Today we learned…
Sentarse (to sit)
Present:
- Yo me siento = I sit
- Tú te sientas = you sit
- El se sienta = he sits
- Nosotros nos sentamos = we sit
- Ustedes se sientan = you (all) sit
Past:
- Yo me senté = I sat
- Tú te sentaste = you sat
- El se sentó = he sat
- Nosotros nos sentamos = we sat
- Ustedes se sentaron = you (all) sat
Sentirse (to feel)
Present:
- Yo me siento = I feel
- Tú te sientes = you feel
- El se siente = He feels
- Nosotros nos sentimos = We feel
- Ustedes se sienten = you (all) feel
Past:
- Yo sentí = I felt
- Tú te sentiste = you felt
- El se sintió = he felt
- Nosotros nos sentimos = we felt
- Ustedes se sintieron = you (all) felt
The Imperfect Tense (El Imperfecto)
Used to express ‘I used to’ in the past. For talking about habits in the past.
Use with expressions of time like:
- Todos los días = every day
- Todos los meses = every month
- Todos los años = every year
- cada verano = each summer
- cada invierno = each winter
- cada otoño = each autumn
- cada primavera = each spring
- constantemente = constantly
- normalmente = normally
- a menudo = often
- Cuando era una niño = when I used to be a child
- cuando era novio de … = when I was the boyfriend of …
- cuando era joven = when I was young
AR verbs
- Yo hablaba = I used to speak
- Tu hablabas = you used to speak
- El hablaba = he used to speak
- Nosotros hablábamos = we used to speak
- Ellos hablaban = they used to speak
ER / IR verbs
- Yo bebía = I used to drink
- Tu bebías = You used to drink
- El bebías = He used to drink
- Nosotros bebíamos = we used to drink
- Ellos bebían = they used to drink
Only 3 verbs are irregular in this tense:
Ser (to be)
- Yo era = I used to be
- Tu eras = you used to be
- El era = he used to be
- Nosotros éramos = we used to be
- Ellos eran = they used to be
Ir (to go)
- Yo iba = I used to go
- Tu ibas = you used to go
- El iba = he used to go
- Nosotros íbamos = we used to go
- Ellos iban = they used to go
Ver (to see)
- Yo veía = I used to see
- Tu veías = you used to see
- El veía = he used to see
- Nosotros veíamos = we used to see
- Ellos veían = they used to see
Random Vocab
- presdar = to loan
- resto = the rest
- espinaca = spinach
- ejote = string beans
- sustituto = substitute
- col / repollo = cabbage
- rabano = radish
- recipiente = receptacle
- lo siento por venir tarde = sorry for being late
- carne molida = minced beef
- longaniza = sausages
- mostaza = mustard
- grunón = snarly
- consentido = spoilt
- tímido = shy
- travieso = mischievious