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subjunctive - adverbial clauses
Use,
Para que i am saving a lot of mon...,
Antes de que before you blame me ...
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cuanto más/cuanto menos
The more he speaks the less attra...,
The less i see you the better,
The more you look at me the more ...
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Using desde que / hasta que (since/until) with indicative and subjunctive (subordinate time clauses)
Desde que indicative,
I always think of you from the mo...,
I havent played football since i ...
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Mientras with past tenses in the indicative and subjunctive (subordinate time/conditional clauses)
Uses of the word mientras,
While you watch television i do t...,
Carla puts on her make up while s...
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Using cualquier/a to express any (indirect adjectives)
Cualquier or cualquiera means,
Location of cualquier,
Take any book
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Aunque + El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
Aunque is followed by the imperfe...,
The meeting with the clients yest...,
I dont understand why the client ...
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Using ya/ya no meaning now/already/finally/any longer
Ya followed generally by el prese...,
Laura come here im coming now,
You havent taken out the rubbish ...
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Using adverbial clauses para que, antes (de) que, hasta que, con tal (de) que, etc. + El Presente de Subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
I am saving a lot of money so tha...,
Before you blame me i will explai...,
You are not leaving the house unt...
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Using el que, la que, los que, las que = the one/ones who/that (relative pronouns)
El que la que los que and las que...,
Can be used without antecedent,
The one who has green eyes is sar...
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Difference between porqué and por que (noun vs preposition + conjunction)
Porque,
I dont understand the reason for ...,
I wont tell you the reasons for m...
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Using lo de que + conjugated verb / lo de + noun / infinitive / adverb to refer to something already mentioned.
Lo de que conjugated verb,
Lo de que can be followed by indi...,
That thing about you getting a ne...
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Ser + de lo más + adjective to emphasise a quality or defect of someone/something (neutral article)
We use the following structure wh...,
This book is incredibly interesti...,
This trip was incredibly boring i...
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Using ir + [gerund] to emphasise the progression of an action
Ir conjugated gerund of second ve...,
She is laying the table while i f...,
The students were finishing off t...
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Using infinitives as nouns with the definite article El
We can use the definite article e...,
Drinking in excess can be dangerous,
Walking every day is good for cir...
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Con tal de que / Con tal de (subordinate purpose and conditional clause)
Con tal de que,
I gave you the money so you would...,
I would have looked after you for...
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Using negative conjunction ni/ni siquiera
Ni ni siquiera,
The poor guy didnt even have a bl...,
The poor guy didnt even have a bl...
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Using poner/poner(se) + a + infinitive = to start to carry out an action
The construction poner se a infin...,
Shall i begin to study right now,
The children began to cry and we ...
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Difference between por mí que and para mí que
Por mi que el presente de subjuntivo,
Para mi que any tense in the indi...,
I dont mind care if the children ...
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Haber de + infinitive to express formal obligation or future action
Haber de infinitive,
I must take the ten oclock train ...,
You must respect all traffic signs
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Forming the passive voice with progressive tenses (passive voice)
Estar conjugated siendo participle,
My friend is being attacked right...,
The books were being placed on th...
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De + infinitive (conditional clause)
De introduces a subordinate claus...,
Has escuchado las noticias de ser...,
If it were possible i would take ...
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Using cuyo, cuya, cuyos, cuyas to say whose + noun (relative pronoun)
Express whose noun in spanish,
Roberto cuyo hijo va al colegio d...,
Andrea whose boss is also my boss...
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Using modal verbs in the passive voice
Modal verbs can be combined with ...,
She must be transferred to anothe...,
This candidate should be consider...
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Using El Pluscuamperfecto Subjuntivo in hypothetical clauses (si) followed by El Condicional Perfecto/ El Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
Use in hypothetical situations,
If i had arrived earlier i would ...,
If you had signed that contract y...
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Forming the passive voice with ser + participle (Compound tenses - passive voice)
To form the passive voice,
The dishes have been washed,
We have been sentenced by the cou...
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Using andar + gerundio to express "going around" [doing something]
Andar gerund,
These boys go round flirting with...,
Carmen is going round saying that...
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Using ser or no ser + mucho de/ muy de/ tanto de/ más de + infinitive
In colloquial spanish when we are...,
Well i am more the type that like...,
I am more a going to bed early pe...
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Using Cuánto + verb in exclamations about quantities
Cuanto verb,
Im learning so much in german lit...,
How much youve grown since the la...
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Using Hacía + length of time + que + the imperfect tense to express duration in the past
Hacia length of time que verb in ...,
He had been working with his dad ...,
His stomach had been hurting for ...
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Using desde (hace) with El Presente instead of El Pretérito Perfecto to express since/for
To express that you have done som...,
I have not smoked for a year,
Maria has been very happy for 2 m...
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Use "hace" for "ago" with El Pretérito Indefinido
To say ago,
I met susana 6 months ago,
She left me a year ago
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Using Hace + length of time + que + present tense to say how long one has done something
To to talk about an action or eve...,
Nuria has lived in california for...,
Ive had a headache for a few days
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Using llevar + participio to express the completion of an action so far
Llevar followed by a past participle,
So far weve done 6 kilometres we ...,
Until then i had read at least 50...
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Imperfect and preterite - trigger words
One time,
Yesterday,
The day before yesterday
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Con lo que + indicativo
Con lo que,
I am surprised you are not exhaus...,
Are you going out despite all tha...
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Using conque to express therefore/so
Conque,
You havent done your homework yet...,
This year we sold lots of cars th...
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Darle a alguien por [hacer] algo
Darle a alguien por hacer algo,
My mum has suddenly started calli...,
Yesterday i decided to clean the ...
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A + [time] + de + infinitive for within + [time] of + gerund
A time de infinitive for within t...,
Within two hours of cancelling ou...,
Within 5 minutes of arriving home...
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Using El Pretérito Imperfecto to refer to a present action/future action
El preterito imperfecto,
A present actionfor example in a ...,
The same way as with the present ...
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Using más que for "only / just"
In spanish we can use mas que,
He only had a few coins in his po...,
Ive only been waiting a few minutes
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Using preposition "a" to indicate how/in which style something is done
The preposition a is often used i...,
We went to his village on horseback,
You will have to go on foot as th...
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How to say to remind someone of something with the verb recordar
To say that something or someone ...,
That man reminds me of my dad he ...,
The love scene in the movie remin...
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Tratar/ Tratar de and Tratarse de
Tratar algo with a direct object ...,
In the program theyll talk about ...,
Lorcas work addresses the problem...
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Lo que + verb + subject for emphasis
If we want to express how much so...,
This handbag cost me so much,
Your mum talks so much
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Tocar + infinitive for "it is time for someone to do something"
In colloquial spanish we use this...,
The children need new school shoe...,
Sara it is your turn to throw the...
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Cuando + El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo (When + the imperfect subjunctive)
Cuando with el imperfecto subjunt...,
Cuando presente de subjuntivo,
I will help you when you behavein...
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Encontrar vs Encontrarse (pronominal verbs)
To find something,
To bump into someone to feel to f...,
I cannot find my glasses have you...
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Using El Futuro Simple and El Futuro Perfecto to express surprise or rejection
To express either surprise reject...,
That man pushed me when he walked...,
I am going to go to a nudist beac...
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Estar para + infinitive to say someone/something is ready for something
Estar para infinitive,
My daughter is ready to get married,
The peaches are ready to eat they...
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Using El Futuro simple or El Futuro Perfecto to express objection/disbelief to a statement said before
To express an objection to someth...,
Julia eats loads she may eat a lo...,
Your children are very generous w...
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Using como as "if" (subordinate conditional clause)
In spanish the conjunction como i...,
When the conjunction como is used...,
If you dont pass the exam i wont ...
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Hay/tengo/quiero vs lo hay/lo tengo/lo quiero (presence/absence of the direct object pronoun)
The verbs haber tener and querer ...,
The verbs traer and llevar,
Is there a drink in the fridge no...
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La de + noun + que + verb to intensify
La de noun que verb subject,
Miguel has drank so much wine today,
Grandma gives me so many kisses w...
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Using ser fácil/difícil + infinitive vs ser fácil/difícil de + infinitive
Es facil dificil de hacer or es f...,
Peas are not difficult to grow,
It is not difficult to grow peas ...
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Using "por si/por si acaso" for "in case" (subordinate conditional clause)
Por si and por si acaso,
I am taking the umbrella in case ...,
Here is the money i owe you in ca...
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Using El Futuro Simple and El Futuro Perfecto to express surprise or rejection
In spanish el futuro simple and e...,
That man pushed me when he walked...,
I am going to go to a nudist beac...
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Dativo de interés - specific use of indirect object pronouns
Indirect object pronouns me te le...,
Yesterday it poured rain on us,
One day that boy over there stole...
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Using Ni que + subjuntivo
Ni que subjuntivo,
Javier wants me to lend him 1000 ...,
Rub of that make up it is not lik...
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Aprovechar vs Aprovecharse (pronominal verbs)
Aprovechar,
Susana made good use of some free...,
The lovebirds took advantage of t...
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Using hacer/mandar + infinitive for "to have something done"
To express to have something done,
They had their flat painted again...,
I had a granny flat built next to...
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How to say to have something done with a sentence using the verb in the 3rd person plural
When you have something done for ...,
He had all the imperfections on h...,
Yesterday i had a tooth taken out
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How to say to remind someone of something with the verb recordar
To say that something or someone ...,
That man reminds me of my dad he ...,
The love scene in the movie remin...
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Using como as "if" (subordinate conditional clause)
In spanish the conjunction como i...,
If they offer me the job i will h...,
If you dont pass the exam i wont ...
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Using the gerund as a command
In colloquial spanish the gerund ...,
It is very common in bars and res...,
It is also common to use the geru...
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Si + Imperfect subjunctive for "if only/I wish"
Si el imperfecto de subjuntivo,
If only he knew how much i love him,
If only i wish she gave me a chance
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Using dar algo por + participle/adjective
Dar algo alguien por participle a...,
They gave him up for dead but his...,
She said so many outrageous thing...
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El/la/los/las + noun + que + verbo to indicate quantity/intensity (exclamations)
El la los las noun que verb,
It is so cold today,
What a company miguel has set up
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Using "anda, anda que, anda que no" for surprise, encouragement, emphasis (interjections)
The word anda is used very often ...,
1 to encourage ask someone to do ...,
Come on close the window it is cold
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Using haber + participle for you should/shouldn't have done something
In european spanish we can expres...,
I hardly have any money in the ba...,
I havent slept in days you should...
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Using El Condicional simple or El Condicional Perfecto to express objection/disbelief to a statement said before
In spanish el condicional simple ...,
Arturo had a sad end he may have ...,
Javier had promised to invite eve...
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Tal como/cual = Just as... (subordinate manner clauses)
Tal como tal y como and tal cual,
He returned the book to me just a...,
The film was just as you describe...
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Using de tan/tanto + que/como to express a cause (subordinate causal clause)
In spanish we can express a cause...,
We couldnt get into the party bec...,
He got a stomach ache because of ...
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Using hacer/mandar + infinitive for "to have something done"
In some contexts in spanish to ex...,
To get have something done,
They had their flat painted again...
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Pensar + infinitive to express intention
The verb pensar in spanish is use...,
My ex has invited me to his birth...,
You crossed the line im telling y...
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Using Cómo/dónde/quién/qué + ir a + infinitive to state the obvious/impossible
Instead of indicating an action i...,
How could she miss the train when...,
I wonder where antonio could be
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Using ir por to express what point/stage someone has reached
Ir por something,
I am halfway through the book mor...,
We are waiting for you carlos ill...
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Using Estar por + infinitive to express feeling tempted/having the intention to do something
In spanish we use estar por follo...,
I feel tempted to confess the who...,
Your parents are about to feel te...
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Introducing a causal clause with "por eso/aquello de..." (causal subordinate clause)
In spanish we sometimes introduce...,
My sons didnt go to school on mon...,
I never interfered in their argum...
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Ya sea/ya fuera... o... to express whether... or...
In spanish we can express a choic...,
I have no alternative but to pay ...,
You need to eat something light e...
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Subjuntivo + relative pronoun or adverb + subjuntivo = whatever/wherever/whenever/whoever
When we want to say whatever wher...,
Whatever,
Whatever
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Using como si with indicative to express indiference
We use como si with the indicative,
Well as far as i am concerned he ...,
Even if there were three signs wh...
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Using "y eso que" for despite/even though
Although more colloquial we use y...,
He doesnt like coffee at all even...,
My cousins are very humble and th...
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Using venir + gerundio (perífrasis verbal)
Venir conjugated gerundio,
Im thinking that maybe i should a...,
My dad has been thinking about it...
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Using más que for "only / just"
In spanish we can use mas que to ...,
He only had a few coins in his po...,
Ive only been waiting a few minutes
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Using "a ver" for "let's see"
In spanish its very common for a ...,
Lets see what you have hidden the...,
Im not an expert but lets see how...
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Se aspectual
In spanish particularly in conver...,
Laura ate an apple,
He has drunk beer
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