Grammar Book

Ashley Carson

Table of Contents 1) Nationalities2) Stem Changers3) para4) IOP5) Pronoun Placement6) Gustar7)Affirmative and Negative Words 8) Superlatives9) Reflexives10) Affirmative tu commands +irregulars +pronoun placements 11) Negative tu commands +irregulars + pronoun placement12) Sequencing events

Nacionalidades

Dormir o ue Yo- duermoTu- duermes

El,ella,usted- duermeNosotros-doremos

Ellos,ellas,ustedes- duermen

Stem-Changers

Pedir e I

Yo-pidoTu-pides

El,ella,usted-pideNosotros-pedemosEllos,ellas,ustedes-

piden

E/I endings-o-es-e

-emos-en

PARASTATES THE PURPOSE

FOR SOMETHING

THE REASON FORDOING SOMETHING

Me-me Te-youLe- he, sheNos- weLes- them (he, she)

IOPS

Object pronoun placement

1. Attach the pronoun to the infinitive2.Attach the pronoun to the progressive tense3.Attach the pronoun to the affirmative command4.Place the pronoun before the conjugated verb

EXAMPLE:Juan me compra un

regalo.

GustarMe gustaA mi

• A ti

Te gusta

Le gustausted

Nos gustaA

nosotros

Les gustaA

ustedes

Affirmative and Negative Words

Algo Something

Alguien Someone

Algun/alguno Some

Siempre Always

Tambien also

Nada nothing

Nadie Nothing

ninguin/ninguno None, not any

Nunca Never

Tampoco Neither, either

Superlatives

• Express extremes for most adjectives • Ends in –isimo• EX: interesantisimo

C---QU G--GU Z--C

Reflexives

• Are used to indicate that the subject receives the action of the verb.

• Used when people do stuff to themselves. • EXAMPLES:

Me lavo nos lavamosTe lavas os lavaisSe lave se lavan

IRREGULAR AFFIRMATIVE TU COMMANDS

Decir---diHacer---haz

Ir---vePoner---pon

Salir---salSer---sal

Tener---tenVenir---ven

Irregular nagative tu commands

Dar(doy)Yo Form

estar(estoy)Ir(voy)Ser(soy)

NegativeDES

ESTESvayasseas

Sequencing eventsPrimero Entonces Luego/

despues Porfin Antes de/

Despues dePor la manana/Tarde/ noche

Los lunes, matrtes, etc

Fisrt Then Before, After

Finally Before/after

In the/During the

On the dayof