Quizlet Spanish Chps. 9-10

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  1. 3 ways to give advice:: usted debe, usted debiera, le aconsejo que (+ subj), es mejor que (+ subj), le recomiendo que (+ subj)
  2. 5 ways to show apathy: y que, que mas da, que importancia tiene, es de esperar, que esperabas, la culpa es suya, buena leccion, ahora aprendera a, eso le ensenara a
  3. 5 ways to show sympathy: que lastima, que desgracia, que mala suerte, que barbaridad, pobrecito, que molestia, que horror, eso debe ser terrible, ay dios mio, caramba, caray, siento mucho que (+subj), cuanto lo siento
  4. 7 times to use the infinitive:: 1. after conjugated verb; 2. noun, sometimes preceded by el; 3. after a preposition; 4. with verbs like prohibir and permitir; 5. al+infintive; 6. with hacer or mandar; 7. with A! as a command
  5. ahorrar: to save money or time
  6. alimentarse (de): to eat, get nourishment from
  7. apagar: to turn off (lights)
  8. colgarse: to hang, to be suspended
  9. conservar: to save, preserve
  10. desenchufar: to unplug
  11. desperdiciar: to waste
  12. el ambiente: setting, ambience, environment
  13. el arbol: the tree
  14. el buho: owl
  15. el calentamiento global: global warming
  16. el control de la natalidad: birth control
  17. el invernadero: hothouse, green house
  18. el medio ambiente: natural environment
  19. el pajaro: the bird
  20. el pez: the fish
  21. el recurso natural: natural resource
  22. empeorar, ponerse peor: to get worse
  23. How do you form an adverb?: feminine form + mente
  24. how to make IS: remove -ron from 3rd person plural of preterit and add -ra, -ras, -ra, -`ramos, -rais, -ran
  25. If 2 or more adverbs occur in series...: only the last one has -mente
  26. IS: andar: anduvie-
  27. IS: caer: caye-
  28. IS: decir: dije-
  29. IS: estar: estuvie-
  30. IS: haber: hubie-
  31. IS: hacer: hicie-
  32. IS: ir,ser: fue-
  33. IS: leer: leye-
  34. IS: morir: murie-
  35. IS: oir: oye-
  36. IS: poder: pudie-
  37. IS: poner: pusie-
  38. IS: querer: quisie-
  39. IS: reir: rie-
  40. IS: saber: supie-
  41. IS: tener: tuvie-
  42. IS: traer: traje-
  43. IS: venir: vinie-
  44. IS: ver: vie-
  45. IS:conducir: conduje-
  46. IS:construir: construye-
  47. IS:creer: creye-
  48. IS:dar: die-
  49. la abeja: the bee
  50. la atmosfera: air, atmosphere
  51. la basura: garbage
  52. la capa de ozono: the ozone layer
  53. la flor: the flower
  54. la huerta: garden (fruit and veggies)
  55. la lata: can
  56. la mariposa: the butterfly
  57. la oruga: caterpillar
  58. la pupa: pupa, chrysalis
  59. la reserva: preserve
  60. la semilla: the seed
  61. la sobrevivencia: survival
  62. la tala: cutting of trees
  63. los envases retornables: returnable containers
  64. Meaning of acabar, acabar bien, acabar de: to end or finish or run out (se), to have a happy ending, to have (had) just
  65. mejorar, ponerse mejor: to get better
  66. proteger: to protect
  67. rescatar: to save, rescue
  68. reventar (ie): to break, burst
  69. salvar: to save, rescue
  70. talar: to cut trees
  71. What are the 4 words that are both adverbs and adjectives?: poco, bastante, demasiado, mucho (as adj. they agree with nouns)
  72. What is the form of an If clause in the present tense?: indicative
  73. When a past subjunctive is used in the If clause, what form is used in the main clause?: conditional
  74. When an If clause is hypothetical or a lie, what form does it take?: subjunctive
  75. when to use IS: same as subjunctive but in past situations, politeness, after como si