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Vocabulary (18)

 Mostrar (show) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él muestra la tarjeta de embarque a la azafata.

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He shows the boarding pass to the stewardess. Show

Mostrar

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 Agradable: Pleasant (Spanish)

La noche aquí es agradabilísima para observar.

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The night here is delightful for observing. Show

Agradable

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Pleasant Show

 Desagradable: Unpleasant (Spanish)

La flora era desagradabilísima en esta región.

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The flora was extremely unpleasant in this region. Show

Desagradable

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Unpleasant Show

 El mundo: The world (Spanish)

El mundo es enorme, así que usa el mapa.

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The world is vast, so use the map. Show

El mundo

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The world Show

 El mapa: The map (Spanish)

El mapa muestra el camino al campamento.

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The map shows the way to the camp. Show

El mapa

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The map Show

 El norte: The north (Spanish)

En el norte, el paisaje es muy hermoso.

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In the north, the scenery is very beautiful. Show

El norte

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The north Show

 El sur: The south (Spanish)

Es fascinante observar el sur desde la colina.

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It's fascinating to observe the South from the hill. Show

El sur

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The south Show

 El este: The east (Spanish)

El sol se esconde por el oeste, entonces estamos en el este.

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The sun sets in the west, so we are in the east. Show

El este

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The east Show

 El oeste: The west (Spanish)

El sol se oculta en el oeste.

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The sun sets in the west. Show

El oeste

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The west Show

 El océano: The ocean (Spanish)

El océano es enorme, así que lo admiro.

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The ocean is enormous, so I admire it. Show

El océano

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The ocean Show

 Enorme: enormous (Spanish)

El mapa es enormísimo, así que se ve desde lejos.

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The map is enormous, so it can be seen from afar. Show

Enorme

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Enormous Show

 La luna: The moon (Spanish)

Miremos la luna y las estrellas en el cielo.

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Let's look at the moon and the stars in the sky. Show

La luna

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The moon Show

 El planeta: The planet (Spanish)

Mira el planeta y observa cómo brilla en el cielo.

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Look at the planet and observe how it shines in the sky. Show

El planeta

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The planet Show

 La estrella: The star (Spanish)

Observar la estrella desde el camping es relajante.

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Observing the star from the campsite is relaxing. Show

La estrella

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The star Show

 El cielo: The sky (Spanish)

El cielo está despejado, así que salimos a caminar.

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The sky is clear, so we went out for a walk. Show

El cielo

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The sky Show

 El espacio: Space (Spanish)

Observamos el espacio y las estrellas en la noche.

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We observe the countryside and the stars at night. Show

El espacio

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Space Show

 Observar (to observe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Observas la luna esta noche.

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You observe the moon tonight. Show

Observar

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 Existir (to exist) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Existís para observar la hermosa luna.

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You exist to watch the beautiful moon. Show

Existir

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To exist Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
es especial. | planetas, pero | nuestro planeta | Existen muchos
Existen muchos planetas, pero nuestro planeta es especial.
(There are many planets, but our planet is special.)
2.
para navegar. | es un | poco desagradable | Este mapa
Este mapa es un poco desagradable para navegar.
(This map is a bit unpleasant to navigate.)
3.
nuestro. | Existen muchos | mundos, pero | este es
Existen muchos mundos, pero este es nuestro.
(There are many worlds, but this is ours.)
4.
brillantes. | enormes y | cielo son | en el | Las estrellas
Las estrellas en el cielo son enormes y brillantes.
(The stars in the sky are enormous and bright.)
5.
espacio y | Observamos el | noche. | las estrellas | en la
Observamos el espacio y las estrellas en la noche.
(We observe the countryside and the stars at night.)
6.
está despejado, | caminar. | El cielo | así que | salimos a
El cielo está despejado, así que salimos a caminar.
(The sky is clear, so we went out for a walk.)
7.
mapas para | la excursión. | Traje los | guiarnos en
Traje los mapas para guiarnos en la excursión.
(I brought the maps to guide us on the excursion.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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El espacio


Space

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La estrella


The star

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El cielo


The sky

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El sur


The south

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El mundo


The world

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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estabas, observaba, estábamos, movían, movía, observaban, cambiaba

1.
... el mapa para ver el norte.
(I was moving the map to see the north.)
2.
Yo ... el mapa al oeste.
(I was changing the map to the west.)
3.
Ellas ... las sillas bajo la luna.
(They were moving the chairs under the moon.)
4.
Nosotros ... describiendo el cielo
(We were describing the sky)
5.
Él ... el mapa del mundo.
(He was looking at the map of the world.)
6.
Tú ... observando las estrellas
(You were observing the stars)
7.
Ellos ... la luna en el espacio.
(They were watching the moon in space.)
8.
Yo ... el cielo cada noche.
(I used to watch the sky every night.)

Exercise 4: Las conjunciones: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The conjunctions: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

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y, entonces, así que, o, pero

1.
¿Miramos el norte ... el sur esta vez?
(Shall we look north or south this time?)
2.
Está nublado, ... lo dejamos para mañana.
(It is cloudy, so we'll leave it for tomorrow.)
3.
Cayó la noche, ... comenzamos a observar las estrellas.
(Night fell, so we started to observe the stars.)
4.
Ya es noche, ... el cielo está claro.
(It's already night, but the sky is clear.)
5.
La estrella brilla ... la luna aparece detrás.
(The star shines and the moon appears behind.)
6.
Estamos en el sur, ... la luna se ve más alta.
(We are in the south, so the moon looks higher.)
7.
No había luna, ... vimos más estrellas.
(There was no moon, so we saw more stars.)
8.
Observo el cielo, ... no veo ninguna estrella
(I look at the sky, but I don’t see any stars.)

Grammar

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A2.19.2 Gramática

Las conjunciones: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

The conjunctions: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Estar to be

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo estaba I was
tú estabas You were
él/ella estaba he was
nosotros/nosotras estábamos we were
vosotros/vosotras estabais you (all) were
ellos/ellas estaban they were

Exercises and examples phrases

Cambiar to change

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo cambiaba I was changing
tú cambiabas You were changing
él/ella cambiaba He/she was changing
nosotros/nosotras cambiábamos We changed
vosotros/vosotras cambiabais You were changing
ellos/ellas cambiaban They changed

Exercises and examples phrases

Mover to move

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo movía I moved
tú movías You were moving
él/ella movía He/she moved
nosotros/nosotras movíamos we moved
vosotros/vosotras movíais You moved
ellos/ellas movían They moved

Exercises and examples phrases

Observar to observe

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo observaba I was observing
tú observabas You were observing
él/ella observaba He observed
nosotros/nosotras observábamos we observed
vosotros/vosotras observabais You observed
ellos/ellas observaban They were observing

Exercises and examples phrases

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