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We´re watching TV. I´m waiting for my friend. Estamos mirando televisión.
Estoy esperando a mi amiga.
It’s raining. Está lloviendo.
However, in Spanish it is often common to simply use the present tense for the same meaning. Thus ´It’s raining´can also be llueve ´We´re going´ is
usually just vamos; ´I´m going´, voy.
TO KNOW
In Spanish there are two words for ´to know´, saber ( to have a knowledge of, be aware of, be able to) and conocer ( to be acquainted with people or
places).
Do you know my brother? ¿Conoces a mi hermano?
Do you know Italy? ¿Conoces Italia?
Can you read? ¿Sabes leer?
Have you heard the latest about Amanda? ¿Sabes lo último de Amanda?
KEY VERBS
to be ser; estar
to bring traer
to come venir
to come; arrive llegar
to cost costar, valer
to depart (leave) partir salir de
to do hacer
to go ir; partir
to have tener, haber
to know (someone) conocer
to know (something) saber
to like gustarle
to live (life) vivir
to live (somewhere) vivir, ocupar
to make hacer, fabricar
to meet encontrar
to need necesitar
to prefer preferir
to return volver, regresar
to say decir
to stay (remain) quedarse
to stay (somewhere) alojarse, hospedarse
to take llevar
to understand entender, comprender
to want querer, desear
TO HAVE
The verb ´to have´ has two forms in Spanish, haber and tener.
Haber
As we have seen, haber is used as an auxiliar verb to form the present perfect tense.
HABER
I have
you have
she/he/it has, you have (polite)
we have
you have (pl, polite)
they/you have (pl, polite)
he
has
ha
hemos
habéis
han
We have bought tickets I have eaten too much I have lived in France Hemos comprado billetes
He comido demasiado
He vivido en Francia
To find out the past participles of other verbs, see the following page or refer to the listings in the dictionary.
Hay
One word you´ll often hear is the impersonal form of haber: hay. This is used to mean ´there is/are´, and in questions meaning ´are/is there?´ or ´do
you have…/have you,,,?
Do you have any rooms? ¿Hay habitaciones?
Do you have fresh bread? ¿Hay pan de hoy?
We don’t have any/ There isn´t any. No hay