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4th Edition Spanish Ch. 6 Flashcards

1
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Numbers 101 and higher

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Numbers 101 and higher

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Spanish uses a period, rather than a comma, to indicate thousands and millions.

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True

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3
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Ciento uno

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101

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4
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Doscientos/as

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200

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Trescientos/as

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300

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Cuatrocientos

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400

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Quinientos/as

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500

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Seiscientos/as

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600

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Setecientos/as

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700

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Ochocientos/as

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800

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Novecientos/as

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900

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12
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1.000

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Mil

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13
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1.100

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Mil cien

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14
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2.000

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Dos mil

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15
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5.000

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Cinco mil

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16
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100.000

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Cien mil

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17
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200.000

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Doscientos mil

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18
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550.000

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Quinietos cincuenta mil

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19
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1.000.000

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Un millón (de)

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20
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8.000.000

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Ocho millones (de)

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21
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Use ciento uno if used for counting. Use ciento un(a) when describing quanity.

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True

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22
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The numbers 200 through 999 agree in gender with the nouns they modify.

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True

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23
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324 tiendas

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Trescientas veinticuatro tiendas.

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24
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873 habitaciones

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Ochocientas setenta y tres habitaciones

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25
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500 mujeres

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Quinietas mujeres

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26
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605 clientes

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Seiscientos cinco clientes

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27
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990 euros

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Novecientos noventa euros

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257 estudiantes

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Doscientos cincuenta y siete estudiantes.

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Mil can mean a thousand or one thousand. The plural form of un millón (a million or one million) is millones, which has no accent.

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True

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30
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1.000 dólares

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Mil dólares

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31
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5.000 bicicletas

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Cinco mil bicicletas

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32
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2.000.000 de pesos

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Dos millones de pesos.

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33
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1.000.000 de aficionados

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Un millón de aficionados

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34
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The plural forms cientos and miles (de) refer to hundreds or thousands of (people or things).

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True

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35
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Cientos de personas

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Hundreds of people

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36
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Miles de dólares

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Thousands of dollars

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37
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In Spanish, years are never expressed as pairs of 2-digit numbers as they sometimes are in English (1979, nineteen seventy-nine).

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True

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38
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1945

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Mil novecientos cuarenta y cinco

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39
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1898

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Mil ochocientos noventa y ocho

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40
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2005

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Dos mil cinco

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41
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In Spanish, street numbers follow the same pattern.

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True

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42
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¿Cuál es tu dirección?

A

What’s your address?

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43
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Mi dirección es Balcarce mil doscientos ochenta y tres.

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My address is Balcarce twelve hundred eighty-three.

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44
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When millión or millones are used before a noun, place de between the two.

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True

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45
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1.000.000 de hombres

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Un millón de hombres

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46
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12.000.000 de aviones

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Doce millones de aviones.

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47
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15.000.000 de personas

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Quince millones de personas

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48
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Mil millones

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A billion (1.000.000.000)

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49
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Un billón

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A trillion (1.000.000.000.000)

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50
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Hay mil millones de personas en China.

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There are a billion people in China.

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51
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Hay un billón de planetas en el universo.

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There are a trillion planets in the universe.

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52
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The preterite tense of regular verbs.

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The preterite tense of regular verbs

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53
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In order to talk about events in the past, Spanish Uses two simple tenses; the preterite and the imperfect.

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True

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54
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The preterite is used to talk about actions or states completed in the past.

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True

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55
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Comprar-to buy

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Compré, conpraste, compró, compramos, comprasteis, compraron.

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56
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Vender- to sale

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Vendí, vendiste, vendió, vendimos, vendisteis, vendieron

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57
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Escribir- to write

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Escribí, escribiste, escribió, escribimos, escribisteis, escribieron.

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58
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The preterite endings for regular -er and -ir verbs are identical. Also, the yo and Ud./él/ella forms of all three conjugations have written accents on the last syllable.

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True

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59
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The nosotros/as forms of regular -ar and -ir verbs in the preterite are identical to the present-tense forms.

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True

60
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El invierno compramos suéteres.

A

In the winter we buy sweaters.

61
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Anoche compramos unas sandalias.

A

Last night we bought some sanda.s.

62
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Escribimos poemas en clase.

A

We write poems in class.

63
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Ya escribimos dos veces al presidente.

A

We already wrote to the president twice.

64
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-Ar and -er verbs that have a stem change in the present tense do not have a stem change in the preterite.

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True

65
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Cerrar- close

A

Ana cierra la puerta- Ana cerró la puerta.

66
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Volver- to return

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Juan vuelve a las dos

67
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Él juega al fútbol.

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Él jugó al futbol.

68
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Pensar- Pienso mucho

A

Pensé mucho.

69
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Verbs that end in -car, -gar, and -zar have a spelling change in the yo form of the preterite. All the other forms are regular.

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True

70
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Buscar

A

Busqué

71
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Llegar

A

Llegué

72
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Empezar

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Empecé

73
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Creer, leer, and oir have a spelling changes in the preterite.

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True

74
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Creer

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Creí, creíste, creyó, creímos, creísteis, creyeron

75
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Leer

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Leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leísteis, leyeron

76
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Oír

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Oí, oíste, oyó, oímos, oísteis, oyeron

77
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Ver is regular in the preterite, but none of its forms has an accent.

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True

78
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Ver

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Vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.

79
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Anoche

A

Last night

80
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Anteayer

A

The day before yesterday.

81
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El año pasado

A

Last year

82
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Ayer

A

Yesterday

83
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De repente

A

Suddenly

84
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Desde… Hasta…

A

From… Until…

85
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Pasado/a

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(Adj.) last; past

86
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La semana pasada

A

Last week

87
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Una vez

A

Once; one time

88
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Dos veces

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Twice; two times

89
Q

Ya

A

Already

90
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Acabo de comprar un sueter.

A

I just bought a sweater.

91
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Acabas de ir de compras

A

You just went shopping.

92
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Indirect object pronouns

A

Indirect object pronouns

93
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An indirect object is the noun or pronoun that answers the question to whom or for whom an action is done. In this example, the indirect object answers this question: ¿A quién le prestó Roberto cien pesos? To whom did Roberto loan 100 pesos?

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True

94
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Roberto le prestó cien pesos a Luisa.

A

Roberto loaned 100 pesos to Luisa.

95
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Me

A

(To, for) me

96
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Te

A

(To, for) you (fam.)

97
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Le

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(To, for) you (form) (to, for) him; (to, for) her

98
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Nos

A

(To, for) us

99
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Os

A

(To, for) you (fam)

100
Q

Les

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(To, for) you (form); (to, for) them

101
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Spanish speakers often use the object pronoun and the noun to which it refers in the same sentence to emphasize or clarify to whom the pronoun refers. The indirect object pronoun is often used without the indirect noun when the person for whom the action is being done or known.

A

True

102
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Iván lev prestó un lápiz a Juan.

A

Iván loaned a pencil to Juan.

103
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También le prestó papel.

A

He also loaned him paper.

104
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Sabrina le compró un café a Valeria.

A

Sabrina bought Valeria a coffee.

105
Q

Tambien le compró un sándwich.

A

She also bought her a sandwich.

106
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Since le and les have multiple meanings, a + [noun] or a + [pronoun] is often used to clarify to whom the pronouns refer.

A

True

107
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Ella les vendió ropa.

A

She sold clothing (to them or to you all).

108
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Ella les vendió ropa a ellos.

A

She sold clothing to them.

109
Q

Yo le presté una camisa a Luis.

A

Yo le presté una camisa a Luis.

110
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Indirect object pronouns usually precede the conjugated verb. In negative sentences, place the pronoun between no and the conjugated verb.

A

True

111
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Te compré un abrigo.

A

I bought you a coat.

112
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No te ne compré nada.

A

I didn’t buy you anything.

113
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When an infinitive or present participle is used, there are two options for indirect object pronoun placement: before the conjugated verb, or attached to the infinitive or present participle. When a pronoun is attached to a present participle, an accent mark is added.

A

True

114
Q

¿Vas a comprarle un regalo a Carla? ¿Le vas a comprar un regalo a Carla?

A

Are you going to buy a gift for Carla?

115
Q

Estoy mostrándoles las fotos a ellos. Les estoy mostrando las fotos a ellos.

A

I’m showing them the photos.

116
Q

The irregular verbs dar (to give) and decir (to say; to tell) are often used with indirect object pronouns.

A

True

117
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Dar

A

Doy, das, da, damos, daís, dan, dando

118
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Decir

A

Digo, dices, dice, decimos, decis, dicen, diciendo

119
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Mi abuela me da muchos regalos.

A

My grandmother gives me lots of gives.

120
Q

Te digo la verdad.

A

I’m telling you the truth.

121
Q

Voy a darle un beso.

A

I’m going to give her a kiss.

122
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Te digo la verdad.

A

I’m telling you the truth.

123
Q

No les estoy diciendo mentiras a mis padres.

A

I am not telling lies to my parents.

124
Q

Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.

A

Demonstratives adjectives and pronouns.

125
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Demonstrative adjectives demonstrate or point out nouns. They precede the nouns they modify and agree with them in gender and number.

A

True

126
Q

Este vestido

A

This dress

127
Q

Esos zapatos

A

Those shoes

128
Q

Aquella tienda

A

That store (over there)

129
Q

Masculine

A

Este, ese, aquel

130
Q

Feminine

A

Esta, esa, aquella

131
Q

Masculine

A

Estos, esos, aquellos

132
Q

Feminine

A

Estas, esas, aquellas

133
Q

Esto/esta

A

This

134
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Estos/estas

A

These

135
Q

Ese/esa

A

That

136
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Esos/esas

A

Those

137
Q

Aquel/aquella

A

That

138
Q

Aquellos/aquellas

A

Those (over there)

139
Q

The demonstrative adjectives este, esta, estos, and estas are used to point out nouns that are close to the speaker and the listener.

A

True

140
Q

The demonstrative adjectives aquel, aquella, aquellos, and aquellas are used to point out nouns that are far away from the speaker and the listener.

A

True

141
Q

Demonstrative pronouns are identical to demonstrative adjectives except that they traditionally carry an accent mark on the stressed vowel. They agree in number and gender with the corresponding noun.

A

True

142
Q

No me gusta este sueter. Prefiero ese.

A

I don’t like this sweater. I prefer that one.

143
Q

No voy a comprar estos zapatos. Quiero aquellos.

A

I’m not going to buy these shoes. I want those ones over there.

144
Q

Ella quiere comprar esa bolsa no aquella.

A

She wants to buy that purse, not that one over there.

145
Q

Que precio tienen esos pantalones? Esos cuestan quince dolares.

A

How much do those pants cost? Those cost fifteen dollars.

146
Q

There are three neuter forms: esto, eso, and aquello. These forms refer to unidentified or unspecified nouns, situations, and ideas. They do not change in gender or number and never carry an accent mark.

A

True

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