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IF A VERB FINISHES IN THE LETTERS -IR, IT WILL FOLLOW THESE RULES.
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EXAMPLES FOR THE
PAST, PRESENT, OR FUTURE.
CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS.
CLICK HERE TO SAY YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING OR SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN.
WE WILL USE THE VERB ESCRIBIR (TO WRITE) AS OUR EXAMPLE.
IN ENGLISH WE HAVE TO USE A WORD TO SAY WHO SPEAKS:
FOR EXAMPLE, I SPEAK, YOU SPEAK, WE SPEAK ETC.
IN SPANISH THESE WORDS (WHO DOES THE ACTION) ARE SHOWN BY THE ENDING OF THE VERB.
PRESENT
LOOK AT THE ENDINGS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THE ENGLISH WORDS:
I WRITE = ESCRIBO
YOU WRITE = ESCRIBES
HE WRITES = ESCRIBE
SHE WRITES = ESCRIBE
IT WRITES = ESCRIBE
WE WRITE = ESCRIBIMOS
YOU WRITE = ESCRIBIS
THEY WRITE = ESCRIBEN
SO, TO SAY I WRITE LETTERS (CARTAS),
WE FOLLOW SOME SIMPLE STEPS:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (ESCRIBIR)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-IR)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY (ESCRIBO)
4: WRITE OR SAY THE ACTION WITH WHATEVER OTHER WORDS YOU WANT!
(I WRIRE LETTERS = ESCRIBO CARTAS )
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PAST
IN THE PAST, WE ALSO CHANGE THE ENDING ACCORDING TO WHO WE WANT TO SAY DID THE ACTION.
BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!
THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF SPEAKING ABOUT THE PAST.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AT A POINT IN THE PAST
(I WROTE LETTERS YESTERDAY)?
OR
SOMETHING HAPPENED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
(I USED TO WRITE LETTERS)?
THE PRETERITE
THIS IS USED WHEN WE WANT TO SAY THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED AT A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME IN THE PAST:
(I WROTE LETTERS YESTERDAY)
WE FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS AS IN THE PRESENT:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (ESCRIBIR)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-IR)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR THE PRETERITE:
(WATCH HOW THEY RELATE TO THE 'WHO' WORD WE USE IN ENGLISH!)
I WROTE = ESCRIBÍ
YOU WROTE = ESCRIBISTE
HE WROTE = ESCRIBIÓ
SHE WROTE = ESCRIBIÓ
IT WROTE = ESCRIBIÓ
WE WROTE = ESCRIBIMOS
YOU WROTE = ESCRIBISTEIS
THEY WROTE = ESCRIBIERON
I WROTE LETTERS YESTERDAY = ESCRIBÍ CARTAS AYER.
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THE IMPERFECT
AGAIN, WE FOLLOW THE SAME STEPS:
1: CHOOSE THE VERB (ESCRIBIR)
2: REMOVE THE ENDING (-IR)
3: ADD THE ENDING WHICH MEANS THE PERSON YOU WANT TO SAY.
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS WE USE FOR THE IMPERFECT:
I WROTE (USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBÍA
YOU WROTE(USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBÍAS
HE WROTE(USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBÍA
SHE WROTE(USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBÍA
IT WROTE(USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBÍA
WE WROTE(USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBÍAMOS
YOU WROTE(USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBIAIS
THEY WROTE(USED TO WRITE) = ESCRIBÍAN
I WROTE (USED TO WRITE) TO MY FRIEND = ESCRIBÍA A MI AMIGO
THE FUTURE
THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE WAY WE FORM THE OTHER TENSES
WITH ONE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE:
WE DON'T TAKE OFF THE -IR BEFORE WE ADD THE NEW ENDING !!!
THESE ARE THE ENDINGS FOR THE FUTURE:
I WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIRÉ
YOU WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIRÁS
HE WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIRÁ
SHE WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIRÁ
IT WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIRÁ
WE WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIREMOS
YOU WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIRAIS
THEY WILL WRITE = ESCRIBIRÁN
SO, I WILL WRITE SPANISH TO MY FRIEND = ESCRIBIRÉ ESPAÑOL A MI AMIGO.
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QUESTIONS:
IN ENGLISH WE USE DID, DO / DOES, OR WILL AT THE BEGINNING OF A QUESTION,
SO PEOPLE WILLKNOW THAT WE ARE ASKING A QUESTION.
IN SPANISH, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS!!
TO WRITE A QUESTION,
SIMPLY WRITE AN UPSIDE DOWN QUESTION MARK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE QUESTION.
FOR EXAMPLE:
YOU WRITE LETTERS = ESCRIBES CARTAS.
DO YOU WRITE LETTERS? = ¿ESCRIBES CARTAS?
TO ASK A QUESTION,
SIMPLY MAKE WHAT YOU SAY SOUND LIKE A QUESTION
BY RAISING THE TONE TOWARDS THE END!!
YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING OR SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN.
SIMPLY ADD THE WORD NO BEFORE THE VERB!
FOR EXAMPLE:
I DON'T WRITE LETTERS = NO ESCRIBO CARTAS.
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