CHAPTER 5 GRAMMAR
Negation
To say never or not ever,
put nunca before the verb.
Nunca
hablo el español= I never speak Spanish
You will often use no and nunca
or no and nada together in the same sentence. Meaning-Double Negatives are OK in
Spanish
No tomo
el jugo nunca.=I never drink juice
Los domingos no hago nada.=On Saturdays I
don’t do anything.
Nadie=Nobody
It is always used with the
singular form of the verb.
Nadie
toca el piano=Nobody plays the piano
-Both mean Who
-Quién is used when asking about one person
-Quiénes is used when asking about more than one person
Examples:
-¿Quién es la chica?
Who is the girl?
-¿Quiénes son las chicas?
Who are the girls?
o |
emos |
es |
éis |
|
e |
en |
|
o |
imos |
|
es |
ís |
|
e |
en |
Examples:
Yo (correr)=corro
Nosotros (vivir)=vivimos
Paco (beber)=bebe
Uds. (ver)=ven