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Complete Spanish Grammar

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ejercicio

Las caracteristicas familiares. Traduce. Usalas palabras del vocabulario util.

Arturo’s children think he is the ideał candidate to be the governor of his State. Arturo is nice and very firm in his decisions. He and his family are from the United States, and his ancestors are from Europę. He is very honest but he is brutally frank. That’s why he is not very popular in some cities. His children are not like Arturo. They are a bit hypocritical and are volunteers in their father’s campaign office. They are very happy because they believe their father is the futurę governor of the State. They are preparing to celebrate the inauguration of their fathehs man-date. That event is not until nextyear. For well-educated people, they are very naive. It is impor-tant that they understand reality. They must be prepared for defeat.

ancestor

brutally

campaign

defeat

ancestro brutalmente la campańa la derrota

frank

hypocritical

inauguration

mandate

franco (a) hipócrita la inauguración el mandato

naive    ingenuo(a)

reality    la realidad

thats why por eso

Adjeetives That Change Their Meaiiiiig Wheii I seil w illi Either Ser or Estar

Ser or estar determine the meaning of some adjectives. The ideas they convey are different, as you can see in the following examples. Keep in mind thatyour choice of ser or estar will strongly affect your message.

ser

estar

ser aburrido(a) ser bueno(a) ser listo (a) ser mało (a) ser orgulloso(a) ser palido (a) ser rico(a) ser seguro(a) ser viejo(a) ser vivo(a)

estar aburrido(a) estar bueno(a) estar listo (a) estar mało (a) estar orgulloso(a) estar palido (a) estar rico(a) estar seguro(a) estar viejo (a) estar vivo(a)

to be boring to be good to be clever to be bad

to be conceited, vain to be pale complexioned to be rich to be safe to be old to be sharp to be bored

to be attentive (in class)

to be ready

to be ill

to be proud

to be pale

to be tasty

to be surę, certain

to look old

to be alive