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Unit 4
INDERJEET MANDER
VIDHI PATEL
NIVRITT KOHLI
SALMAN MANZOOR
Grammar
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Past participles: adjectives that can form verbs
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Ex. “to be closed”  “closed”
Drop ending and add
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-ado for –ar verbs
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-ido for –er and –ir verbs
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Ex. Cerrar  cerrado
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Example sentence:
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“The office is closed.”  “La oficina esta cerrada.”
If reflexive, drop –se from infinitive
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Ex. “Peinarse”  “peinando”
Imperfect tense
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Events that aren’t completed
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Something was happening
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Something you used to do
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How old someone was
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Tell what time it was
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-ar verbs
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-aba
-abamos
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-abas
-abais
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-aba
-aban
-er and –ir verbs
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-ia
-iamos
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-ias
-iais
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-ia
-ian
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Irregular
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Ser
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Era, eras, era, eramos, erais, eran
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Iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibais, iban
Ir
Ver
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Veia, veias, veia, veiamos, veiais, veian
Preterite vs. Imperfect
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Preterite
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Imperfect
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Use when specific beginning and end time
Use when not stating when action began/ended
Both (in a sentence)
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Preterite: action that happened
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Imperfect: what happened at that time
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Ex. Cuando la guerra termino, Santa Ana era
presidente de Mexico.
Culture
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San Juan Parangaricutiro, Mexico
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Only the ruins of a church remain
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Volcano Paricutin destroyed the city
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In Nicaragua, there are footprints that are about
6000 years old that were preserved in the mud and
volcanic ash (Las Huellas de Acahualinca).
Alfredo Zalce Torres
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Painted the markets and people of Morelia, MX
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Painted lives of indigenous people from Michoacan
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Paintings are in the Governor’s Palace, called
“Historia de Michoacan,” illustrates 500 years of the
history
El fuego y el tlacuache
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Story about the origin of fire
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A stone in flames fell from a star
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An old woman took the flame into her home
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She used it to cook and stay warm but didn’t share
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An opossum said he could bring them the fire
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He went to the woman’s house and asked to sit by
the fire to keep warm
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He lit his tail on fire and brought it out
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That’s why the opossum has a bald tail
Vocabulary
God
Dio
Army
Ejercito
Emperor
Emperador
Enemy
Enemigo
Warrior
Guerrero
Hero
Heroe
Heroine
Heroina
Young man
Joven
Princess
Princesa
Vocab
Mountain
Palace
Volcano
Montana
Palacio
Volcan
Battle
Batalla
War
Guerra
Get Married
Cascarse
Tell a story
Contar
To carry
Llevar
To cry
Llorar
To die
Morir
Little more
Fight
Pelear
Return
Regresar
Transform
Transformar
Legend
Leyenda
Message
Mensaje
Narration
narracion
Character
Personaje
Last Slide
Aztec
Azteca
To be in love with
Estar Enamorado
Handsome
Hermoso
Heroic
Heroico
Historic
Historico
Beloved
Jealousy
Querido
To be jealous
Los celos
Tener Celos
Brave
Valiente
Once upon a time
Habia una Ves
Many centuries ago
Hace muchos siglos
About
Sobre
Lesson 2
Grammar
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Preterite of verbs that end in: -car, -gar, and –zar
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Spelled differently in yo form to maintain
pronunciation; n
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C becomes qu: Yo busque
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G becomes gu: Yo pague
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Z becomes c: Yo empece
Preterite Stems
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Venir, querer, decir, and traer are irregular in the
preterite.
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Venir and querer take the same endings as estar,
poder, saber, tenre, etc.
Verb
Stem
Preterite
Endings
Preterite
Endings
Venir
Vin-
-e
Imos
Querer
Quis-
-iste
-isteis
-o
-ieron
Preterite Stems
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Preterite stems of decir and traer end in j
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Same preterite endings as Venir and Querer, just
drop the I from ustedes/ellos/ellas ending
Verb
Stem
Preterite
Endings
Preterite
Endings
Decir
Dij-
-e
Imos
Traer
Traj-
-iste
-steis
-o
-eron
Culture
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Indigenous words:
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-over 1 million mexicans speak nahuatl, the aztec
language
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-"chocolate" "tomate" and "chile" have nahuatl
origins
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-Quechua is a common indigenous language in
south america from the Incas
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-"llama" "papa" and "pampa" are quechuan words
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-The volcano Ixtaccihuatl in MX is a nahuatl word
that means "sleeping woman"
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-The volcano Guagua Pichincha has "guagua"
which means "baby" in Quechan
Ancient Sport
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-"el juego de pelota" (ball sport) is over 3000 years
old
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-Olmecas, Toltecas, Mayans, Aztecs all played
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-players hit a rubber ball with their hips, arms, or a
bat to get it in the ring
Zapotecas and
Otavalenos
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-Oaxaca is based on indigenous civilizations
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-Monte Alban was the ancient Toltec capital and
there are ruins over 1,300 years old
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-La Guelaguetza is a ceremony and it means "gift"
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-In Ecuador, the ancient civilization was the
Otavalenos, before the Incas
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-Culture still present in their products and goods
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-La fiesta del Yamor honors mother Earth
Vocabulary
Ancient
Advanced
Antiguo
Avanzado
Calendar
Calendario
Civilization
Civilizacion
Statue
Estatua
Tools
Herramienta
Monument
Monumento
Vocabulary
Object
Objeto
Pyramid
Piramide
Religion
Religion
Ruins
Ruinas
Temple
Templo
Tomb
Tumba
More Vocabulary
Agriculture
Agricultura
To Hunt
Cazar
To Build
Construir
Excavation
Excavacion
Farmer
Agricultur
Toltecs
Toltecas
Some More Vocabulary
Sidewalk
Acera
Avenue
Avenida
Neighborhood
Barrio
Cathedral
Catedral
City
Ciudad
City Block
Cuadra
Building
Edificio
Modern
Moderno
Plaza
Plaza
Skyscraper
Rascacielos
Just a Little More…
How do I get to..
Como llego a…
To cross
Cruzar
To turn
Doblar
To the right
A la derecha
To the left
A la izquierda
To go straight
Seguir Derecho
From
Desde
Between
Entre
Last One I Swear
Frente a…
Across from
Hasta
To
En la esquina
On the corner
Semaforo
Traffic Light