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Daniela R.
Isidora H.
Alberto R.
Alejandra Z.
Karla G.
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Daniela R.
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Simplified Example "Estudié una licenciatura..." |
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Daniela R. Perú, Lima "Bueno, yo terminé el colegio el año pasado..." |
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Alberto R. España, Pamplona, Navarra "Yo soy estudiante graduado de filología..." |
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Alejandra Z. Ecuador, Quito "Bueno, yo estudié en Ecuador el prekinder y el kinder..." |
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Karla G. México, San Luis Potosí, Xilitla "Muy bien, bueno soy originaria de México..." |
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Modal verbs
Some verbs are called "modal verbs" or "helping verbs" because they are used in front of the main verb. For example PODER ("to be able to" or "can"), DEBER ("should") and QUERER ("to want") are used in front of the infinitive form of the main verb, e.g., "I am able to sing. Mary can speak. You should go. They want to cry." If you do not know how to conjugate the main verb, sometimes it helps to put a modal verb in front. The conjugations for PODER, DEBER and QUERER are as follows.
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