B1.19: Desires and wishes

Deseos y anhelos

Vocabulary (10)

 Depender (to depend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Depender

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To depend Show

 La meta: The goal (Spanish)

La meta

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The goal Show

 Tener ilusión: To have hope (Spanish)

Tener ilusión

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To have hope Show

 Por suerte: Fortunately (Spanish)

Por suerte

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Fortunately Show

 La paciencia: The patience (Spanish)

La paciencia

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The patience Show

 Fácil: Easy (Spanish)

Fácil

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Easy Show

 Difícil: Difficult (Spanish)

Difícil

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Difficult Show

 La calidad de vida: The quality of life (Spanish)

La calidad de vida

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The quality of life Show

 La carrera profesional: The professional career (Spanish)

La carrera profesional

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The professional career Show

 Personal: Personal (Spanish)

Personal

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Personal Show

Exercises

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Exercise 1: El imperativo negativo: los verbos irregulares

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The negative imperative: irregular verbs

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tengáis, hagas, vayas, vayáis, digas, seáis, seas

1.
Hacer (Tú): Es importante que no ... ese error otra vez.
(Do (You): It is important that you do not make that mistake again.)
2.
Ser (Vosotros): ¡No ... tímidos y pedid ayuda!
(You (plural): Don't be shy and ask for help!)
3.
Ir (Tú): ¡No ... a hacer una llamada con otro teléfono!
(You: Don't make a call with another phone!)
4.
Decir (Tú): Por favor, no ... nada al nuevo compañero.
(Say (You): Please, do not say anything to the new colleague.)
5.
Ser (Vosotros): ¡No ... tan confiados!
(Don’t be so confident!)
6.
Sentirse (Vosotros): Chicos, no ... miedo de participar.
(Feel (You all): Guys, don't be afraid to participate.)
7.
Ser (Tú): Por favor, no ... tan negativo en el equipo.
(Be (You): Please, don't be so negative in the team.)
8.
Ir (Vosotros):¡No ... solos al evento de equipo!
(Go (You all): Don't go alone to the team event!)

Grammar

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B1.19.1 Gramática

El imperativo negativo: los verbos irregulares

The negative imperative: irregular verbs


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Experimentar to experience

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
(yo) experimenté I experienced
(tú) experimentaste You experienced
(él/ella) experimentó he/she experienced
(nosotros/nosotras) experimentamos we experienced
(vosotros/vosotras) experimentasteis you experienced
(ellos/ellas) experimentaron they experienced

Exercises and examples phrases

Experimentar to experience

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) experimentaba I used to experience
(tú) experimentabas You experienced
(él/ella) experimentaba he/she was experiencing
(nosotros/nosotras) experimentábamos we experienced
(vosotros/vosotras) experimentabais you experienced
(ellos/ellas) experimentaban they experienced

Exercises and examples phrases

Depender to depend

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
(yo) dependí I depended
(tú) dependiste you depended
(él/ella) dependió he/she depended
(nosotros/nosotras) dependimos we depended
(vosotros/vosotras) dependisteis You depended
(ellos/ellas) dependieron They depended

Exercises and examples phrases

Depender to depend

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) dependía I depended
(tú) dependías You used to depend
(él/ella) dependía he/she depended
(nosotros/nosotras) dependíamos we depended
(vosotros/vosotras) dependíais You depended
(ellos/ellas) dependían they depended

Exercises and examples phrases

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