Spanish Grammar Essentials Handbook
Comprehensive guide to Spanish grammar essentials including preterit, future tense, possessive pronouns, and reflexive verbs. Learn about demonstrative adjectives, ordinal numbers, prepositions, and more.
Spanish Grammar Essentials Handbook
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Grammar Book Karen Muhammad
Table of contents • 1. Preterit • 2. Demonstrative Adjectives & Pronoun • 3. Ordinal Numbers • 4. Prepositions • 5. Future Tense • 6. Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns • 7. Reflexives
Preterite • SNAKE • STEM CHANGERS • DOMIR • Domí • Domimos • Domiste • Dumió • Dumieron SPOCK VERBS • 2. Y CHANGERS • LEER • Leí • Leimos • Leiste • Leyó • Leyeron Ir/Ser Dar/Ver andar estar poder poner querer saber tener venir conducir producir traducir decir traer anduv- estuv- pud- pus- quis- sup- tuv- vin- conduj- produj- traduj- dij- traj- Hacer -CAR changes to qué -GAR changes to gué -ZAR changes to cé NOTE: ONLY CHANGES IN THE YO FOURM!
Demonstrative Adj & Pronouns • Demonstrative Adjectives • Demonstrative Adjective • Used when the object is more than just a short distance away • Usually precede the noun Examples: este – this ese – that estos – these esos – those • Demonstrative Pronouns • Same as the demonstrative adjectives but always have a accent mark over the first letter • Examples: éste – this ése – that éstos – these ésos – those
Ordinal Number • When used with noun they must agree with number & gender. • Ordinals are placed before nouns. • Primera • Segunda • Tercera • Cuarta • Quinta • Sexto • Septima • Octava • Novena • Decima
Prepositions Abajo debajo(de) encima(de) • Cerca(de) • Delante(de) • A la derecha(de) • Detras(de) • Entre • A la izquierda(de) • Al lado(de) • Lejos(de) The Words Arriba & Abajo are never followed by de. Arriba dentro(de) fuera(de) Use de only when a specific location follows the expression.
Future tense • Future tense “haber” + past participle • Describes what will happen in the future before the action takes place. • Habré • Habrás • Habrá • Habremos • Habrán ALL Verbs have the same endings in the future tense.
Possessive Adjectives • For actions that were repeated habitually • For actions that “set the stage” for another past action • For telling time • For stating one’s age • For mental states (usually) • For physical sensations (usually) • To describe the characteristics of people, things, or conditions AR ER/IR
Possessive Pronouns • Demonstrative Pronouns are used in place of the adjective and the noun. They are the same as demonstrative adjectives except that they have an accent. Singular-aquélla Plural-aquéllas
Reflexive Pronouns & Verbs • Takes a special pronoun called a reflexive pronoun. • A reflexive pronoun is the same person, place, or thing as the subject! The subject (yo) & the direct ibject (me) are the same person.