| Question | Answer |
| For the present tense -ar, -er, and -ir conjugation, where does the accent mark go on all of the "vosotros/as" conjugaitons? Is the present tense of verbs the normal form, or is it different? | -ar = -áis
-ir = -ís
-er = -éis
Present tense is the most used and basic of the conjugations. |
| Nouns ending in -s are ____
Nouns ending in -ma are ____
Nouns ending in -ción are ____
Nouns ending in -dad are ____ | masculine
masculine
feminine
feminine |
| Ser and estar conjugation. If there are accent marks then where are they? | Ser-to be: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
Estar-to be: estoy, estas, esta, estamos, estais, estan (accent marks on all of the -a except estoy and estamos. |
| When do you use ser? What is the acronym to help with this? | Date, occupation, characteristics, time, origin, relationships
DOCTOR |
| When do you use estar? What is the acronym to help with this? | Position, location, action in progress, condition, and emotions
PLACE |
| What is the special case on when to use "ser" instead of "estar"? | If someone is taking about a big event, such as a wedding or a party, then you would use "ser" instead of "estar" to talk about the location or time of it. |
| What is the present progressive? What is the present participle? What do you call the present participle in Spanish? | Present progressive is what you say whenever you are doing an action that you are doing at that very moment. That is why is is called the PRESENT progressive. The present participle is -ando and -iendo. This is also called "gerundios". |
| What is the present progressive? What is the present participle? What do you call the present participle in Spanish? | Present progressive is what you say whenever you are doing an action that you are doing at that very moment. That is why is is called the PRESENT progressive. The present participle is -ando and -iendo. This is also called "gerundios". |
| When the stem of a ____ or ____ verb ends in a ______, then the present participle turns into ______ | When the stem of a -er or -ir verb ends in a vowel, then it changes into -yendo |
| What is the present conjugation of tener and venir? | Tener-to have: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen
Venir-to come: vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen |
| What is the present conjugation ver and oír? Where are the accent marks if there are some? | Ver-to see: veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven
Oír-to hear: oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen |
| Saber and conocer conjugations | Saber-to know: sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben
Conocer-to know: Conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocéis, conocen |
| What is the difference between saber and conocer? | Saber: To know facts or information, to know how to do something
Conocer: To know people that you are familiar with, to know, or to be familiar with places or things |
| You use the __________ to talk about past actions | preterite tense |
| What is the preterite tense of -ar verbs? | -é (yo), -aste (tù), -ó (Ud., ella, él), -amos (nosotros/as), -asteis (vosotros/as), -aron. (Uds., ellas, ellos) |
| What is the preterite tense of -er and -ir verbs? | -ER: -í (yo), -iste (tù), -iò (Ud., ella, él), -imos, -isteis, -ieron
-IR: exactly the same as the -er conjugation |
| Do the -ir, -ar and -er verbs that have a stem change keep their stem changes if they are converted to the preterite tense? | -ar and -er verb stem changes DO NOT kept their stem change. So, the only thing that is different about them is their preterite tense form. Although, the stem changing -ir verbs DO INDEED keep their stem change when converted to the preterite tense. |
| What are all of the e:ie verbs? | Cerrar, Comenzar (a+inf.), Empezar (a+inf.), entender, pensar, perder, prefierir (+inf.), querer (+inf.) |
| What are the 5 verbs that have an irregular yo form? | poner-pongo, hacer-hago, salir-salgo, suponer-supongo, traer-traigo, decir-digo, venir-vengo, tener-teng |
| What are all of the e:i verbs? | Pedir, decir, seguir, conseguir, and repetir |
| What are all of the o:ue verbs? | Almorzar, contar, dormir, encontrar, mostrar, poder (+inf.), recordar, and volver |
| If you using Simple Future, how do you say you are going to do an activity in the Simple Future? | ir +a + infintive----Example: Voy a nadar
1. Conjugate ir
2. add a
3. add infinitive (MUST be UNconjugated!!!) |
| What are the different versions of saying "to the"? | A+el) al = masculine and singular
a la = feminine singular
a los = masculine/mixed plural
a las = feminine/plural
Example: Vamos a la playa. |
| When do you use the "y" for the Spanish numbers? | 31 and up |
| How do you say 100, 101, 150, and 131? | cien
CIENTO uno
Ciento cincuenta
Ciento treinta y uno |
| How do you say 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, and 900 | doscientos, trescientos, cuatrocientos, QUINIentos, seiscientos, setecientos, ochocientos, novecientos |
| How do you say 1031, 1234, 2000, and 5000 | mil treinta y uno
mil doscientos treinta y cuatro
dos mil
cinco mil |
| What are the possessive adjectives? What are they used for? | Mi(s), tu(s), su(s), nuestro/a(s), vuestro/a(s), su(s)
They are used to express ownership or possession of something. For example: MIS primos son altos |
| El botones
La habitación indiviual, doble | Bellhop
Single, double room |
| La llave
El piso | Key
Floor of a building |
| El campo
El paisaje | Country side
Landscape |
| La agencia de viajes
El/la agente de viajes | Travel agency
Travel agent |
| La llegada
La salida | Arrival
departure; exit |
| el/la viajero/a
Acampar | Traveler
To camp |
| Estar de vacaciones
Ir de vacaciones | To BE on vacation
To GO on vacation |
| Hacer un viaje
Jugar con las cartas | To take a trip
To play with cards |
| Tener cuidado
Tener miedo | To be careful
To be scared |
| Tener suerte
Tener razón | To be lucky
to be right |
| Tener sueño
Tener prisa | To be tired or sleepy
To be in a hurry |
| Tener culpa
Tener éxito | be guilty
To be successful |
| What is the difference between demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns? | The demonstrative adjectives are used in order to describe or specify an object. Demonstrative pronouns, on the other hand, are used instead of a noun. |
| What are all of the demonstrative adjectives? Are the demonstrative pronouns the same as the adjectives? | Yes, the pronouns are the same as the adjectives. The demonstrative adjectives are: este/esta (this, estos/estas (these), ese/esa [(that) "nearby" version], esos/esas [(those) "nearby" version], Aquella/o (far that), Aquellos/as (Far those) |
