Spanish 1
Semester 2
Review
Packet
1 Nombre _________________________________________
MI FAMILIA Y LOS CUMPLEAÑOS
¿Cuál es la fecha?
Es el ______ de __________________.
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month
To say it is the “first” of a month use the word _______________________________________.
To express the year use the format ___________ + ______________ + __________ + y _________.
thousand
hundred
ten
one
Remember that Spanish speakers write dates using the format ___________/___________ where
English speakers use the format ____________/ ______________.
To talk about how old someone is use the verb__________________ años.
Ejemplo:
Ella _______________________ veinte años. She is 20 yrs. old.
¿Cómo se dice…
Date of birth? ____________________________________________________________
Birthday? ________________________________________________________________
Escribe las frases en español. SPELL OUT all num bers.
1) His date of birth is 24/4/1998.
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2) Today is the 15th of March.
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3) My birthday is September 17th.
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In Spanish apostrophe _____ is NEVER used. To show possession use the word
_______ + the noun that refers to the ow ner/possessor.
For example… Mario’s dog = el perro de Mario
¿Cómo se dice…
1) Julia’s aunt ______________________________________________________________
2) Manuel’s grandparents ___________________________________________________
3) Ana’s cousins ____________________________________________________________
4) Rodrigo’s siblings?________________________________________________________
2 Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
Mi(s) =
Nuestro/a(s)=
Tu(s) =
Vuestro/a(s)=
su (s)=
Su(s)=
su =
Su(s)=
1) our (all females) grandparents _____________________________________________
2) their children ____________________________________________________________
3) my parents ______________________________________________________________
4) her brothers _____________________________________________________________
5) your (informal) aunts and uncles ___________________________________________
Com paratives
W hen m aking a com parison W ITH AN ADJECTIVE use the com paratives…
más…que =___________________________________________
menos…que = ________________________________________
or tan … como =_______________________________________.
The adjective in the com parison M UST agree w ith the ____________ noun.
W hen m aking a com parison W ITHOUT AN ADJECTIVE use the com paratives…
más que…=________________________________
menos que…=_________________________________
or tanto como…=_________________________________________.
You m ay also use these irregular com parative words to m ake com parisons.
mayor ________________________________ menor _________________________________
mejor _________________________________ peor ___________________________________
These com paratives M UST agree in ___________________ w ith the first noun.
3 LA ROPA
With e to ie stem-changing verbs, the _______of the stem changes to _____ in all forms
except the ________________________ and _________________________ forms. Step changing
verbs can also be called ______________________________. Why? ________________________
entender = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
Conjugate the following e to ie stem -changers.
1) cerrar (tú) ______________________________________
2) empezar (ella) ___________________________________
3) querer (yo) ___________________________________
4) pensar (ellos) ___________________________________
5) preferir (nosotros) ______________________________
Rem em ber that when 2 verbs are right next to each other in a sentence, the
____________ one gets conjugated, and the _____________ one stays in the
infinitive.
Ejemplo: ¿Quieres mirar la televisión? = Do you want to watch tv?
***Mirar = the infinitive (not conjugated)
W rite the follow ing sentences in Spanish.
1. I want to go shopping.
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2. She closes the door during the class.
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3. They understand the homework.
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4. We begin Spanish class at 8 in the morning.
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4 In this lesson there are four expressions that use with the verb
__________________. In English the verb “to be” w ould be used in these
expressions. Use those expressions in the follow ing sentences
1. They are cold in Spanish class.
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2. We are hot in the summer.
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3. She is lucky because she buys new clothing often.
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4. You (formal) are right. The blouse is ugly.
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Direct object pronouns or DOP’s
Ejemplo:
I wear the brown shirt.
I wear it. (_______ is the DOP)
*The direct object receives the _____________ of the verb.
Ejemplo:
Luisa is buying the blouse. Buying what? ____________________
Singular
me
te
lo / la
=
Plural
nos
=
os
=
los / las
=
=
=
In a sentence the DOP is placed either ____________ the conjugated verb, or it
can be __________________ to the infinitive if there is one.
Ejemplos – La quiero llevar OR Quiero llevarla
Rew rite the follow ing sentences using DOPs.
1. Quiero comer la pizza. ______________________________________________________________
2. Él prefiere llevar los zapatos rojos. ___________________________________________________
3. Enrique y Pablo beben los refrescos._________________________________________________
4. Ana y yo comemos las hamburguesas. ________________________________________________
5 EN LA CIUDAD
The verb “ver” means to _______________. It is irregular in the yo form.. Yo ________ = I see .
When using the verb “ver” and the direct object is a person or a pet the personal ______ is
needed after the verb.
To talk about w hat som eone is GOING TO DO use
__________ + _______ +__________________.
1) They are going to rent a DVD.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2) We are going to order hamburgers.
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3) What are you (familiar) going to do?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
The verb “poder” is a ___________ to _____________ stem-changer/boot verb.
Other verbs that have this stem change are ___________________, _________________________,
_____________________, ____________________________, and ___________________________.
poder = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
1) You (familiar) return at 5:00 at night.
____________________________________________________________________________________
2) I eat lunch in the cafeteria at 11:20.
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3) The pants cost 50 dollars.
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4) He finds the bill on the table.
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6 There are tw o _______ to _________ stem -changers. They are servir and
______________________.
1) The waiter serves the food.
____________________________________________________________________________________
2) We always order salad and vegetables.
3) I serve the main course and you (familiar) serve the dessert.
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EN LA CASA
estar = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
ser = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
7 Uses of SER and ESTAR
Ser is used with
Estar is used with…
______________________________________
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______________________________________
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____ you are and ____ you are always use the verb _______ Translate the sentences using the correct form of SER or ESTAR. Indicate your
reasoning to the right of each sentence (i.e. location).
1) Her family is from Guatemala.
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2) The lamps are in the living room.
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3) My bedroom is big and yellow.
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4) Their siblings are athletic.
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W hen describing the location of item s or people in relation to one another you
m ay use prepositions such as al lado de, cerca de, delante de, etc.
Rem em ber that de + el = _____________
Ejemplo:
La cocina está al lado del comedor.
1) The closet is near the dresser.
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2) The rug is in front of the couch.
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8 Ordinal Num bers
1st __________________________________
6th _______________________________________
2nd __________________________________
7th _______________________________________
3rd __________________________________
8th _______________________________________
4th __________________________________
9th _______________________________________
5th __________________________________
10th ______________________________________
Ordinals are placed _____________________ nouns.
Ejemplo:
Nuestro apartamento está en el octavo piso.
Prim ero and tercero drop the ______ before a m asculine singular noun.
Ejemplo:
Enero es el primer mes del ano.
1) We (all girls) live on the second floor.
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2) Everyday my first class is English.
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3) Tomorrow we the tenth test in Spanish class.
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FIESTAS EN LA CASA
Hay que means _________________________________________ in English.
Ejemplo: Hay que cortar el césped. One must cut the grass or the grass needs to be cut.
To talk about w hat som eone has just done use
_______________+ de + ___________.
Irregular Verbs
Dar, ________________, ___________________, ___________________, _______________________,
and ______________________________ are all irregular verbs.
9 venir = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
decir = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
These verbs are only irregular in “yo” form in the present tense.
dar = ______________________________________
yo form __________________________
poner = ____________________________________
yo form __________________________
salir = _____________________________________
yo form __________________________
traer = _____________________________________
yo form __________________________
1) I give a surprise party for my mom.
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2) The guests come at 7:00 at night.
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3) I put balloons and decorations on the patio.
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4) I bring the wrapping paper to my aunt’s house.
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10 Form ing affirm ative tú com m ands
Regular affirmative tú commands are the same as the __________/ ___________/_____________
form in the present tense.
Ejemplo:
Sweep the floor!
Barre el suelo!
The irregular affirmative tú commands are:
decir
hacer
ir
poner
Salir
tener
venir
__________
____________
_________
__________
__________
__________
___________
If you use an affirm ative com m and with a DOP, attach the pronoun to the end
of the com m and.
Ejemplo:
¡Cierra la puerta!
¡Ciérrala!
1) The dishes are dirty. Wash them!
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2) Set the table! Set it now!
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3) Clean the kitchen!
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4) Vacuum!
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5) Make the bed!
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6) Be nice!
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11 DEPORTES
The verb jugar is a _________ to ____________ stem-changer. W hen you are
talking about a sport
som eone plays use _____________________ al + sport.
jugar = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
1) Our cousins play soccer.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
2) They play volleyball.
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3) I play football at school.
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Both saber and conocer m ean
_______________________________________________________.
They are both irregular in the ___________ forms in the present tense.
Uses of SABER and CONOCER
Use saber with…
Use conocer with…
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
saber = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
12 conocer = _________________________________________
yo ________________ =
nosotros(as) __________________ =
tú ___________________ =
vosotros(as) ___________________=
él/ella/Ud. ____________________ =
ellos(as)/ Uds. _____________________ =
If you talk about knowing a person or pet- you need to use the
_____________________ after your form of conocer.
She knows my team. Ella conoce a mi equipo.
If you want to say that som eone knows how to do som ething. Use saber +
_____________________
Translate the sentences using the correct form of SABER or CONOCER. Indicate
your reasoning for choosing that verb to the right of each sentence.
1) She knows how to play basketball
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2) I know your dad.
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3) We know that your team is going to win the game.
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4) You (familiar) do not know the rules of tennis.
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5) You (formal) know Mexico.
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6) They know how to inline skate.
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