1.6.2

Time Expressions 2

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Las Expresiones de Tiempo - Time Expressions

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Key vocab

  • Por fin - finally.
  • Al principio - at the beginning.
  • El futuro - the future.
  • Mientras tanto - meanwhile.
  • Mucho tiempo - a long time.
  • Pronto - soon.
  • Por lo general - generally.
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Al principio

  • Al principio estaba muy feliz.
    • At the beginning I was very happy.
  • Estoy trabajando mientras tanto mi hermana ve la televisión.
    • I am working while my sister watches the television.
  • Pronto será la hora de irse a casa
    • Soon it will be time to go home.
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Por lo general

  • ¿Qué haces durante el fin de semana?
    • What do you do on weekends?
  • Por lo general juego al rugby con mis amigos
    • Generally I play rugby with my friends.

A veces - Sometimes

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Key vocab

  • De repente - Suddenly.
  • Al mismo tiempo - at the same time.
  • De momento - at the moment.
  • Ahora - now.
  • A veces - sometimes.
  • Algunas veces - sometimes.
  • Una vez - one time.
  • Otra vez - again.
  • De nuevo - again.
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De momento

  • De momento, sólo podemos esperar.
    • At the moment, we can only wait.
  • A veces mi hermana menor es mala conmigo.
    • Sometimes my younger sister is mean to me.
  • He estado en Madrid dos veces.
    • I have been to Madrid twice.
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Ahora

  • ¿Qué haces ahora?
    • What are you doing now?
  • De momento, estoy jugando al cricket con mis amigos.
    • At the moment, I am playing cricket with my friends.

Un Rato - A While

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Key vocab

  • Breve - short, brief.
  • En seguida, enseguida - straight away.
  • De vez en cuando - from time to time.
  • A menudo - often.
  • Entonces - then.
  • Luego - then.
  • Antes (de) - before.
  • Después (de) - after.
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De vez en cuando

  • De vez en cuando, antes de comer, veo la televisión
    • From time to time, before eating, I watch tv.
  • Fui al parque y depués regresé a casa.
    • I went to the park and then I went home.
  • Después de comer, voy a dormir.
    • After eating, I am going to go to bed.
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Enseguida

  • ¿Cuándo haces tus deberes?
    • When do you do your homework?
  • Cuando regreso a casa, hago mis deberes enseguida
    • When I get home, I do my homework straight away.

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1The Basics

2Current & Future Study & Employment

3Identity & Culture

3.1Me, My Family & Friends

3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations

3.3Technology in Everyday Life

3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations

3.5Free Time Activities

3.6Free Time Activities - Translations

3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries

3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations

4Areas of Interest

4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region

4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations

4.3Social Issues

4.4Social Issues - Translations

4.5Global Issues

4.6Global Issues - Translations

4.7Travel & Tourism

4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations

5Listening Practice

6Common Tenses

7Important Verbs

8Advanced Tenses

9Extra Grammar

9.1Articles

9.2Negatives

9.3Nouns

9.4Asking Questions

9.5Adjectives

9.6Adverbs

9.7Conjunctions

9.8Pronouns

9.9By, With, From, Of

9.10Verbs

9.11Comparisons

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