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Grammar Summary

Spanish-3 Unidad 1 Etapa 2

Verbs Like Gustar (Review)

Verbs like gustar are most often used with indirect object pronouns to express your own and others' reactions to things.  (to like, to fascinate, to bother, to interest, etc.)   The key idea to remember about these verbs is that the thing you like, or are fascinated by, or that bothers, etc., is the subject of the sentence and therefore controls the conjugation of the verb.

You already know these verbs like gustar:

gustar to like
encantar to really like, love
faltar to lack, not have
fascinar to fascinate
molestar to bother
interesar to interest
quedarle bien to look good on someone
quedarle mal to look bad on someone
importar to matter, be important

Por and Para (Review)

por para
the idea of passing through

The path passes through the forest

 to express the idea of a deadline

This has to be done by Friday

 
general rather than specific location (e.g. around here)

There's an ATM somewhere around here

 destination

We're leaving for Mexico tomorrow
how long something lasts

We lived there for many years

 the purpose for which something is done

Let's take the shortcut in order to save time
the cause of something

We couldn't go because of the storm

 to express an opinion

For me, bicycling is terrific
an exchange

Bob paid $250 for that old truck

 to contrast or compare

For a math teacher, he doesn't know 2+2
doing something in place of or instead of someone else

I'll wash the dishes for you if you put away

 to indicate for whom something is done

Let's but a new dishwasher for mom.
a means of transportation

I like to travel by train

  

Future Tense to Express Probability

You have already learned how to form the future tense.  To review, go to Spanish-2 Unidad 5 Etapa 1 for regular future tense and Spanish-2 Unidad 5 Etapa 2 for irregular future tense.  Use your browser's back arrow to return to this page.

Generally you will use  the future tense for plans, predictions, or events that are not real certain.  For things in the future where intention is strong and the event will happen soon, you would more often use the ir + a + infinitive construction.

You can also use the future tense to speculate about what might occur or what others are doing.  When used this way, the future tense implies that you are wondering about an event or guessing whether or not it has occurred.

Paco ya no quiere jugar al baloncesto los domingos.  ¿Por qué será?

Paco doesnt want to play basketball on Sundays anymore.  What could be the reason for that?