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Gramática Libro
By Jeremias Moss
Table of Contents
1. Present Tense
2. Stem Changers
3. Irregular “Yo” Form
4. Saber Vs. Conocer
5. Reflexive Verbs
6. “Se” Impersonal
7. Verbs Similar to Gustar
8. Irregular Verbs Ending in -guir/-uir, -ger/-gir, & -cer/-cir
9. Hacer Expression
10. Imperfect
1. Irregular
2. Trigger Words
11. Preterite Tense
1. Irregular (-car/gar/zar, spock, cucarcha, & snake/snakeys)
2. Trigger Words
12. Comparatives/Superlatives
13. Future
1. Irregular
2. Trigger Words
Table of Contents
14.Conditional
15.Por y Para
16.Commands
17.Present Perfects
18.Irregular Past Participle
19.Double Object
20.Adverbs
21.Subjunctive
22.“Se” impersonal
23.Progressive w/ ir, andar and seguir
Present Tense
Used to express a past action that continues to have importance until the present.
-ar Nadar (to swim)- nado, nadas, nada, nadamos,
nadàis, nadan
-er Comer (to eat)- como, comes, come, comemos,
coméis, comen
-ir Vivir (to live)- vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivis, viven
Stem Changers
These verbs don’t change only in the nosotros/vosotros form
“e” se convierte a “ie”
Ex. Pensar- pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, pensàis,
piensan
More words: cerrar, despertar, divertirse, empezar…
“e” se convierte a “i”
Ex. Pedir- pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedís, piden
More words: conseguir, despedir, seguir, servir…
“o” se convierte a “ue”
Ex. Poder- puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden
More words: acostar, colgar, devolver, dormir…
“u” se convierte a “ue”
Jugar has “u” to “ue” stem change in all except
nosotros/vosotros
Incluir and destruir have an “I” to “y” stem change except in
nosotros/vosotros
Irregular “Yo” Form
“Go” verbs- coer, decir, oír, poner, hacer, tener, traer, venir…
Tener- tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen
Decir- digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen
Oír- oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen
“Zco” verbs (-cer/-cir)- conocer, producir, conducir…
Conocer- conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocéis, conocen
Saber Vs Conocer
They both mean “to know”
Both are verbs with a irregular “yo” form
Saber is used in the context of knowing
information or ideas.
Ex. Sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben
Conocer is used in the context of knowing a
person or a place.
Ex. Conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos,
conocéis, conocen
Reflexive Verbs
Verbs that require a reflexive pronoun when
used.
Reflected upon ones self
Identified by –se suffix
Ex. Laverse (to wash)- lavo, lavas, lava, lavamos,
lavàis, levan
Ex. Caerse (to fall)- caigo, caes, cae, caemos,
caéis, caen
Reflexive pronouns before the verb: me
(myself), te (yourself), se (him/herself,
themsleves), nos (ourselves)
Ex. Me Lavo, Te Lavas, Se Lava, Nos Lavamos, Se
Lavan
“Se” Impersonal
To form the “Se” impersonal, verbs are
always 3rd person singular and are
commonly followed by a direct object.
Formula: se + 3rd person singular
Ex. Se habla español aquí. (Spanish is
spoken here.)
Ex. Se dice que va a llover mañana. (It's
said it is going to rain tomorrow.)
Verbs Similar to Gustar
I.O. + “gusta verb” + noun
I.O- me, te, le, les, nos, os
Ex. Me encantan los deportes
Te fascina la música
Le molesta el arte
Les intersan los estudios
Irregular Verbs Ending in -guir/-
uir, -ger/-gir, & -cer/-cir
Verbs whose infinitive form ends in -gir change
the g to j before an a or an o.
Ex. Proteger (to protect)- protejo (yo)
Ex. Exigir (to require)- exijo (yo)
More words: dirigir, escoger, recoger,
encoger, fingir, elegir, corregir…
“Zco” verbs (-cer/-cir)- conocer, producir, conducir…
Conocer- conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocéis, conocen
Incluir and destruir have an “I” to “y” stem change except in nosotros/vosotros
Hacer Expressions
The verb "hacer" can be used in a number of ways to indicate the
length of time an action has been taking place
Hace + time + que + present tense form of the verb
Ex. Hace un año que estudio español.
To make this type of expression negative, just add the word "no“
Hace + time + que + no + present tense form of the verb
Ex. Hace un año que no estudio español.
Present tense form of the verb + desde hace + time
Ex. Estudio español desde hace un año
To make this type of expression negative, just add the word "no“
No + present tense form of the verb + desde hace + time
Imperfect Tense Regular
Verbs
Imperfect tense is used to express a past
event that was outgoing for an
indeterminate length of time
The imperfect generally means “used to
do” or “was doing” when talking about
actions that happened in the past
Rules of Imperfect
1. To express what was in the middle of happening at the time of narration, what use to happen, or what happened repeatedly in the past
2. To describe people or things in the past
3. To describe a state of mind, an opinion, or a feeling the past
4. To describe the time of day in the past
5. When describing an action that was in the process of happening when interrupted by another action
6. To set the stage, describe a situation
Imperfect Conjugations
Yo
-aba
Nosotros
-àbamos
Tú
-abas
Vosotros
-abais
Él/ella/Ud.
-aba
Ello(a)s/Ud
s.
-aban
Yo
-ía
Nosotros
-íamos
Tú
-ias
Vosotros
-íais
Él/ella/Ud.
-ía
Ello(a)s/Ud
s.
-ían
-ar -er/-ir
Imperfect Trigger Words
a menudo (often)
a veces (sometimes)
cada día (every day)
cada semana (every week)
cada mes (every month)
cada año (every year)
con frecuencia (frequently)
de vez en cuando (from time to time)
en aquella época (at that time)
frecuentemente (frequently)
generalmente (usually)
muchas veces (many times)
mucho (a lot)
nunca (never)
por un rato (for awhile)
siempre (always)
tantas veces (so many times)
todas las semanas (every week)
todos los días (every day)
todo el tiempo (all the time)
varias veces (several times)
Imperfect Irregulars
Ir
Iba, ibas, ibamos, ibais, iban
Ser
Era, eras, éramos, erais, eran
Ver
Veía, veías, veíamos, veíais, veían
Verbos Irregulars En El
Presente
ir (to go)
Ex. Voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
Estar (to be)
Ex. Estoy, estàs, està, estamos, estàis,
estàn
Ser (to be)
Ex. Soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
Dar (to give)
Ex. Doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan
Ser Vs Estar
Ser & Estar both mean –to be ,but they are used in different situations. Estar (temporary)- health, emotion/mood, location,
present condition, appearance and civil state (married, dead, etc.)
Use present progressive tense (-o to –ing) during state of motion -ar to –ando
Ex. I am angry (Estoy enojada)
-er/-ir to –iendo/yendo
Ex. I read (Leyendo)
Ser Vs Estar Cont.
Ser (Permanent)- physical description,
personality and character, nationality, race,
gender, profession, origin, What things are
made of, Dates, days, seasons, time,
events, concerts, and parties
Origin and possession are followed by “de.”
Ser/Estar Conjugation
Yo
Soy
Nosotros
Somos
Tú
Eres
Vosotros
Soís
Él/ella/Ud.
Es
Ello(a)s/Ud
s.
Son
Yo
Estoy
Nosotros
Estamos
Tú
Estàs
Vosotros
Estàis
Él/ella/Ud.
Està
Ello(a)s/Ud
s.
Estàn
Ser/Estar Rap
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Verbs w/ Accents in the
Present Indicative Tense
The vowels i and u are “weak vowels” in contrast to the “strong vowels” a, e, and o. When they come in contact with any other vowel they normally form a diphthong. Diphthong is when a weak vowel (i/y, u) and a
strong vowel (a,e,o) or two weak vowels come together.
Ex. Esquiar (to ski)- esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiàis, esquían
Ex. Continuar (to continue)- continùo, continùas, continùa, continuamos, continuàis, continùan
Preterite
Preterit tense is used to express a totally
completed past action, a past determinate
action, or an action that lasted for a
specific length of time.
A perfected action in the past (beginning
and/or ending)
Past tense
“Snapshot” of time
Song: é, í, aste, iste, ó, ió, amos, imos,
aron, ieron, esto es el preterito
Preterite Conjugation
Yo
-é
Nosotros
-amos
Tú
-aste
Vosotros
-asteis
Él/ella/Ud.
- ó
Ello(a)s/Ud
s.
-aron
Yo
- í
Nosotros
-imos
Tú
-iste
Vosotros
-isteis
Él/ella/Ud.
-ió
Ello(a)s/Ud
s.-ieron
-ar -er/-ir
Los Irregulars
Prefix (1st person only yo)
-gar to –gué (verbs with –gué in the “yo” form)
Pagar to Pagué
More words: apagar, jugar, llegar…
-car to –qué (verbs with –qué in the “yo” form)
Sacar to saqué
More words: buscar, practicar, tocar…-zar to –cé (verbs with
–cé in the “yo” form)
-zar to –cé (verbs with –cé in the “yo” form)
Cruzar to Crucé
More words: empezar, lanzar…
Includes Spock Words, Cucaracha Verbs, and
Snake/ys
Spock Words
Preterite Tense Irregular Verbs
Hacer (hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicieron)
Ir/ser (fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron)
Dar/ver (-i, -iste, -io, -imos, -ieron)
Cucaracha Verbs
Preterite Tense Irregular Verbs Andar/anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos,
anduvisteis, anduvieron - (to walk)
Estar/estuve…- (to be)
Poder/pude…- (to be able to)
Poner/puse…- (to put into lace)
Querer/quise…- (to want/wish)
Saber/supe…- (to know facts or info)
Tener/tuve…- (to have)
Venir/vine…- (to come)
conducir/conduje…- (to conduct/drive)
Producir/produje…- (to produce)
Tradacir/traduje…- (to translate)
Traer/traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron-(to bring)
Decir/dije…- (to say) If it has a –j than you omit the –i in -ieron
Snake/Snake-y
Snakes are Preterite Tense Irregular
Verbs
Snakeys are Preterite Tense With
Spelling Changes
Stem changers & -y changers
Snake/Snake-y Cont.
Example of -o to –u Dormir- (dormí, dormiste, dúrmió, dormimos,
dúrmieron)
Example of -e to –i Pedir- (pedí, pediste, pidió, pedimos, pedisteis,
pidieron)
More words: conseguir, despedirse, divertirse, hervir, mentir, prefirir, seguir, sentir, servir, sugerir, vestirse, morir…
Example of verbs with -y Leer- (lei, leiste, leýo, leimos, leýeron)
More words: caer, contribuir, creer, destruir, influir…
Preterite Trigger Words
Ayer- yesterday
Anoche- last night
Anteayer- day before yesterday
La Samana Pasada- last week
El Dia Anterior- the day before
El Lunes/Martes/Jueves/etc. Pasada- last (day)
El Fin De Semana Pasado- last weekend
El Mes Pasado- last month
Ayer Por La Manana- yesterday morning
Ayer Por La Tarde- yesterday afternoon
El Otro Dia- the other day
Una Vez- one time
Esta Tarde- this afternoon
Esta Manana- this morning
Esta Noche- tonight
Comparatives/superlatives
Comparatives are the comparison of one person or thing to another (more, less,
or as... As)
Más/menos- adj/adv/noun + que Ex. Menos intersantes- less interesting
“de” used instead of “que” w/ numbers
Verb + Más/menos que superlatives indicate that one person/thing is the most, best, least, or worst of all.
Two types of superlative: relative and absolute
The relative superlative describes a noun within the context of some larger
group.
definite article + noun + más (menos) + adjective + de
Ex. Juan es el chico más inteligente de la clase.
The absolute superlative does not describe the noun in the context of a larger
group.
muy + adjective
sumamente + adjective
adjective + ísimo (-a, -os, -as)
Ex. muy guapo/ sumamente guapo/ guapísimo
El Futuro
Used to express an action that will take
place after the present moment
Infinitive + e, as a, emos, an
Infinitive- “will” I will eat
Ex. Vive, viviras, te amare*
-ir + -a + infinitive (immediate future)
Future Conjugations
Yo
-é
Nosotros
-emos
Tú
-às
Vosotros
-éis
Él/ella/Ud.
-à
Ello(a)s/Uds.
- àn
Future Irregular
Their endings are regular, but their -yo stem
changes.
Infinitive + ending (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án)
Ex. Caber/ yo cabré
Ex. decir/ yo diré
Ex. Resaber/ yo resabré
Future Irregular Tense
Tener (to have): tendré, tendràs, tendrà, tendremos, tendréis, tendràn
Decir (to say): dir-
Hacer (to do): har-
Haber (to have): habr-
Saber (to know): sabr-
Poder (to be able to): podr-
Querer (to want): querr-
Salir (to exit): saldr-
Poner (to place): pondr-
Venir (to come): vendr-
Conditional
Should, would, could do
What happens under certain conditions
Make polite requests
Ex. Yo no ne quejarle tanto (I wouldn’t
complain a lot)
-ar/-er/-ir (same ending in conditional)
Ía, ías, íamos, ían
Use same irregular stem as the future
Conditional of “hay” is always “habría”
Por Y Para
Por/Para- “for”
Por≠Para
Por
Used to indicate motion/general location
Around, through, along, by
Describe duration of an action
During, in, for
Express reason/motive for an action
Because of, on account of, on behalf of
Por Y Para Cont.
Por
Object of a search
For, in search of
Means by which something is done
By, by way of, by means of
Exchange or substitution
For, in exchange of
Unit of measure
Per, by
Por Y Para Cont.
Para
Destination
Forward, in direction of
Deadline or specific time
By, for
Purpose + noun
For, used for
Purpose or goal + infinitive
In order to
Por Y Para Cont.
Para
Recipient of something
For
To make a comparison/opinion
For, considering]
In employment
Works for
Commands
Formal
Commands are used when ordering, or telling
someone to do something. This is often referred to as
the "imperative" form of the verb.
1. Start with the yo form of the present indicative.
2. Then drop the -o ending.
3. Finally, add the following endings:
Ex. Compre Ud. el anillo.
(You) Buy the ring.
Ex. Haga Ud. la tarea.
(You) Do the homework.
Commands Cont.
Informal
commands are used when ordering, or
telling someone to do something
(hablar - ar + a = habla)
(comer - er + e = come)
(escribir - ir + e = escribe)
Ex. Compra (tú) el anillo. (You) Buy the ring.
Ex. Escribe (tú) la tarea. (You) Do the homework.
Present Perfects
Is frequently used for past actions that
continue into present or continue to affect
the person in the present
Add “no” before conjugated verb of haber to
make negative
Auxiliary verb + past participle
Haber + ar(-ado) and er/ir (-ido)
Ex. He hablado (I have spoken)
Irregular Past Participle
Ir- ido
Abrir- abierto
Cubrir- cubierto
Decir- dicho
Escribir- escrito
Hacer- hecho
Morir- muerto
Poner- puesto
Resolver- resuelto
Romper- roto
Ver- visto
Volver- vuelta
Double Object
Place them either directly before a conjugated
verb or attach them to an infinitive, a present
participle or a command
Ex. Ellos me los dan. (They give them to me.)
Direct Object Indirect Oblect English
Me Me Me
Le Te You (familiar)
Lo, la Le Him, her, it, you
Nos Nos Us
Os Os You all
Los, las Les Them, you all
Direct Object Cont.
Whenever both pronouns begin with the
letter "l" change the first pronoun to "se.“
Ex. No se lo tengo. (I don't have it for you.)
“I” “Se”
Le lo Se lo
Le la Se la
Le los Se los
Le las Se las
Les lo Se lo
Les la Se la
Les los Se los
Les las Se las
Adverbs
Adverbs are words that describe, or
modify, verbs, adjectives or other
adverbs.
-mente = -ly
Feliz = felizmente
-o = -a
tranquilo = tranquilamente
Adverbs Cont.
Basente- quite
Demasiado- too
Mal- badly
Mucho- a lot
Muy- very
Nunca- never
Peor- worse
Poco- little
Siempre- always
Present Subjunctive
Indicative mood
Facts, actions and states (real/definite)
Subjunctive
Attitudes (uncertain/hypothetical)
To express: will & influence, emotion,
doubt/disbelief/denial, nonexistence and marriage
Main clause +(connected by “que”)+ subordinate clause
-ar = -e
Hablar- hable/hables/hablemos/hableís, hablen
-er/-ir = -a
Comer- coma, comas, comamos, comaís, coman
Escribir- esciba, escribas, escribamos, escribaís, escriban
Impressions
Es bueno que- It’s good that…
Es malo que- it’s bad that…
Es mejor que- it’s better that…
Es importante que- it’s important that…
Ojala que- I hope
Es urgente que- it’s urgent that…
Es necessario que- it’s necessary that…
“Se” Impersonal
Use “se” to avoid specifying a person
who is doing the action of the verb
Use “se” in 3rd person
Use in all tenses
Ex. Se hizo mucho
Ex. Se horá mucho
Ex. Se hablá hecho
Progressive w/ ir, andar,
and seguir
Ir + present participle= is slowly but
surely ___-ing
Yo voy cantando una canción
Andar + presnt participle= is going
around ___-ing
Jaime anda buscando trabajo
Seguir + present participle= is still
___-ing
Ustedes sequen estudiando historia
The End
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Credits by: Jeremias Moss
Writer: Jeremias Moss
Editor: Jeremias “Boss” Moss
Creator: Jeremias Moss
Animation by: Jeremias Moss
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