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what tense is “Era” in and why would you use it
imperfect
to describe how things were or how someone was
what tense is “Fui” and what is it used for
preterite
used to narrate an action that happened in the past
when would you use the preterite
to describe an action in the past
when we know the beginning of the action
when we know the end of the action
when we know the total length of time the action is
when would we use the imperfect
when we dont know the start end or length of the actun
to describe something
a habit
when would you use the phrase “ Fue que”
to describe a point in the past
“fue en 1997 que yo vine aquí”
when would you use “Era cuando”
when an action is in process
where are you going ?
a donde vas?
when would you use a Gerund
when you are using words ending in “ing”
when you are in the process of something
as we speak
en este momento
ever
alguna vez
by monday
para el lunes
tomorrow at this time
a esta hora mañana
this time next year
para esta fecha el año que viene
si hubiera sabido que
if i had known that
Debes/Puedes + infinitivo
you should/ you would be able to + infinitive
debes hablar con ella - you should talk to her
Tienes que + infinitivo
you have to + infinitive
tienes que hablar con ella - you have to speak to her
por que no + present indicative ?
why dont you ____?
por que no hablas con ella - why dont you talk to her
recomendar/seguerir/aconsejar +infinitivo /+ presente subjunctivo
to reccomend/ to suggest/ to advise that ____
te recomiendo que hables con ella y así aclaráis las cosas - i reccomend you talk to her and thats how you clear things up
Para uses
opinion
contrast
goal
end
objective
ideal
destination
resolution
plan
To indicate destination
Para
to show the use or purpose of a thing
para
to mean “in order to” or “for the purpose of”
para
to indicate a recipient
para
to express a deadline or specific time
para
to express a contrast from what is expected
para
to express an action that will soon be completed
“estar para”
Por
en los que concierne a = as far as
motives or cause
por=sin
to expres gratitude or apology
por
for multiplication and division
por
for velocity, frequency,proportion
por
meaning “through”, “along”, “by” or “in the area of”
por
when talking about exchange, including states
por
to mean “on behalf of” or “in favor of”
por
to express an undetermined or general time meaning “during”
Por
for means of communication or transportation
por
in cases of mistaken identity or meaning “to be seen as”
por
to show the reason for an errand
por (+ ir , venir,pasar,mandar,volver, preguntar)
to express cause or reason
por
to be in the mood or inclined to do something
“estar por”
in passive constructions
por
but
a book by octavio paz= un libro de …
use por with a verb
use de without a verb .
indicative mood
facts
subjunctive
literally anything but facts
when is subjunctive used in relative clauses
to express ignorance
De ahí + subjunctive
“therefore” + subjunctive
to express consequences
no porque + subjunctive
No es que + subjunctive
“because of this”
what word never goes with resent subjunctive
Si
what phrase never goes with subjunctive
a lo mejor
quizás, quizá, tal vez, a lo mejor
“maybe” perhaps”
por muy
“no matter how”
por muy+ adjectives+ subjunctive
no matter how +adjective
Digas lo que digas
no matter what you say
vayas lo que vayas
wherever you go
duplicate verb in subjunctive with lo que in between
subjunctive verb + lo que + the same subjunctive verb
no matter who what when where + verb
conjunctions you’d use with subjunctive
a menos que
antes de que
con tal de que
en caso de que
para que
con el fin de que
etc
subjunctive use
when there is only:
doubt
anticipation
indefinateness
formula for subordinate conjunctions
oracion principal + conjunction+ oracion subordinante
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