Spanish Connectors, Technology, and Media Vocabulary for Bilingual Learners

además

furthermore

también

also

igualmente

likewise

incluso

even

pero

but

sin embargo

however

aunque

although

mientras que

whereas

por otro lado

on the other hand

creo que

I think that

pienso que

I think

en mi opinión

in my opinion

me parece que

it seems to me that

porque

because

por eso

therefore

debido a

due to

gracias a

thanks to

por ejemplo

for example

como

like/as

primero

first

luego

then

finalmente

finally

para concluir

to conclude

la tecnología

technology

el internet

internet

el móvil / celular

cellphone

la computadora

computer

la aplicación

app

la pantalla

screen

el videojuego

video game

digital

digital

las redes sociales

social media

la comunicación

communication

los medios de comunicación

media

los mensajes

messages

la información

information

las noticias

news

el periódico

newspaper

la revista

magazine

los podcasts

podcasts

los titulares

headlines

los bulos

fake news/hoaxes

útil

useful

importante

important

rápido

fast

práctico

practical

peligroso

dangerous

adictivo

addictive

falso

false

saludable

healthy

dañino

harmful

comunicar

to communicate

compartir

to share

expresar

to express

publicar

to publish/post

enviar

to send

informar

to inform

usar

to use, to wear, to take (a size)

descargar

to download

navegar

to browse

crear

to create

investigar

to research

creer

to believe

pensar

to think

preferir

to prefer

recomendar

to recommend

What is the Preterite tense used for?

Completed actions, specific events, interruptions, exact moments.

What is the Imperfect tense used for?

Descriptions, habits, ongoing actions, emotions, time/weather, background details.

How do you identify Preterite tense in sentences?

Look for signal words like ayer, anoche, de repente, una vez, el año pasado.

What are the common Preterite endings for -AR verbs?

-e, -aste, -o, -amos, -aron.

What are the common Preterite endings for -ER / -IR verbs?

-í, -iste, -ió, -imos, -ieron.

Give an example of a Preterite verb conjugation for hablar (yo).

hablé.

What are the common Imperfect endings for -AR verbs?

-aba, -abas, -aba, -ábamos, -aban.

What are the common Imperfect endings for -ER / -IR verbs?

-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían.

Give an example of an Imperfect verb conjugation for hablar (yo).

hablaba.

What are the most important Preterite irregular verbs?

ser/ir (fui, fue), tener (tuve), hacer (hice), estar (estuve), poder (pude).

What are the most important Imperfect irregular verbs?

ir (iba), ser (era), ver (veía).

What is a memory trick for Preterite?

Think of it as an action movie scene: 'THIS happened.'

What is a memory trick for Imperfect?

Think of it as a background camera: 'Things WERE happening.'

When do you use Preterite?

When the action finished, it happened once, or there's a clear event.

When do you use Imperfect?

When describing, talking about habits, or setting the scene.

Provide an example of using Preterite and Imperfect together.

Yo estudiaba cuando mi amigo llamó.

What does 'Yo estudiaba cuando mi amigo llamó' illustrate?

estudiaba = ongoing background action, llamó = completed interrupting action.

What are some useful Preterite verbs to memorize?

fui, hice, tuve, publiqué, usé, viajé.

What are some useful Imperfect verbs to memorize?

era, iba, hacía, usaba, hablaba, veía.

What is the significance of recognizing tenses in IB Spanish B?

You mainly need to recognize these tenses in reading and use a few correctly in writing.