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Grammar 9A

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about the tense as well as do some practice exercises.

    el pretérito "Did", "-ed": a specific/definite action in the past. Can find it on a timeline
    el imperfecto "Used to", "was/were -ing": a repeated routine or description. Not a single action
    Espera! El Imperfecto + el Pretérito? Try these activities to practice using BOTH past tenses in Context!
    el presente perfecto "has/have done" something. Useful for something in the recent past.
    el presente "does" or "is doing"
    el futuro "will": instead of using "ir + a + infinitive" (going to do something)
    el subjuntivo "maybe/might", used for showing doubt/uncertainty/commands
    el progresivo "is happening": estar + -ando / -iendo
    los mandatos "DO this" or "DON'T DO this"
    ser / estar physical/personality traits + what makes you an individual vs. TODAY I FEEL . . .
    saber / conocer to know facts/information vs. being very familiar or acquainted with people/places
    reflexive verbs sometimes people just do actions to themselves. We talk to ourselves, etc . . .
    object pronouns pronouns just give us a little more information than we would ordinarily have . . .
    stem-changing verbs present tense: "BOOT VERBS", preterite: ONLY -IR verbs change in él / ellos
    comparativos who/what is "MORE THAN" or "THE MOST"?