Demonstrative Adjectives, Pronouns & Present Continuous Tense Flashcards

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What are some common infinitive constructions?

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Acabar de + infinitive (To have just done something)
Al + infinitive (On doing something)
Antes de + infinitive (Before doing something)
Después de + infinitive (After doing something)
Para + infinitive (In order to do something)
Es importante + infinitive (It is important to do something)
Tener que + infinitive (To have to do something)
Hay que + infinitive (To have to do something - impersonal)
Poder + infinitive (To be able to do something)
Querer + infinitive (To want to do something)

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How might you say this/these?

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Este, esta, estos, estas.

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How might you say that/those?

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Ese, esa, esos, esas.

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How might you say that/those further away?

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Aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas.

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How might you say this one/these ones?

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Éste, ésta, éstos, éstas.

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How might you say that one/those ones?

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Ése, ésa, esos, esas.

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How might you say that one/those ones further away?

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Aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas.

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What do the neuter forms of esto, eso + aquello describe?

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A general idea or something whose gender is unknown.

This, that, that thing over there.

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What does éste mean?

What does aquél mean?

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The former + the latter.

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What are some of the idiomatic uses of demonstrative adjectives + pronouns?

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Esto de (This question/business of), a eso de + time (about), De eso se trata! (That’s the point!), y eso que (Even though/in spite of the fact), eso es! (That’s it!), Nada de eso! (None of that!) + ni por esas (By no means)

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What is the present continuous used for?

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Express/describe an action that is going on at that moment in time.

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How do you form the present continuous tense?

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Estar + gerund/ending. Gerund doesn’t change depending on who does the action.

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Conjugate the verb:

Estar

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Estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis + están.

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What are the gerunds for AR, ER + IR verbs in the present continuous?

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Ando, iendo, iendo.

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Which words have spelling changes in the present continuous tense?

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Construir (construyendo), leer (leyendo), oír (oyendo), caer (cayendo) + creer (creyendo).
Most radical changing verbs don’t undergo spelling changes. Those that do are dormir (durmiendo), pedir (pidiendo), sentir (sintiendo), decir (diciendo), poder (pudiendo), seguir (siguiendo) + venir (viniendo).

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What is the imperfect continuous tense?

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Describe ongoing actions in the past. Used when extra emphasis is required for ongoing nature of the action. Something that was happening when another action interrupts it.

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How is the imperfect continuous tense formed?

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Imperfect form of estar + gerund.

18
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What would you do instead of saying ‘ing’ at the start of the sentence?

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Use the infinitive e.g. Es importante escuchar al profesor.

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How might you say that you are still doing something?

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Continuar + gerund or Seguir + gerund.