Indirect Object Pronouns

Indirect Objects: Indirect objects indicate where the direct object is going.
It indicates TO WHOM, FOR WHOM, FOR WHAT, TO WHAT?

He gives the book to María.
Where is the book going?
To María. IO=María

Diego me compra un regalo
Diego buys (for) me a gift. IO=Me

*Le and Les are meant to be ambiguous, so they can stand for different thigns

Ella le escribe una carta.
(when given this sentence, it can mean any of the following):
She writes him a letter.
She writes her a letter.
She writes you (formal) a letter.

Indirect Object Pronouns:

me (me)
te (you)
le (him, her, you)
nos (us)
les (them, you all)

Place the pronoun before the conjugated verb. Easy as that!

The Imperfect Tense: Regular Verbs

In spanish, to explain things that happened in the past the imperfect tense is used. the imperfect is used for actions that happened in the past and are not completed, the action does not have a definite beginning or end.

REGULAR IMPERFECT CONJUGATION:
To conjucate regular -ar verbs into the imperfect tense, drop the -ar ending and use:

To conjucate regular -er or -ir verbs into the imperfect tense, drop the -er or -ir ending and use:

The Imperfect Tense: Irregular Verbs

There are only three verbs in spanish that can be put into the irregular imperfect tense: Ir (to go), Ser (to be), and Ver (to see).

To conjugate Ir into the irregular imperfect tense:

To conjugate Ser into the irregular imperfect tense:

To conjugate Ver into the irregular imperfect tense:

Reciprocal Actions

Let's begin with the question..

"what is a reciprocal action?"

Reciprocal actions use reflexive pronouns such as se and nos in order to express the idea that the two verbs are doing something "to each other."

In other words, simply add se or nos before your verb to indicate that the actions are being done to each other.

Ex: Se ayudaron
*As you can see, the sentence would be "they helped themselves"
but because there is a reflexive pronoun

in front of the verb the sentence becomes "they helped each other."

Ex: Nos sauludabamos con un abrazo
"We greeted each other with a hug."

*Reciprocal actions are no longer frustrating, but easy to under stand! Just keep practing and you are on your way to success.

Preterite vs. Imperfect

There are two past tenses used in spanish: preterite and imperfect. Most verbs can be put into either tense, depending upon the meaning. The preterite is used for actions that happened in the past and are completed, the action has a definite beginning and a definite end. The imperfect is used for actions that happened in the past and are not completed, the action does not have a definite beginning or end.

REGULAR PRETERITE CONJUGATION:

To conjucate a regular -ar verb into the preterite, drop the -ar ending and use:

To conjucate a regular -er or -ir verb into the preterite, drop the -er or -ir ending and use:

REGULAR IMPERFECT CONJUCATION:

To conjucate regular -ar verbs into the imperfect tense, drop the -ar ending and use:

To conjucate regular -er or -ir verbs into the imperfect tense, drop the -er or -ir ending and use:

Irregular Preterites

Hello again! Today we begin irregular preterites. Now, before you begin to hiperventilate-Let's begin with the definition of irregular preterites. If you break down the word "irregular preterite," it's not as hard as it seems. In order to understand it, you must know the definition of a preterite. A preterite is a verb that describes an action that has been done in the past. In other words, the verb is no longer ongoing, it is complete.
The endings for preterite verbs are:

For Ir/Er verbs use the following endings:
Yo í
Tú iste
Él, Ella, Usted ió
Nosotros imos
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes ieron

For Ar verbs use the following endings:
Yo é
Tú aste
Él, Ella, Usted ó
Nosotros amos
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes aron

So..you no longer need to feel the urge to cry

Apply these endings to any verb when speaking in past tense.
Easy as that!

Our First Entry: What We Are About

Before we begin any sort of learning, let me explain what this website is about. We, Jackie lee and Kayla church, are here to help or maybe even inspire people to be able to understand more about the Spanish language, and a little bit of its difficult grammar. Do not fear, I know that the word "grammar" is spelled wrong in our URL. That was merely a typo..We know our stuff, and we are here to help. Spread the word, and let us begin!