Thursday, April 30, 2020
¿Sabes Describir Personas e Imágenes En Español? Do you Know How To Describe People And Pictures In Spanish? Do The Exercises And I Will Help You!!
DESCRIPCIÓN DE PERSONAS E IMÁGENES



En la imagen hay una mujer con dos perros. Los perros están en primer plano. Los dos son bastante grandes, aunque el de la izquierda es algo más grande que el de la derecha. Uno de los perros es marrón y el otro negro. Da la impresión de que están a punto de echar a correr detrás de la pelota roja que podemos ver en la parte superior izquierda de la imagen. Detrás de los perros, en segundo plano, vemos a la dueña, que lleva a los animales atados con una correa. Es una mujer joven, de unos 30 años, de pelo castaño y parece que no muy alta. Está lejos, así que no podemos verla con detalle. Lleva ropa cómoda: una sudadera gris, unos pantalones vaqueros y unas deportivas. La mujer y sus dos perros están en un lugar amplio y luminoso. Al fondo se ven unos cuantos árboles. Por eso, creo que están en un bosque. Como la chica no está muy abrigada, imagino que es primavera y, por la luz de la imagen, quizás sea por la tarde.

¡Ahora Tú! Completa la descripción con las palabras que faltan.
En la imagen podemos a una pareja joven, unos veinticinco años, que está
¡Ahora, describe esta imagen en 50 palabras! Now, describe the picture in 50 words!!

Describe la imagen:

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Past Perfect Subjunctive in Spanish!! Advanced Stuff!
The pluperfect subjunctive (pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) is used after specific verbs and expressions of doubt, wishes, hopes, personal opinions or feelings. It expresses actions that took place before a specific past time or that would have taken place under different conditions.
Learn about the conjugation and usage of the pluperfect subjunctive in Spanish grammar with Lingolia’s grammar rules and exercises. See indicative tenses for information about pluperfect indicative and tense comparison for the difference between the indicative and subjunctive mood in Spanish grammar.
Example
Me extrañó mucho que me hubieras mandado una postal de la Cordillera Cantábrica. Probablemente, me hubiera encantado la visita a la región. ¿Te imaginas qué hubiéramos visto lobos ibéricos?
Si me lo hubieras dicho antes, habría ido contigo
Usage
The subjunctive is used after specific expressions of wishes, hopes doubt, feeling or personal opinion. We use the past perfect subjunctive in the following cases:
- in dependent clauses after certain expressions, when the subjunctive action had already taken place beforehand
- Example:
- Me extrañó mucho que me hubieras mandado una postal de la Cordillera Cantábrica.
- action that could/would have taken place in the past (but did not take place)
- Example:
- Probablemente, me hubiera encantado la visita a la región.
- ¿Te imaginas qué hubiéramos visto lobos ibéricos?
- in conditional clause type III si-clauses (unreal condition in the past)
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- Example:
- Si me lo hubieras dicho antes, habría ido contigo.
Dependent Clauses
We can only use the past perfect subjunctive (pretérito pluscuamperfecto subjuntivo) in a dependent clause when the verb in the main clause is in one of the following tenses.- tensemain clausedependent clausepreteriteMe alegró…
(de) que hubiera venido.conditionalSeguro que me alegraría…conditional perfectSeguro que me habría alegrado… person haber participle yo hubiera/hubiese habladoaprendidovividotú hubieras/hubieses él/ella/usted hubiera/hubiese nosotros/-as hubiéramos/hubiésemos vosotros/-as hubierais/hubieseis ellos/ellas/ustedes hubieran/hubiesen
Past Participle
We construct the past participle by removing the infinitive ending and adding the corresponding participle ending: -ado for -ar verbs or -ido for -er/-ir verbs.- Example:
- hablar - hablado
- aprender - aprendido
- vivir - vivido
Irregular past participles
Some verbs have irregular participle forms. The most important irregular participle forms are listed in the table below:verb past participle translation abrir abierto open decir dicho say escribir escrito write hacer hecho do/make imprimir impreso print morir muerto die poner puesto set/place ver visto see volver vuelto return
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Spanish Present Perfect Subjunctive. Would You Like To Get Fluent In Spanish?
The present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) is used to describe past actions that are connected to the present, as well as actions that will have happened by a certain point in the future.
Forming the Present Perfect Subjunctive
The present perfect subjunctive is a combination of the present subjunctive of the verb haber
and a past participle. It's very similar to the present perfect indicative, but is triggered by the same sorts of words and phrases as the present subjunctive.
The present perfect subjunctive is formed as follows:
Present Perfect Subjunctive Formula
present subjunctive of haber + past participle
Here's how to form haber in the present subjunctive.
Subject | Haber in the Present Subjunctive |
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yo | |
tú | |
él, ella, usted | |
nosotros | |
vosotros | |
ellos, ellas, ustedes |
hayan
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Present Perfect Subjunctive Uses
The present perfect subjunctive is used to talk about past actions connected to the present, as well as actions that will have been completed in the future. Certain words and phrases, such as those expressing emotions and desires, trigger the use of the present perfect subjunctive.
1. Past Actions Connected to the Present
The present perfect subjunctive can be used to talk about actions that happened in the past but are relevant in the present. It's very common to see it used to talk about things that just happened.
Lamentamos que ella no haya podido venir a la fiesta.
We regret that she was unable to come to the party.
2. Actions That Will Have Been Completed in the Future
The present perfect subjunctive is also used to talk about things that are expected to be done by a point in the future.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) follows many of the same rules as the present subjunctive. Introduced with a preterite, imperfect, conditional, or past perfect verb in the independent clause, the imperfect subjunctive often refers to a previous experience, but can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities. Check out these examples of the imperfect subjunctive.
Si yo fuera tú, no lo haría.
If I were you, I wouldn’t do it.
Imperfect Subjunctive FormsFinding the Imperfect Subjunctive Stem
To conjugate a verb in the imperfect subjunctive, you'll need to know the third person plural (ellos, ellas) preterite form of the verb you're using. Why? Instead of using the infinitive for a stem, the imperfect subjunctive uses the third person plural of the preterite (minus the -ron). Whatever the third person preterite from of a verb is, whether regular or irregular, becomes the base for the imperfect subjunctive stem.
Imperfect Subjunctive Stem Examples
Here are the imperfect subjunctive stems of some common Spanish verbs.
Imperfect Subjunctive Endings
When conjugating the imperfect subjunctive, you can choose from two different sets of endings. Both are correct, though use of the first set, whose yo ending is -ra, is more widespread.
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Subjunctive 1
Subject | Hablar | Hacer | Traducir |
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yo | |||
tú | |||
él, ella, usted | |||
nosotros | |||
vosotros | |||
ellos, ellas, ustedes |
Subjunctive 2
Subject | Hablar | Hacer | Traducir |
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yo | |||
tú | |||
él, ella, usted | |||
nosotros | |||
vosotros | |||
ellos, ellas, ustedes |
Imperfect Subjunctive Uses
The imperfect subjunctive can be used to talk about past occurrences, current opinions of past events, doubts and wishes, as well as in if clauses and polite requests.
1. Past Occurrences
If the WEIRDO verb in the independent clause is in the preterite or the imperfect, then the subjunctive verb that follows will be imperfect.
2. Current Opinions of Past Events
The imperfect subjunctive can also be used to express current emotions, doubts, etc. about something that happened in the past.
3. Doubts and Wishes
It's common to see ojalá or ojalá que used with the imperfect subjunctive to express the idea of hoping for something that is unlikely to happen or is impossible.
4. If Clauses
When preceded by si (if), the imperfect subjunctive is often used to talk about hypotheticals. Note that the other verb in these constructions is in the conditional.
5. Polite Suggestions and Requests
The imperfect subjunctive can be used to make very polite suggestions or formal requests.
Quisiera/Quisiese dos semanas de vacaciones.
I would like two weeks of vacation.
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