Morado Class 1

Lesson: The Future Tense

The future tense (expressing that something "will" happen) for regular verbs is formed as follows: use the complete, unadulterated infinitive of any regular verb (regardless of the verbs infinitive ending) and add the following endings…

-é	-emos
-ás
-á	-án

So the verb HABLAR, for example, in the future looks like this:

hablaré		hablaremos
hablarás
hablará		hablarán

Assignment
Write a page, double spaced, about what has happened in your lifetime as if it hasn’t happened yet. Imagine you are yourself as a fetus, predicting the future (things you now know have actually happened).

Also, read a book in Spanish and bring it to class to share.

Morado Homework Class 2

Lesson: Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense: CABER, HABER, SABER, PODER, QUERER

These verbs use the same endings
-é	-emos
-ás
-á	-án

But instead of retaining the whole infinitive as the root, the E in the ER ending is dropped. For example:

sabré		sabremos
sabrás
sabrá		sabrán

By the way:
-CABER means "to fit" as in:
Todos estos libros no cabrán en la bolsa. (All these books won’t fit in the bag.)

-HABER is used principally in two ways:
1. To mean "there is" or "there are" (HAY in the present)
In this sense, HABER only has one form: HABRÁ. (There will be) It doesn’t matter if what there will be is plural or singular.
2. As the helping verb in the "perfect" tenses. For example:
He viajado a Arizona dos veces. (I have travelled to Arizona twice.)
En Mayo, habré viajado a Arizona tres veces. (In May, I will have travelled to Arizona three times.)

Assignment
Write a page, double spaced, about what you imagine will happen during the upcoming presidential campaign using the verbs above as much as possible. Be creative! Go wild.

Morado Class 3

Lesson: Irregular Verbs in the Future Tense: SALIR, TENER, PONER, VENIR

These verbs use the same endings as all the other verbs in the future
-é	-emos
-ás
-á	-án

But instead of retaining the whole infinitive as the root, the E or I in the infinitive ending is replace by a D. For example:

saldré		saldremos
saldrás
saldrá		saldrán

Assignment
Write a page, double spaced, about what you what you think will happen in your life and in the world during the coming twelve months.

Morado Homework Class 4

Lesson: Future Tense: Decir and Hacer

In the future tense DECIR and HACER are irregular. To form both, remove the letters E and I and add the future endings.

DECIR
diré	diremos
dirás
dirá	dirán

HACER
haré	haremos
harás
hará	harán

Assignment:
Use these verbs, and any others you want, to write about the ideal future you envision for us and our planet.

Morado Homework Class 5

Lesson: Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs: Decir, Hacer, Querer, and Venir

The PRETERITE TENSE is essentially the simple past.
Examples:
Hablé con mi hermano ayer. (I spoke to my brother yesterday.)
¿Te comiste el último trozo de pizza? (You ate the last piece of pizza?)

The PRETERITE is NOT used to express that something "was happening" or "used to happen." The IMPERFECT TENSE is used for that.

Regular verbs in the preterite use a consistent set of endings and their root ("habl" in the case of "hablar") does not change.
Example:
hablé		hablamos
hablaste
habló		hablaron

This week, however, you are to study and practice the the following four verbs that are irregular in the PRETERITE.

DECIR
dije		dijimos
dijiste
dijo		dijeron

HACER
hice		hicimos
hiciste
hizo		hicieron

QUERER
quise		quisimos
quisiste
quiso		quisieron

VENIR
vine		vinimos
vinimos
vino		vinieron

Assignment
1. Write out these verbs in their complete conjugation until you can do it from memory.
2. Completely conjugate these verbs orally until you can do it from memory.
3. Write a story inspired by these verbs. Something that takes place in the past of course. Use the verbs as much as possible.

Morado Homework Class 6

Lesson: Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs: Poner, Poder, Tener, and Saber

These verbs are irregular in the preterite AND three of them (PODER, TENER, and SABER) actually convey something different in the preterite than in the present (or imperfect). PONER is included in this lesson only because its form mimicks that of PODER, though its meaning is no different from the one it conveys in the present.

PONER (to put)
puse		pusimos
pusiste
puso		pusieron

PODER*
pude		pudimos
pudiste
pudo		pudieron
*In the present indicative, PODER means "to be able to" or "can." In the preterite, PODER means "to succeed," or in the negative "to fail."
Example: Traté de abrir la puerta pero no pude. (I tried to open the door but I couldn’t; i.e., I failed.)

TENER**
tuve		tuviste
tuviste
tuvo		tuvieron
**In the present indicative, TENER means "to have." In the preterite, TENER means "to receive" or "to get." It describes the moment when possession begins; the instant between not having and having.
Example: Ayer tuve una carta de la IRS. (Yesterday I got a letter from the IRS.)

SABER***
supe		supimos
supiste
supo		supieron
**In the present indicative, SABER means "to know." In the preterite, SABER means "to find out" or "to discover." It describes the moment when news is received; the instant between not knowing and knowing.
Example: No fue hasta esta mañana que supe que mis diamantes son falsos. (It wasn’t until this morning that I found out that my diamonds are fake.)

Assignment
1. Write out these verbs in their complete conjugation until you can do it from memory.
2. Completely conjugate these verbs orally until you can do it from memory.
3. Write a story inspired by these verbs. Something that takes place in the past of course. Use the verbs as much as possible.

Morado Homework Class 7

Lesson: Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs: Estar and Andar

These two verbs are similar in their form in the preterite.

ESTAR
estuve		estuvimos
estuviste
estuvo		estuvieron

ANDAR
anduve		anduvimos
anduviste
anduvo		anduvieron

But ANDAR, whether preterite or not, means more than most students know. ANDAR is commonly thought of by students as meaning "to walk." But it also means:
1. to go/travel/get around
2. to function
Example: 
Hoy, como el carro anda mal, andamos en bus. (Today, because the car is working poorly, we bussing it.)
3. to have something on your person
Example:
Nunca ando efectivo, sólo plástico. (I never carry cash, just plastic.)
4. to wear
Example:
¿Viste le vestido que Margarita anda hoy? (Did you see the dress Margarita is wearing today?)

Assignment
1. Write out these verbs in their complete conjugation until you can do it from memory.
2. Completely conjugate these verbs orally until you can do it from memory.
3. Write a story inspired by these verbs. Something that takes place in the past of course. Use the verbs as much as possible.

Questions?

Last updated 30 July 2008