Complete: Mi madre ___ de Colombia.
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es
Origin is a defining trait, so it takes ser. Está would describe location or a state.
Spanish Grammar
Ser and estar, por and para, past tenses and the subjunctive, one tap at a time
Spanish Grammar is a Bertopia flashcard pack of 71 cards: ser and estar, por and para, past tenses and the subjunctive, one tap at a time. It covers ser and estar; gender, articles and adjectives; present tense; past tenses; por and para; pronouns and gustar; subjunctive; accents and spelling.
Sample cards
Write the Spanish word problema with its correct definite article.
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el problema
Many words from Greek ending in -ma are masculine: el problema, el sistema, el idioma, el tema.
Complete: Yo ___ dos hermanos.
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tengo
Tener is irregular: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen.
What is the yo preterite of hablar?
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hablé
Regular -ar preterite: hablé, hablaste, habló, hablamos, hablasteis, hablaron. Hablo without the accent is present yo; habló is he spoke.
Complete: Estudio ___ ser médico.
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para
Para plus infinitive expresses purpose: in order to.
Complete: Me ___ los perros.
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gustan
With gustar, the thing liked is the subject. Los perros is plural, so gustan.
Sources
7 sources
- SpanishDict, Ser vs. Estar, SpanishDict
- SpanishDict, Por vs. Para, SpanishDict
- SpanishDict, Spanish Subjunctive, SpanishDict
- SpanishDict, Spanish Accent Marks, SpanishDict
- SpanishDict, Preterite Tense Forms, SpanishDict
- SpanishDict Grammar Guide, SpanishDict
- Diccionario de la lengua española, Real Academia Española
