The present tense (AQA GCSE Spanish): Flashcards
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Uses of Spanish present tense
Uses of Spanish present tense
Actions now, regular activities, characteristics, planned future
Spanish infinitive verb endings
Spanish infinitive verb endings
-ar, -er, -ir
How to form present tense
How to form present tense
Remove infinitive ending, add present tense ending
-er and -ir verb endings similarity
-er and -ir verb endings similarity
Same except 'we' and 'you plural' forms
'desde hace' construction usage
'desde hace' construction usage
Actions started in past, continue in present
'usted' conjugation pattern
'usted' conjugation pattern
Takes same endings as he/she/it
Stem-changing verbs definition
Stem-changing verbs definition
Vowel changes in stem when conjugated
Persons that avoid stem changes
Persons that avoid stem changes
'we' (nosotros) and 'you plural' (vosotros)
3 main stem-change patterns
3 main stem-change patterns
o→ue, e→ie, e→i
Stem change: poder (to be able)
Stem change: poder (to be able)
o→ue (e.g., puedo)
Stem change: querer (to want)
Stem change: querer (to want)
e→ie (e.g., quiero)
Stem change: pedir (to ask for)
Stem change: pedir (to ask for)
e→i (e.g., pido)
Question formation in present tense
Question formation in present tense
Change intonation, no word order change
Negative formation in present tense
Negative formation in present tense
Add 'no' before the verb
Spanish vowel sounds
Spanish vowel sounds
a=ah, e=eh, i=ee, o=oh, u=oo