1. Acabar de + Infinitive

2. When you want to say that something just happened, use the present tense of acabar de + infinitive.

3. Conjugations Acab: o acabo de as acabas de a acaba de amos acabamos de
áis acabáis de
an acaban de
Conjugations

4. Acabar de + Infinitive Acabo de ver un programa musical.
I just saw a music program.
Mis padres acaban de ir al cine.
My parents just went to the movies.
Acabar de + Infinitive

5. Although the action took place in the past, the present-tense forms of acabar are used.
Acabar de + Infinitive

6. Gustar y verbos similares

7. Gustar y verbos similares
The backwards verbs
En español gustar significa “to be pleasing”
In English, the equivalent is “to like”
Gustar y verbos similares

8. Gustar y verbos similares
The form of the verb gustar
(gusta or gustan) does not depend on
who does the liking, but depends
on what is liked or what is pleasing.
Gustar y verbos similares

9. Gustar y verbos similares

10. Gustar y verbos similares
The following verbs are conjugated just like gustar :
Encantar
to love, like a lot,
Faltar
to lack, be missing
Fascinar
to fascinate, to be fascinated by
Molestar
to bother; to be bothered by
interesar
to interest; to be interested by
Importar
to care about; to matter
quedarle bien
(clothes) to fit well on
Gustar y verbos similares

11. Saber vs Conocer

12. to know **
** like ser & estar, saber & conocer have specific uses
Meaning

13. Difference Saber – to know . . . . . . facts, info about something
. . . how to do something
Conocer – to know
. . . a person
. . . a noun (be acquainted with/ familiar with)
to meet a person
Difference

14. sé sabemos sabes sabéis sabe saben Saber I know We know You know
You all know
sabe
He, she, you know
saben
They, you all know
Saber

15. conozco conocemos conoces conocéis conoce conocen Conocer I know
We know
conoces
You know
conocéis
You all know
conoce
He, she, you know
conocen
They, you all know
Conocer

16. Examples saber conocer Español Tocar el piano Jugar el fútbol
Hablar portugués
Montar una bicicleta
e= mc2
Argentina
Philadelphia
Señor Davidheiser
Señorita Gray
Paris
Examples

17. Por vs. Para

18. Para P.E.R.F.E.C.T. Use para when talking about:
Purpose: “in order to”: used together with an infinitive.
Effect that something has on something else.
Recipient
Future dates, deadlines, or events
Employment
Comparison
Toward a specific place
Para

19. Por A.T.R.A.C.T.E.D. Use por when talking about: Around a place
Through a place
Reason
After, as in “going to get something”
Cost
Thanks
Exchange
Duration
Por