Spanish Grammar
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Grammar
Excersizes - By Barbara Nelson (featured in Merlot.org)
Preterite and Imperfect
More info on Perterite vs. Imperfect
Placement of Object Pronouns
- Rule #1: If the verb in an infinitive or a positive command the object pronoun ALWAYS goes after the verb
- Rule #2: If the verb in conjugated the object pronoun ALWAYS goes before the verb
Forming Commands
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"tu" commands (informal) |
"usted" commands (formal) |
| Positive |
- take third person (el/ella) form
[comer] = [come]
[desprtar] = [despierta]
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- take the first person (yo) form and drop the last letter.
- put on the opposite ending
[comer] = [como] = [coma]
[nadar] = [nado] = [nada] |
| Negative |
- take first person (yo) form
- put on the opposite "tu" ending
[comer] = [como] = [no comas]
[despertar] = [despierto] = [no despiertes] |
- take the first person (yo) form and drop the last letter.
- put on the opposite ending
[comer] = [como] = [no coma]
[nadar] = [nado] = [no nade] |
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