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¿Verdadero o falso? Un poco de historia: los hispanos en los Estados Unidos. 1. Los españoles fundan la ciudad de San Agustín en la Florida. (V/F) 2. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado llega a Texas. (V/F) 3. Ponce de León descubre el río Colorado. (V/F) 4. Cristóbal Colón llega a México en el siglo XVI. (V/F) [...]

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One more use

One more use of the present tense The present tense is used to express actions that began in the past and continue in the present with: the construction hace + expression of time + que + verb in the present tense. Hace tres años que esperamos una respuesta. - We have been waiting for an [...]

By |2020-02-07T12:49:50-03:00February 11th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on One more use

Other uses of the present

Other uses of the present tense The present is also used: ◆ to tell facts considered unquestionable or universal truths. Cinco más quince son veinte - Five plus fifteen is twenty ◆ to describe a past event, making it more vivid. This is called the historical present. En 1969 el primer hombre llega a la [...]

By |2020-02-05T13:50:23-03:00February 6th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Other uses of the present

Present tense exercises

en tu caso... ¿Es verdadero o falso? In your case... True or false? 1. Desayuno a las ocho todos los días. (  ) 2. Miro los programas de noticias por el cable por la tarde. (  ) 3. Trabajo ocho horas. (  ) 4. Escribo mensajes electrónicos todos los días. (  ) 5. Preparo la [...]

By |2020-01-29T12:11:18-03:00January 30th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Present tense exercises

Present Vocabulary

Often, the context or words surrounding a verb help pin down information about the time the action takes place. The following are some expressions of time used frequently to refer to actions that take place customarily in the present. Vocabulary al mediodía - at noon nunca - never de vez en cuando - from time [...]

By |2020-01-28T11:03:42-03:00January 28th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Present Vocabulary

When is the present tense?

The present tense is used in Spanish: * to describe an action happening now. Often, it is translated with the -ing form in English. Ahora veo a Ana - Now I see Ana Luis llega a la puerta - Louis is arriving at the gate * to express actions that takes place regularly, in a [...]

By |2020-01-22T12:38:16-03:00January 23rd, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on When is the present tense?

Practice Present

My neighbors. Write the present form of the verb: 1) Pedro...................(vivir) con su familia en mi edificio. 2) Lucía, la esposa de Pedro, no.....................(trabajar) todos los días. 3) La hija, Mercedes, .....................(estudiar) en la universidad. 4) Lucía y su esposo .................(planear) visitar a Mercedes esta semana. 5) Juan, el hijo, ahora .................(subir) a su apartamento. [...]

By |2020-01-21T10:44:15-03:00January 21st, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Practice Present

Verbs in the present tense

Some commonly used regular verbs: -ar Bajar - to step down Cocinar - to cook Comprar - to buy Conversar - to talk Cooperar - to cooperate Dibujar - to draw Escuchar - to listen Limpiar - to clean Preparar - to prepare Sacar - to take out Sumar - to add (up) Trabajar - [...]

By |2020-01-15T14:08:08-03:00January 16th, 2020|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Verbs in the present tense

present tense facts

Regular Verbs in the Present Tense To form the present tense, drop the -ar, -er, or -ir from the root (or radical) of the infinitive and add the ending that corresponds to the subject. The following verbs can be used asa models for all regular verbs in the present tense. Comprar (-ar) to buy yo [...]

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Future excercises

Some excercises with the Simple Future: 1) El año que viene ............(nosotros/viajar) a Europa. 2) Mañana ..............(yo/levantarse) muy temprano. 3) El viernes por la tarde ..............(ustedes/ir) al cine con nosotros. 4) Pasado mañana ...............(vos/tener) el exámen de matemática. 5) En un rato ...............(estar) listo el asado. 6) Cuando lleguemos al aeropuerto, Eduardo nos ............. [...]

By |2025-07-20T20:39:47-03:00November 26th, 2019|Espanhol / Español, Spanish / Español|Comments Off on Future excercises