La Gramática--¡Sí!

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SPANISH NOUNS:
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Spanish nouns are classed into two groups: masculine and feminine.

Masculine nouns are those nouns which end in "O" or a consonant.
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Feminine nouns are nouns that end in "-a", "-ción", "-sión", or "-dad".

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ADJECTIVES in SPANISH:
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In Spanish, adjectives usually follow nouns:
  
            example--"gato negro" "cat black"

Spanish nouns rule the adjectives: 

          ---If the noun is singular, the adjective is singular. 

          ---If the noun is plural, the adjective is plural.

          ---If the noun is feminine, the adjective is feminine.

          ---If the noun is masculine, the adjective is masculine.


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PAST TENSE (PRETERITE)
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We will be focusing on two PAST TENSES:  preterite and the imperfect.

The "preterite" is used when talking about a specific time period.
The "preterite" sends the message the action began and ended--

For example:

     I ate fish last night(for dinner). (action began and ended)
      
               Yo comí el pescado anoche.

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PAST TENSE  (IMPERFECT):
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The "imperfect" is used when talking about a vague time period.
The "imperfect" is also used when the action is repetitive.
Key words:  "used to ..."

For example:

     I used to swim to school every day.  (repetitive action)
      
              Yo nadaba a la escuela cada día.

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PERSONAL "A" :    
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When one person does an action to another person, you insert
the "personal 'a' between the action and the second person.

For example:

       The cannibal ate the teacher.
       
                El caníbal comió a la profesora.

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ACABO DE:
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Yo acabo de = "I just did something" or "I just finished something"
 
For example:

         Acabo de comer un hamburguesa.

                  I just ate a hamburger.

Acabar de has an infinitive following the "de"---

   Acabo de + infinitive
   Acabas de + infinitive
   Ella acaba de + infinitive
   Acabamos de + infinitive
            etc.

         Ellos acaban de bailar la Macarena.

               They just finished dancing the Macarena.

                         or
 
               They just danced the Macarena.

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TENER QUE + INFINITIVE = "HAS/HAVE TO DO SOMETHING"  
                            or "MUST DO SOMETHING"
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