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November 5, 2009
The Uses of Ser and Estar
If you deprivation to know how to communicate Spanish it is important that you believe this topicof Spanish grammar. Although the verbs ser and estar are equivalent to the verb to be in English, the meanings and uses for ser and estar vary greatly in Spanish. In an effort to clarify the appropriate uses for these cardinal verbs, this lesson explains the uses for each verb, and how they differ.
Ser (to be)
Before we explain the different uses for ser, let’s review the conjugations for ser in the present and imperfect tenses.
Present Tense:
Yo bean (I am) nosotros somos (we are)
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The Future Indicative Tense
This Learning-Spanish Grammar lesson covers the Future Indicative Tense for regular verbs. Similar to English, the Future Indicative Tense in Spanish is old:
1. To express a future action or condition.
Juan no hablar
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September 24, 2009
The Preterite Tense
The preterite tense is another issue that seems to confuse English speakers of Spanish. English speakers learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the preterite with the imperfect and contrariwise. Both tenses describe actions that took place in the past. But I believe English speakers just learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the cardinal because in English in certain instances we sometimes consume the same form of a verb to describe an action that took place in the past. But in Spanish, in the same instance, you cannot consume both the preterite or the imperfect. Only one would be correct.
For example, in English , we can consume the past tense of the verb “to go” (i.e. “went”) to describe cardinal different actions that took place in the past.
1. I went to the center threefold.
2. When I was adolescent, I went to the center.
(Note: In English, for number “2” you could also have “When I was adolescent, I old to go to the center.)
Both sentences consume the same verb “went” to describe the action that took place in the past. But in Spanish, you cannot consume the same verb tense. In the first condemn, you must consume the preterite of “ir” (fui), and the imperfect verb tense (iba) in the latter.
Yo fui al almac
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July 27, 2009
The Pluperfect Tense
In this Spanish lesson, we will learn the Pluperfect Tense. Whether you are learning Spanish online, with CDs, or Learning Spanish code, you will find this lesson helpful in your journey to learn how to communicate Spanish.
For the most part, the Pluperfect Tense is old to express a past fact or action that occurred before another past action took place.
In English, this can be expressed in the following manner:
I had cerebration of you when you called.
Although in English we tend to consume the preterite to express cardinal consecutive actions in the past, in Spanish this is rarely the case. Instead, the Pluperfect Tense is old.
In Spanish, the above condemn is translated to:
Yo hab
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July 17, 2009
The Present Progressive Tense
The progressive tense is old to describe actions that are in progress at a circumstantial moment in time (the present). In English, it is the auxiliary verb “to be” and the present participle. In layperson damage, the “present participle” means verbs with “ing” attached to the end of the verb.
The present tense is old much more frequently in English than it is old in Spanish. As in Spanish, we consume it to talk about actions that are in progress “now” or “right now.” But in English, we also consume the present progressive tense to describe habitual actions or to communicate in general. For example:
I am living in the suburbs.
I am employed in the post office.
I am action Spanish lessons.
In Spanish, the present tense is old to emphasize that an action is action place now. But many Spanish grammar books do not indicate that thither is another consume for the present progressive tense. And that the present progressive tense can be old to accent that an action is continuous.
I learned this one from attempt and error. As embarrassing as it is to admit, a five year old little girl corrected my Spanish grammar. That’s how I found out.
The first time it happened it happened with an adult. I was trying to tell an adult that I am learning Spanish. Since the Spanish grammar books taught me that the Spanish present progressive tense is only old to describe actions that are in progress “right now,” I did not consume the present progressive tense to have that “I am learning Spanish.” Because I was not learning Spanish at that circumstantial moment. At that real moment, I was trying to talk to her in Spanish. So I said “Aprendo espa
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July 13, 2009
The Present Perfect Tense
This Spanish Grammar lesson covers the Present Perfect Tense. Similar to English, the Present Perfect in Spanish is a compound tense that is old frequently, and quite easy to learn. The Present Perfect is a compound tense because it requires an auxiliary verb, haber (to have) and the past participle of the verb. As in English, the verb haber always comes before the
present participle.
The conjugation pattern is as follows:
To Have (Present tense) + Past Participle
Here is an example of the present perfect tense in English:
Carl has worked a lot this year.
In the above example, the verb “has worked” is in the Present Perfect Tense because it indicates a fact or an act in the past. However it also indicates a period of time that has not completely elapsed.
Another consume for the Present Perfect that is similar to the previous example, is to express an action that has appropriated place, but whose time has not been definitely established.
Here is another example of the Present Perfect in English:
Martha has eaten real little.
In this example, the verb “has eaten” is in the Present Perfect to express that Martha ate in the past. However, it implies that a definite time in which this took place has not been determined.
To believe this tense better, let’s review the conjugation of the auxiliary verb haber in the present tense:
Yo he (I have) nosotros hemos (we have)
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June 23, 2009
The Past Participle
In this Spanish lesson we will learn the Past Participle and its different uses. Although this lesson is actually briefer than past lessons, the Past Participle is real important if you deprivation to learn how to communicate Spanish. Its formation is quite simple. As in English, the Past Participle in Spanish is a central element in most topics of discussion.
In general, the Past Participle is best appreciated as having 4 distinct uses that include past and present actions, and adjectives. Although this range in usance seems broad, apprehension each particular consume can be learned and applied rather easily with practice.
The Past Participle is rather simple to form. For -ar verbs, an -ado is added to the verb’s cylinder.
For example:
The cylinder of the verb hablar (to communicate) is habl. With this in mind, an -ado is added to habl to form the Past Participle for hablar: hablado.
The formation of the Past Participle for -er and -ir verbs parallel this pattern. However, an -ido is added to the er or ir verb’s cylinder.
For example:
In the case of the verb beber (to drink), its cylinder is beb. An -ido is so added to beb to form its Past Participle: bebido.
Similarly, to form the Past Participle for salir (to go out) an -ido is added to its cylinder, sal. Its Past Participle is: salido.
With the Past Participle’s basic format in mind, what follows are examples of it for both regular and irregular verbs:
Examples of the Regular Past Participle:
Infinitive Past Participle
estar (to be) estado
bailar (to dance) bailado
cenar (to eat supper) cenado
almorzar (to eat lunch) almorzado
desayunar (to eat breakfast) desayunado
limpiar (to clean) limpiado
dar (to give) dado
llorar (to cry) llorado
lloviznar (to drizzle) lloviznado
tener (to have) tenido
creer (to believe) creido
leer (to read) leido
querer (to deprivation, to love) querido
partir (to leave) partido
ir (to go) ido
vivir (to live) vivido
dormir (to kip) dormido
Examples of the Irregular Past Participle:
Infinitive Past Participle
poner (to put) puesto
ver (to accompany) visto
volver (to return) vuelto
resolver (to resolve) resuelto
escribir (to compose) escrito
abrir (to open) abierto
hacer (to make) hecho
satisfacer (to fill) satisfecho
morir (to die) muerto
decir (to have) dicho
cubrir (to cover) cubierto
The 4 main uses of the Past Participle are as follows:
1. The Past Participle is often old in compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber (to have). We have seen this consume in the Lesson on the Present Perfect Tense. In the Present Perfect Tense the past participle of the condemn’s main verb is added to haber to express a past action that has not completely elapsed.
Let’s briefly review this consume:
Juana ha estado en su cuarto todo el d