Frameworks

Grammar

Every formal framework drilled in class — BOTA, IDOP, PABN, Ser/Estar, time-telling, the verb IR (going-places & near future), demonstratives, plus the 20-question speaking guide.

Ser vs Estar

Both mean 'to be'. Ser = permanent / essential. Estar = temporary / state / location.

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Subject Pronouns

The 12 subject pronouns and the 4 'you' forms.

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Regular -AR Verbs

Drop -ar from the infinitive, add the endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.

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Regular -ER and -IR Verbs

-ER endings: -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. -IR endings: -o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en. Only nosotros/vosotros differ.

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Time-Telling

Step 1: Es la (1 o'clock only) / Son las (2-12). Step 2: y for :01-:30, menos for :31-:59 (formal). Step 3: y cuarto / y media / menos cuarto for :15/:30/:45 formal.

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Boot Verbs (BOTA)

BOTA

Stem-changing verbs. The boot shape: every form changes EXCEPT nosotros and vosotros, which stay regular.

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PABN — Possessive Adjectives Before a Noun

PABN

P.A.B.N. Possessives go BEFORE the noun. They agree with the thing possessed, not the possessor.

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IDOP — Indirect Object Pronouns (gustar / encantar / faltar)

IDOP

Three verbs (gustar, encantar, faltar) that ONLY conjugate in 3rd person, paired with the 6 IDOP pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les).

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Question Words (Interrogativos)

The full set of Spanish question words. ¿Por qué? = why; porque (one word, no accent) = because.

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20-Question Speaking Study Guide

Master Q&A study guide that appears throughout the notebook. Memorize the answer pattern for each question.

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El verbo IR (To Go)

Fully irregular. Three uses: literal 'to go', going to a place (ir + al/a la), and near future (ir + a + infinitivo).

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Simple Future (Ir + a + infinitivo)

Compound tense for the near future. Conjugated Ir + a + infinitive of the action verb.

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Going to Places (Ir + al / a la)

Formula for going to a place: conjugated Ir + a + definite article + place noun. Article agrees in gender & number.

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Demonstrative Adjectives

Words for this / these / that / those / that-over-there / those-over-there. Agree in gender and number with the noun they point to.

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Adjective Agreement

Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender and number. Most go AFTER the noun in Spanish.

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