This video covers another irregular verb in the preterite: poder (to be able, can). This verb is most popular with my students in such present tense phrases as ‘¿Puedo ir al baño?‘ (Can I go to the bathroom?) o ‘¿Puedo ir a la fuente de agua?‘ (Can I go to the water fountain?). But of course those aren’t really useful in this video since we’re going over the preterite (a past tense) of poder.
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conjugation chart:
Vocabulario:
bailar – to dance
bien – well
caminar – to walk
cocinar – to cook
¿Cómo? – How?
con – with
dormirse – to fall asleep
el bebé – baby
el viernes – (on) Friday
entender – to understand
eso – that (neutral)
gratis – free (no cost)
hablar – to talk, speak
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the telephone
hacer – to do, make
hoy – today
ir al cine – to go to the movies (movie theater)
la abuela – grandmother, grandma, granny
las muchachas – girls
la tarea – homework
los amigos – friends
los muchachos – boys
los estudiantes – the students
mi(s) – my
nadar – to swim
no – no
salir -to leave, go out
su(s) – his, her, their
trabajar – to work
visitar – to visit
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My question is when i learned in high school to ask a question ,I was taught to say” tienes tu la pluma. ” I have always done that put the verb then the person after for a question. I notice in your videos you do not .Que pasa con este?
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