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1 Imperfect Tense Indicative
I used to study with john 1,
He used to work in a bank 2,
We used to live in an apartment 3
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2 Imperfect Tense Phrases
Often 1,
Frequently 2,
Rarely 3
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3 Words that signal IMPERFECT Tense PRETERITO IMPERFECTO "USED TO"
Often 1,
Every day 2,
Every week 3
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4 Trigger words that signal IMPERFECT Tense PRETERITO IMPERFECTO "USED TO"”
Of the main three spanish past te...,
Notice the arrows for the imperfe...,
If you said i used to shop a lot ...
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5 Preterite V Imperfect
Generally the preterite is used f...,
I went to the dance last night 2,
I walked to the market bought som...
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6 Use of word 'lo'
Used as a masculine direct object...,
Pablo i didn t see him 2,
The car is very expensive i want ...
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7 Useful Phrases of Word 'Lo'
I will demonstrate it 1,
I am sorry 2,
I deserve it 3
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8 2nd Useful Phrases of Word 'Lo'
Will you do it 1,
I called him it 2,
You hurt him 3
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9 Past Tenses Explanations
Compare preterite tense the prete...,
Fui a tu casa a las ocho i went t...,
Preterite tense la conoci i met h...
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10 Pluperfect / Past Perfect "HAD" Tense
You had read 1,
It had snowed 2,
Where had you gone 3
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11 "Ya"Explanation & Everyday Short Phrases 1 TM
Ya which is usually an adverb but...,
Already the most common meaning w...,
I ve read it already 3
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12 Gerund
I am leaving the house now 1,
I am waiting for luis 2,
Now i am going out with jorge he ...
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13 Indicators of "Have" Perfecto and "Simple Past" Indefinido tenses
The have tense aula alvaro calls ...,
The plain past tense aula alvaro ...,
The have tense we talk about the ...
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14 Uses of "para"
Meaning for the purpose of or in ...,
With a noun or pronoun as object ...,
Meaning to or in the direction of...
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15 Uses of "por"
Why 1,
Denoting a time or duration when ...,
Expressing the cause not the purp...
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16 Como and Cómo
1 como adverb or conjunction to s...,
They have a dog like ours 2,
He behaved like an idiot 3
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17 Use of Imperative voice
Be you 1,
Don t be 2,
Be she he you formal el ella usted 3
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18 NEGATIVES AND DOUBLE NEGATIVES
I can t get no satisfaction i don...,
Grammarians may tell you that eng...,
In spanish the most common negati...
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19 Use of "NADIE"
Nadie is an indefinite pronoun th...,
Nadie used as a subject 2,
Nobody believes it 3
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20 Eso, Demonstrative Pronoun
That s it that s right correct 1,
Show me that let me have a look a...,
I hope so 3
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21 Regular in Present Past Imperfect
Vivir present vivo vives vive viv...,
Hablar present hablo hablas habla...,
Ser present soy eres es somos soi...
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21 Impersonal use of
No fault construction 1,
Juan lost his wallet juan s walle...,
We dropped the glasses the glasse...
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22 Impersonal 2
It was me it broke on us we broke...,
This morning in the bus i lost my...,
It is because he has dropped the ...
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23 First SUBJUNCTIVE FOR BEGINNERS
The subjunctive mood is essential...,
Most commonly although not always...,
Indicative the men are working 3
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24 Second Subjunctive: PRESENT Cuando Phrases
In contrast the present tense sub...,
We will arrive when cuando we sho...,
Look in my eyes when you speak 3
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25 Third Subjunctive: PRESENT Indicators
1,
I hope you go 2,
3
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26 4th Subjunctive: PRESENT & IMPERFECT Phrases Spanish Dict
I doubt she will eat 1,
We need her to eat 2,
He hopes she will eat 3
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27 6th Subjunctive: Explanations and Indicators + "ES" Phrases
It s necessary that 1,
It s fair that 2,
It is obligatory that 3
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28 7th Subjunctive: Indicators 4 List
Emotion or feeling to be happy th...,
It s good that 2,
It s convenient that 3
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29 8th Subjunctive: Explanations and Indicators 5 List
I doubt she will eat 1,
We need her to eat 2,
He hopes she will eat 3
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30 9th Subjunctive Indicators 6 List E - S
Unless 1,
Before 2,
Provided that 3
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31 10th Subjunctive Indicators 6 List S - E
A menos que 1,
Antes de que 2,
Con tal de que 3
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32 11th Subjunctive: IMPERFECT Explanations
Span dict 1,
Infinitive third person imperfect 2,
Imperfect subjunctive uses 3
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33 12th Subjunctive: IMPERFECT Phrases onlys
I wish i could 1,
I wish i could swim 2,
I wish that i could help 3
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34 13th Subjunctive:IMPERFECT Sentences
He was not expected to make that ...,
It was necessary that he go to th...,
I wish i had a new watch 3
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35 14th Subjunctive: PLUPERFECT "HAD"
The pluperfect subjunctive also r...,
Pluperfect indicative 2,
The pluperfect is a compound tens...
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36 15th Subjunctive: "If " Plus Explanations plus Mostly Pluperfect
Si clauses indicate possibilities...,
Note that either the si clause or...,
Si past imperfect subjunctive 3
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37 16th Common Phrases using the subjunctive
O sea that is 1,
No matter how at any cost 2,
Whenever cuando sea a quien sea i...
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38 17th Subjunctive Sentences + Explanations
The subjunctive indicators are ea...,
If the point of a sentence is to ...,
To desire to want 3
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39 Conditional Sentences Utube
General or abstract indicative if...,
Certain areas flood if it rains a...,
If banks make bad investments the...
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40 YA Use of word "Ya"
Already 1,
Have you finished already you are...,
Anymore not anymore 3
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41 Use of Word "DE"
Possession to express possession ...,
Origin de can also be used to exp...,
Time like its fellow spanish prep...
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42 Triggers for PRESENT PERFECT -- "HAVE" Tense
The present perfect 1,
Started recently and continues in...,
If something happened yesterday m...
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43 Pluperfect/Past Perfect "HAD" Tense
I had perpared dinner 1,
We hadn t tried that method 2,
You had been here 3
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44 Pluperfect/Past Perfect "HAD" Tense 2
From study spanishcom 1,
Past participle used as an adject...,
Past participle used in the past ...
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45 Pluperfect/Past Perfect "Had"Tense 3
I hadn t opened the windows until...,
They hadn t done anything 2,
She hadn t seen the movie before ...
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46 Placement of Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases.
Adverbs can often be formed in sp...,
Adverbial phrases seem to be more...,
What can be particularly confusin...
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47 Prepositional Phrases Compound
Prepositions are handy words for ...,
Although the term prepositional p...,
Underneath 3
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48 "SE" explanation of uses
Using se as a reflexive pronoun 1,
Pablo sees himself using the mirr...,
The parents can t hear themselves 3
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49 "SE" explanation of uses 2 SD
Continued 1,
Give it to enrique 2,
Have you asked your parents about...
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50 "SE" explanation of uses SD
Pronoun 1 reflexive a himself sin...,
B herself singular feminine 2,
C itself singular neuter 3
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51 "SE" explanation of uses 3 SD
5 uso impersonal con sujeto indet...,
There were nine deaths nine death...,
He s said to be very rich 3
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52 "SE" uses of 4 SD
He caught a cold 1,
They passed out 2,
They hated each other 3
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53 Adverbial Phrases
Blindly 1,
At the expense of 2,
Disorderly 3
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54 Comparisons
Mas use que menos use que tanto a...,
Greater than with noun 2,
Superior with adj madrid is bigge...
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55 Gustar-se Use of
Backwards verbs so how do we tran...,
English to me to us to you to you...,
Put it all together and here s wh...
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56 Deber vs Deber de
In spanish when we want to expres...,
I must do my homework 2,
In the preterite deber is used to...
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57 CUÁNDO CUANDO USE OF
Cuando or its question form cuand...,
Cuando in questions note how cuan...,
When did halley s comet last pass...
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58 When to use Para
Perfect para has far fewer uses t...,
2,
It is a glass for water 3
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59 When to use Por
The main idea with por is that it...,
2,
To indicate the reason for doing ...
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60 Por V Para Common Differences
1,
2,
3
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61 LLevar Many Uses
The spanish verb llevar used to m...,
2,
One of the most common uses of ll...
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62 Use of the Word "SE"
1,
Lastimarse 2,
They injured themselves 3
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63 Transition Phrases Practical Examples 2
The hotel is situated near a muse...,
Get yourself a cup on the shelf n...,
It s a small island off the coast...
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64 Transition Phrases Short Version
As soon as when 1,
As soon as 2,
6 at first at the beginning 3
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65 Transition Phrases Short Version 2
88 nevertheless however notwithst...,
On the contrary by contrast conve...,
90 on the one hand on the other h...
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66 Transition Words Short
After afterward 1,
Already 2,
Always 3
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67 Transition Phrases Practical Examples
Annie please call me as soon as y...,
Call us as soon as you get to the...,
Cuanto sea posible 3
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68 Linking Phrases
Although even though despite the ...,
Sometimes 2,
Day after tomorrow 3
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69 Linking Phrases 2
Especially 1,
Until 2,
In so far as 3
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70 Transition Phrases plus examples 1
E after afterward 1,
I went to see a movie with tom af...,
My father went for a run after di...
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71 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 2
Firstly 1,
Let s eat first let him talk firs...,
Frequently often 3
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72 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 3
Since then ever since 1,
She stopped eating dairy and has ...,
Sometimes a few times occasionally 3
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73 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 4
35 desde entonces since then ever...,
She stopped eating dairy and has ...,
36 algunas veces sometimes a few ...
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74 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 5
54 aqui here 1,
Come here i want to show you some...,
55 delante de in front of before 3
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75 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 6
73 tambien also too 1,
I want to learn to dance salsa too 2,
74 otra vez again 3
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76 The Perfect (Completed) Tenses with HABER
Just by learning the conjugation ...,
No they aren t called the perfect...,
In both english and spanish the p...
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77 Subjunctive Use
The subjunctive has four tenses i...,
Remember that generally speaking ...,
If the main verb is in the presen...
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78 Subjunctive Sentences with explanations
I like what my friends gave me fo...,
My sister going shopping makes he...,
It causes us much sorrow that the...
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79 Subjunctive sentences Tatto
I m afraid it may rain tomorrow 1,
I m afraid you ll have to go in p...,
I m afraid you ll have to go in p...
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80 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 7
1,
Many send emails instead of lette...,
3
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81 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 8
1,
In a way i agree with you 2,
3
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82 Transition Phrases plus Examples ctd 9
1,
I want to say something to illust...,
3
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83 Questions: Butterfly Spanish
What are you doing 1,
What are you doing in the process...,
What is happening has happened 3
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84 Linking Phrases 1 with Sentences
Even if even though even if altho...,
It s an awkward situation and i d...,
I don t like it either but we ve ...
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