Study Guide
Spanish II Midterm
Grammar
I.
Comparisons
a. When you compare two things in Spanish the formulas are:
i. (more ____ than)
ii. (less _____ than)
To say someone is older, use the word ___________ with que
To say someone is younger, use the word ___________ with que
To say something is better, use the word ____________ with que
To say something is worse, use the word ______________ with que
Practice Sentences:
i. I am older than my sister. ________________________________________________
ii. The blanket is more expensive than the pillow ________________________________
iii. McDonald’s is worse than Wendy’s ________________________________________
iv. Maria is taller than Ana. _________________________________________________
v. Your homework is harder than his homework . ________________________________
vi. You are buffer than Carlos. _______________________________________________
vii. She is happier than Fernando. _____________________________________________
viii. They are weaker than the girls. ____________________________________________
g. DON’T FORGET TO STUDY ALL OF THE VOCABULARY THAT WENT ALONG WITH
ADJECTIVES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR (buff, weak, strong, young, etc.)
Ser vs. Estar
a. Conjugate the verb ser below
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
II.
b. Conjugate the verb estar below
c. Give three examples of when ‘ser’ would be used: _________________________________________
d. Give three examples of when ‘estar’ would be used: ________________________________________
e. Fill in the blanks with the correct conjugation of ser/estar:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
El cuaderno ____________________ en la mesa.
Yo ____________________ cubano.
Ellos ______________________ fuertes.
La almohada ____________________ de algodon.
Mis amigos ___________________ en el carro.
El suelo ___________________ de madera y ________________ sucio.
Yo no _______________ triste.
Los azulejos en la cocina _______________ rojos.
Beatriz _________________ enfermera y _________________ enferma hoy.
Mi familia y yo ____________________ contentos.
El arbusto _________________ enfrente de la casa.
III.
Gustar and Verbs Like Gustar
a. Write the definitions of the following verbs like gustar:
i. Aburrir
ii. Fascinar
iii. Agradar
iv. Disgustar
v. Caer bien
vi. Caer mal
vii. Interesar
viii. Tocar
ix. Faltar
b. When verbs like gustar are used they must start out with __________________________.
c. Next you must have a pronoun. The pronoun is based on who is doing the action. Write the pronouns
below:
d. The next part of the formula is to conjugate the verb. The verb can only go in the _________ or the
__________ form. The conjugation of the verb is based on _________________________________.
e. Write the following sentences:
i. Movies bore us. ____________________________________
ii. You dislike homework. ______________________________
iii. I am interested in cooking. ____________________________
iv. Juan is fascinated with animals. _________________________
v. It’s my turn to sweep the floor. __________________________
vi. My dog doesn’t like dog food. ___________________________
vii. Isabel and Jose like to talk to old people. _______________________________
viii. Channing Tatum movies bore me. _____________________________.
IV.
Direct Object Pronouns
a. There are four direct object pronouns in Spanish. List them below:
b. Direct object pronouns go _________________________ or ________________________ in a sentence.
c. For each word below, write the direct object pronoun with which you would replace the noun. Ex: la
ropa = la
i. La computadora ______
ii. Los abanicos ________
iii. Las bufandas ________
iv. El suegro __________
v. La nuera __________
vi. Los cuadros ________
vii. La regla
d. Shorten each sentence below to include a DOP:
i. Como el pan. ___________________________
ii. Estudiamos el espanol. ____________________
iii. Compras los zapatos. ______________________
V.
VI.
iv. Pides los refrescos. __________________________
v. El mesero da la cuenta. _______________________
vi. Papa Noel entrega los regalos. ____________________
Tener Phrases
a. Conjugate the verb tener in the space below:
b. What do the following tener expressions mean:
i. Tener sed
ii. Tener hambre
iii. Tener sueno
iv. Tener presion
v. Tener prisa
vi. Tener suerte
vii. Tener frio
viii. Tener calor
ix. Tener exito
x. Tener verguenza
xi. Tener razon
xii. Tener cuidado
xiii. Tener miedo
c. Fill in the blanks below with a logical tener phrase. DON’T FORGET TO CONJUGATE!
i. Son las once y media y Alberto no ha comido nada. El ________________________.
ii. Yo gané cinco mil dolares en la loteria. Yo ___________________________.
iii. Cuando llueve, debes _________________________ cuando manejes.
iv. En el invierno, normalmente las personas _____________________ y en el verano ellos
______________________
v. Gloria solo durmió tres horas anoche. Hoy _________________________.
vi. A ella le distgustan las aranas. Se puede decir que ella _______________________ de ellas.
Miscellaneous
a. Juan ______ sacó una foto a sus parientes
i. La
ii. Se
iii. Lo
iv. Les
b. Alejandro ______ envió el paquete a su tía
i. La
ii. Las
iii. Se
iv. Le
c. El chico tiene más libros ______ yo
i. Como
ii. Tan
iii. Que
iv. De