives• If two things are not equal, they are unequal.• We are not the same height.
You are taller than I.• The two items do not cost the same.
The camera is more expensive than the television.•
In Spanish, inequality is expressed by using one of the following formulae:• más (menos) + adjective + que
más (menos) + adverb + quemás (menos) + noun + que
• Here are some examples:• Tú eres más alto que yo. You are taller than I. Mónica habla más lentamente que Carmen.
Monica speaks more slowly than Carmen. Tengo menos libros que Arsenio. I have fewer books than Arsenio
FUTURE
The future tense is used to tell what "will" happen, or what "shall" happen.• I will go to the beach next month.
I shall write the letter next week.• But, the future tense is not used to express a willingness to do something. For this, use the
verb "querer."• ¿Quieres ir a la tienda?
Will you go to the store?• Regular verbs in the future tense are conjugated by adding the following endings to the
infinitive form of the verb: -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án.• hablaré
hablaráshablaráhablaremoshablaréishablarán
Future irregulars• There are twelve common verbs that are irregular in the future tense. Their endings are regular, but their stems
change. Since the endings are the same as all other future tense verbs, we show only the "yo" form, and have underlined the irregular stem. We have also grouped them according to their patterns of change.
• caberyo cabré
• poneryo pondré
• deciryo diré
• haberyo habré
• saliryo saldré
• haceryo haré
• poderyo podré
• teneryo tendré
• quereryo querré
• valeryo valdré
• saberyo sabré
• veniryo vendré
Trigger words
• Manana sera• La proxima semana• En marzo, en febrero, en agosta.. etc,.