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Pre-IB Spanish 1 and 2 students going into Pre-IB Spanish 3
Queridos estudiantes,
This homework is to prepare you for pre-IB Spanish 3 for the 2011-2012 school year. This summer homework
has been designed to help you revisit and / or understand some key concepts that are taught in pre-IB Spanish 1
and 2.
This homework is mandatory for all students entering pre-IB level 3 Spanish next year and will be
counted for each student as a graded assignment. Please bring the homework with you on the first day of
class.
1. Please print out the lists of Spanish 1 and 2 verbs and vocabulary. Use these lists to help you answer
questions on this homework and to prepare for next year. Go through the lists and see how many verbs
you can recognize. Make flashcards of the words you don’t know (especially the verbs) and flip
through them a few times this summer so they will be familiar to you.
2. Read and work your way through this packet. If you have questions along the way, you can email
Señorita Gleiforst at kgleiforst@cherrycreekschools.org. She will check her email at least once every
two weeks throughout the summer.
A. Spanish pronouns
In Spanish 1 we learned that all Spanish verbs have six forms according to the Spanish pronouns. In
order to conjugate verbs, it is essential that we know which endings match up with which pronouns.
Please fill in the “six-pack” below with the correct Spanish pronouns.
I=
We (masculine) =
(feminine) =
You (familiar) =
Y’all (familiar, masculine) =
(familiar, feminine) =
He =
They (masculine) =
She =
They (feminine) =
You (formal) =
You all (formal) =
We also learned that there are three main types of verbs: -AR, -ER and –IR. Fill in the boxes below with
the endings of these three verbs in the present tense.
-AR (hablar)
-ER (comer)
-IR (compartir)
Using what you know about conjugating verbs in the present tense, translate these verbs to Spanish. Pay
careful attention to if a verb ends in –AR, -ER, or –IR. Try studying the verb list BEFORE doing this
practice. See how many you know!
1. She believes
21. I open
2. We share
22. You ski
3. We read
23. They swim
4. Marcos breaks
24. I cook
5. Y’all practice
25. You (formal) clean
6. Alex y Rodrigo use
26. We run
7. María helps
27. They cut
8. I receive
28. Y’all work
9. You all (formal) wash
29. You (formal) write
10. Do you eat?
30. We need
11. I walk
31. He lifts
12. She celebrates
32. Y’all put
13. You listen
33. You all (formal) spend
14. He teaches
34. They draw
15. We dance
35.. We receive
16. I learn
36. Isabel turns in
17. My family and I choose
37. You create
18. Y’all record
38. You (formal) congratulate
19. We chat
39. Raúl y Ramón visit
20. I turn
40. It’s located
We also learned in Spanish 1 that not all verbs act the same way. Some of the most important verbs we learned
are IRREGULAR VERBS. If a verb is irregular, we have to memorize all its forms because it doesn’t follow
the normal rules of verb conjugation. Fill in the six packs for these irregular verbs. The first one is done for
you. (hint: if you don’t know all of them, you can find them at www.studyspanish.com )
SER: to be
Soy = I am
Somos =we are
Eres = you are
Sois = y’all are
Es = it is
Son = they are
VENIR:
ESTAR:
IR:
TRAER:
PONER:
HACER:
TENER:
SABER:
CONOCER:
DECIR:
DAR:
Other verbs are STEM-CHANGING VERBS. This means that their stem (the main part of the verb left after
you remove the –ar, -er or –ir ending) changes somehow. The most important thing to remember about stemchanging verbs in the present tense is that they change ONLY IN THE BOOT. We say they change in the
boot because when the nosotros and vosotros forms remain the same, the boxes that change look like a boot.
See example below.
PREFERIR(e ie) = this means that the second e in preferir will change to ie but only in
the BOOT.
PREFIERO = I prefer
PREFERIMOS = we prefer
PREFIERES = you prefer
PREFERÍS = y’all prefer
PREFIEREN = he prefers
PREFIEREN = they prefer
Practice conjugating these stem-changing verbs. Follow the model.
JUGAR (uue)
ALMORZAR (oue)
ENTENDER (eie)
PEDIR (ei)
CERRAR (eie)
SEGUIR (ei)
RECORDAR (oue)
CONTAR (oue)
MENTIR (eie)
Juego = I play
Jugamos = we play
Juegas = you play
Jugáis = y’all play
Juega = she plays
Juegan = they play
VOLVER (oue)
EMPEZAR (eie)
DORMIR (oue)
REFLEXIVE VERBS: Reflexive verbs are new in Spanish 2. In Spanish whenever people do actions to
themselves or others, we make the action reflexive (or put a reflexive pronoun in front of the verb.) You can tell
that a verb is reflexive because the infinitive form ends in SE.
Example: ducharse = to shower oneself, vestirse = to dress oneself, despertarse = to wake oneself up
Reflexive verbs work just like other verbs except that they are accompanied by a reflexive pronoun. The
reflexive pronouns are:
Me
Te
Se
Nos
Os
Se
So the verb ducharse would be conjugated:
Me ducho = I shower
Te duchas = you shower
Se ducha = he showers
Nos duchamos = we shower
Os ducháis = y’all shower
Se duchan = they shower
Use the reflexive pronouns to practice conjugating these reflexive verbs. Be careful!! Some are BOTH
reflexive and stem-changing!! Follow the model:
ACOSTARSE (oue)
CEPILLARSE
DESPERTARSE (eie)
LEVANTARSE
VESTIRSE (ei)
CASARSE
DIVERTIRSE (eie)
PELEARSE
QUEDARSE
Me acuesto = I go
Nos acostamos = we
to bed
go to bed
Te acuestas = you
Os acostáis = y’all go
go to bed
to bed
Se acuesta = he
Se acuestan = they go
goes to bed
to bed
BAÑARSE
AFEITARSE
CORTARSE
REPASO: So far in the PRESENT TENSE we have covered:
1) Regular present-tense verbs
2) Irregular present-tense verbs
3) Present-tense stem-changing verbs
4) Present-tense reflexive verbs
Now, use all four of these kinds of verbs to write about what you, your family, and your friends do
throughout the year. Tell what you do in the spring time (primavera), the summer (verano), the fall
(otoño) and the winter (invierno). Include at least 20 sentences in your writing.
THE PAST TENSE
Most of what is studied in Spanish 2 is the past tense. In Spanish there are two past tenses: the preterite (el
pretérito) and the imperfect (el imperfecto). At the beginning of Pre-IB Spanish 3 the past tense will be
thoroughly reviewed so you just need to get an understanding of how to form these tenses and when we use
which.
El pretérito
We will start with el pretérito. El pretérito is used when we’re talking about a completed action that is over and
done. These are activities that are not repeated. Some examples are:
I ran to school.
We ate hamburgers.
They studied yesterday.
(Corrí a la escuela.)
(Comimos hamburguesas.)
(Estudiaron ayer.)
Go to http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/pretreg.htm and view the tutorial on preterite verbs. As
you read the tutorial, take notes below on the specific reasons why we use the preterite tense:
List at least 10 “triggers” or specific phrases that indicate the preterite tense:
Spanish
English
Spanish
1.
6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.
English
How do we form the preterite tense? Use the tutorial to fill in the endings for –AR, -ER, and –IR verbs:
**Good News!!! = ER and IR verbs have the same endings in the preterite tense!!!! 
-AR (hablar)
-ER (comer)
-IR (compartir)
Now that you know the endings for regular preterite verbs, translate these verbs into Spanish. (Study the
Spanish 2 verbs BEFORE you do the practice and see how many you know!)
1. They drove
16. Y’all created
2. I jumped
17. We took
3. She permitted
18. We ate
4. It stopped
19. They answered
5. We hoped
20. You turned in
6. You spent
21. They arrived
7. Y’all gave
22. I respected
8. I was born
23. We lived
9. They remembered
24.You (formal) wrote
10. You collected
25. Y’all cleaned
11. Martín cried
26. I participated
12. You (formal) filled
27. I helped
13. I took care of
28. She rehearsed
14. They won
29. They drew
15. We danced
30. We received
You’re on your way with preterite verbs!! Now, return to
http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/pretreg.htm and click on “click to generate unique quiz.”
- Choose 25 questions
- Choose YES to include vosotros/vosotras
WITHOUT looking at the preterite endings see if you can get 100% on the quiz for Preterite tense regular –
AR, -ER, and –IR verbs. You may take the quiz as many times as you like, but when you get at least 90%
print out your results and attach them to this packet of homework to turn in!
Unfortunately, there are A LOT of IRREGULAR PRETERITE verbs. We will learn them all in the first
quarter of Pre-IB Spanish 3, but for now let’s just learn a few to get you started! Use the tutorial at
www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/pretserirdar.htm to fill in these irregulars. Follow the model. The first
one is done for you. Watch out! SER and IR are the SAME!!!
Fui = I was
SER = to be
Fuimos = we were
Fuiste = you were
Fuisteis = y’all were
Fue = she was
Fueron = they were
DAR =
IR =
HACER =
El imperfecto
Now you’re ready for the other past tense: the imperfect. The imperfect is the opposite of the preterite in the
sense that we use it for actions that were repeated many times in the past. For example:
I used to obey my parents.
I would read stories every day when I was little.
We used to play soccer.
(obedecía a mis padres.)
(De pequeño leía cuentos todos los días.)
(Jugábamos al fútbol).
Some common translations for the imperfect in English are:
USED TO =
WAS/WERE + ING =
WOULD =
I used to play soccer = (Yo) jugaba al fútbol.
(from jugar)
We were watching television = Veíamos la tele.
(from ver)
She would study every night = Ella estudiaba todas las noches. (from estudiar)
Go to http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/impreg.htm and view the tutorial on imperfect verbs.
As you read the tutorial, take notes below on the specific reasons for using the imperfect tense.
List at least 14 “triggers” or specific phrases that indicate the imperfect tense:
Spanish
English
Spanish
1.
8.
2.
9.
3.
10.
4.
11.
5.
12.
6.
13.
7.
14.
English
How do we form the imperfect tense? Use the tutorial to fill in the endings for –AR, -ER, and –IR verbs:
**More Good News!!! = ER and IR again share the same endings in the imperfect tense!!!! 
-AR (hablar)
-ER (comer)
-IR (compartir)
Now that you know the endings for regular imprefect verbs, translate these verbs into Spanish. (Study the
Spanish 2 verbs BEFORE you do the practice and see how many you know!)
1. They used to drive
16. Y’all were creating
2. I was jumping
17. We used to take
3. She would permit
18. We were eating
4. It was stopping
19. They would answer
5. We used to hope
20. You used to turn in
6. You used to spend
21. They used to arrive
7. Y’all used to give
22. I used to respect
8. She was being born
23. We used to live
9. They would remember
24.You (formal) would write
10. You were collecting
25. Y’all were cleaning
11. Martín was crying
26. I used to participate
12. You (formal) used to fill
27. I was helping
13. I used to take care of
28. She was rehearsing
14. They used to win
29. They used to draw
15. We used to dance
30. We were receiving
¡Muy bien! The good news is that in the imperfect there are only THREE irregular verbs! Yippppeeeeee! 
Use the same tutorial at www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/impreg.htm to fill in the conjugation charts for
the three irregulars:
*ver is only irregular in the sence
that you leave the E before adding
the –ER endings.
SER (to be)
IR (to go)
VER (to see)
You’re on your way with imperfect verbs!! Now, return to
http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/lessons/impreg.htm and click on “click to generate unique quiz.”
- Choose 25 questions
- Choose YES to include vosotros/vosotras
WITHOUT looking at the preterite endings see if you can get 100% on the quiz for Preterite tense regular –
AR, -ER, and –IR verbs. You may take the quiz as many times as you like, but as soon as you get at least
90% print out your results and attach them to this packet of homework to turn in!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Awesome! You’re almost there! Now that you know how to conjugate verbs in the past tense (in the preterite
and the imperfect) let’s see if you can keep them straight in your used-to-English-mind. Take the quiz at
www.studyspanish.com/practice/pretimp1.htm until you can get 100%. Take it as many times as you need,
but as soon as you get 100%, print out results and bring it in as part of your summer homework on the
first day of class. (You don’t have to do the suggested writing exercise part).
TRY NOT TO LOOK AT YOUR NOTES AS YOU TAKE THE QUIZ!!! 
If you’d like to be SUPER prepared for Pre-IB Spanish 3 next year, you can also take any of the other practice
quizzes in the left-hand column of the page. Some other good ones are:
www.studyspanish.com/practice/pretimp2.htm = Preterite vs. Imperfect Part II: Quiz #1
www.studyspanish.com/tests/pretimp2.htm = Preterite vs. Imperfect Part II: Test #1
Or you can try the oral quizzes which will help you practice your speaking skills (the hardest part!)
Print out any extra quizzes that you complete and bring them with your summer homework as well.
For the last part of your summer homework, write your own sentences in the past tense. Write 10 in the
preterite tense (use preterite tense triggers!) and 10 in the imperfect tense (use imperfect tense triggers!)
Preterite:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Imperfect:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
¡¡MUY BIEN CHICOS!!  Thank you for all your hard work on your Spanish summer homework!
Here is what you are required to turn in on the first day of class next year:
1. This completed packet
2. A quiz on preterite verbs at least 90% correct
3. A quiz on imperfect verbs at least 90% correct
4. A quiz on the preterite vs. the imperfect 100% correct
5. Any additional quizzes or practices that you completed at www.studyspanish.com (optional)
*Also, please take as much time as you can to review the vocabulary sheets from Spanish 2! Knowing these
words will make everything easier!! 
¡¡Nos vemos en agosoto!! 