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¡Mucho gusto!
What's this Class
about?
(AND ALL OF MY CLASSES)

- About teaching you the way people really speak Spanish

- Intuitive learning more than learning grammar rules
- How people communicate on a daily basis
- Understanding the beauty of Spanish

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 The Present
"VAMOS A HABLAR DEL PRESENTE"
-LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PRESENT OR
WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PRESENT

Let's break down this phrase...

Vamos a hablar del presente

To go To talk

To go is the Infinitive Form or Unconjugated Form for "IR"

To talk is the Infinitive of "HABLAR"
 Conjugating "IR" (to go)

In Spanish conjugations are so precise that you don’t

have to add or stipulate the subject before:
We go: “Nosotros Vamos” or simply “Vamos”

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 Conjugating "hABLAR" (to
talk)

Yo hablo = hablo ( I talk)

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 "VAMOS A HABLAR DEL PRESENTE"

Prepositions Vamos + A

A / Por
-tomar tequila ( let's drink tequila)
-comenzar (let's begin)
-Bailar esta noche (let's dance to night)

Other common preposition used after "Vamos"

Vamos + POR
- comida (Let's go get food)
- mi perro ( Let's go get my dog)
COMMON WAY OF ASKING "WHAT ARE YOU DOING"?

- ¿Que estas haciendo?

- ¿Que haces?
S E R / E S TA R ( T O B E )
S E R: + P E RMA N E N T ( U N CHA N GE A B L E )
E S TA R: D E S C RI P T I VE , T E MP O RA RY + L O C AT I O N

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 Conjugating
SER Y ESTAR (TO BE)
BOTH IRREGULAR VERBS

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EXAMPLES
SER: + permanent (unchangeable)
Yo SOY Alejandra (I am Alejandra)
Yo SOY una mujer (I am a woman)
Yo SOY amigable ( I am friendly)

EXAMPLES
ESTAR: descriptive, temporary + location
Yo ESTOY feliz (I am happy)
Yo ESTOY enseñando Español (I am teaching
Spanish)
Yo ESTOY en México ( I am in Mexico)

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 Formas de expresar
WAYS TO EXPRESS

Y O S OY F E L I Z
Y O E S T OY F E L I Z
-It suggests I am a happy person on a regular basis.
-It suggests I am happy right now.
- Esto sugiere que soy una persona feliz
-Esto sugiere que estoy feliz ahora
regularmente.
mismo.

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