Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (83 page)
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Authors: Margarita Madrigal
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| Vine ( I came ) | a la fiesta |
 ¿Vino ( Did you come? ) | a mi casa |
| Eduardo vino ( Edward came ) | a la playa |
| ¿ Vino Eduardo ( Did Edward come? ) | al despacho |
| Fuí a ( I went to ) | nadar ( swimming ) |
| ¿ Fué a ( Did you go to? ) | pescar ( fishing ) |
| Fuimos a ( We went to ) | trabajar |
 Fueron a( They went to ) | ver a mamá |
| Fuí ( I went ) | al cine |
| Fué ( Did you go? ) | al campo |
| Fuimos ( We went ) | a una fiesta |
| Fueron ( They went ) | a la estación |
here are two verbs in Spanish that mean
I have:
“Tengo,” which denotes possession, “Tengo un auto” (
I have a car
), and “he,” which is an auxiliary or helping verb and which can be used only with other verbs. “He preparado” (
I have prepared
).
HE means
I have
(only when used in combination with another verb).
HE PREPARADO,
I have prepared.
PREPARADO is the past participle of the verb. In order to form the past participle of AR verbs, remove the AR from the infinitive and add ADO.
| INFINITIVES | present perfect tense |
| hablar, to talk | he hablado, I have talked |
| depositar, to deposit | he depositado, I have deposited |
| tomar, to take | he tornado, I have taken |
| bailar, to dance | he bailado, I have danced |
| trabajar, to work | he trabajado, I have worked |
| terminar, to finish | he terminado, I have finished |
| comenzar, to begin | he comenzado, I have begun |
| estar, to be | he estado, I have been |
| cantar, to sing | he cantado, I have sung |
| ganar, to earn | he ganado, I have earned |
| caminar, to walk | he caminado, I have walked |
| mandar, to send | he mandado, I have sent |
| esperar, to hope | he esperado, I have hoped |
| regresar, to return | he regresado, I have returned |
| contestar, to answer | he contestado, I have answered |
| cambiar, to change | he cambiado, I have changed |
| pescar, to fish | he pescado, I have fished |
| viajar, to travel | he viajado, I have traveled |
COMPRAR,
to buy
AUXILIARY VERB
(Use only with other verbs)
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