Present Progressive and Direct Object Pronouns.
TENER or TENER QUE: Choose the correct verb expression and conjugate it on the line.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES: Write the correct possessive adjective
GENERAL: This is where you will be asked to fill in the blanks with logical vocabulary. For example:
Es diciembre y vivo en Minnesota. ¿Qué tiempo hace? ___________________________
Complete the following sentences logically. For some, there may be more than one answer.
Make the following nouns singular if they are plural and plural if they are singular:
Anwer the question “¿Qué hora es?” based on the following digital times.
Answer the following questions in full sentences about your day. Be sure to include morning, afternoon
or evening:
Write the words for the numbers.
INTERROGATIVE EXPRESSIONS: Write the interrogative that solicits the response given.
You MUST also add the accent correctly. Some of the interrogatives will not be used. No interrogative
will be used more than once A and C blocks have a word bank of interrogatives without the accent.
SER AND ESTAR: Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence and conjugate it on the line
provided to agree with the subject.
WEATHER: Write a logical weather expression based on the picture.
LOS INFINITIVOS: Write the correct translation to the English/Spanish infinitive.
Verb meanings and conjugations. A and C block will choose from two verbs the one that logically
completes the sentence and then conjugate it on the line provided to agree with the subject.
LEER: Read the following selection and answer the questions that follow in full sentences.
Write a sentence saying what these people may or may not have to do or like to do or should do.
Direction Vocabulary: Fill in the space with the logical direction vocabulary based on Mrs. Norwood’s
classroom: (Hint: You may or may not need two words.)
Preguntas personales: Anwer questions about yourself. Yes, in Spanish.
Rewrite sentences that are in the Present Indicative in the Present Progressive. Example: Yo escribo la
tarea. You need to write: Yo estoy escribiendo la tarea.
Rewrite the following sentences changing the direct object noun to a direct object pronoun and you must
attach if the rules allow it. Example: Yo tengo tarea. Yo la tengo.
Escuchar and Ensayo
Essay: You will be required to write 10 sentences with at least 7 verbs discussing your typical day and
what you like to do or describing your family.
Please note that there is no “vocabulary” section of translating though there is a translation section for
infinitives. You will be required to demonstrate other vocabulary knowledge throughout the exam, for
example, by answering questions logically. If the question is “At what time do you eat breakfast?” the
answer needs to be a time that includes “morning”.
Review January 2015
C: high numbers….ser vs estar…….irregular verbs….location prepositions
B: Last names…..Gustar….Personal A….Interrogatives…..when a word requires an accent……expressions
with verbs….Answering “No”…..high numbers…..irregular present participles
A: Hay…..phone numbers
No phone numbers are on the exam. When a word requires an accent is not on the exam.
Ser vs Estar: www.conjuguemos.com. Spanish grammar. Ser vs Estar…lesson 46. Challenge = 47.
Or
www.studyspanish.com Grammar Lesson 18 and Verb Drills L 5 Ser,Estar GUQ
In a nutshell: Estar is used for Health, Emotion, Location (en) except the location of an event, Progressive tense
which sometimes includes weather expressions, States or Conditions, eg, clean, dirty, open closed, etc.
Sometimes the use of Ser or Estar changes the meaning of the sentence and context clues will let you know
which to use. Example:
1. La clase es ochenta minutos. No aprendo nada. Yo ________________ aburrido y voy a dormir.
2. No me interesa nada. No tengo amigo. Vivo solo. No leo nada. No participo en nada. Yo ____________
aburrido.
High numbers: To remember:
1. Un is not used with MIL. Us is used with MILLÓN.
2. “Y” is only used in Spanish between tens and ones. (It is not used there in English.)
3. A period in a Spanish number is equivalent to a comma in English
10.462 ____________________________________________________________________
10.462.101 ________________________________________________________________
555 _______________________________________________________________________
Location Prepositions: Arriba, abajo, enfrente, detrás, cerca y lejos y ya los demás. A la izquierda, a
la derecha, delante, encima…… and, entre (inbetween) And, use “de” for the preposition “of”
I am to the left of John. Estoy a la izquierda de John.
Write two sentences saying where you are in relation to something else in the classroom.
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
Answering “No”: In both English and Spanish you need to answer a “yes” or “no” question with “yes”
or “no” to begin our answer. Are you tall? Is a “yes or no” question. One would respond “Yes, I am
tall.” Or “No, I am not tall.” In English, you answer a “yes or no” question, with “No,” which is exactly
what you do in Spanish. In English, the body of the answer makes the verb negative by using “not”; in
Spanish the verb is made negative with “no” in front of the verb again. “No, yo no soy alto.”
1. ¿Eres árabe? _______________________________________________
2. ¿Hablas el alemán? __________________________________________
HAY: Hay means both “There is” and “There are” Those are the only two expressions that translate as Hay.
Which of the following sentences use “hay”? Translate all of them.
There are three. ________________________________
He is three years old. _________________________________
There is a teacher in the gym. ________________________________
Where is the teacher? _____________________________________
Interrogatives: The answer drives the question. For example: If the answer is a number, the question can’t be
Who?. If the answer is a time, the question can’t be Where?. You must know what the answer is as well as the
meaning of the interrogatives.
Who? ______________________ What? ______________________ When? ____________________
From whom? _________________________ To whom? ________________________
With whom? __________________________ Why? _____________________________
Where? _____________________________ To where? _________________________
From where? ___________________________ How? ________________________
How many? _____________________________ How much? ____________________________
Which? ___________________________ (this word cannot be followed by a ___________________)
¿ _______________________ enseña? ¿La señora Norwood?
¿ _______________________ enseñas? ¿En la sala de A10?
¿ _______________________ enseñas? ¿A las ocho o a las diez?
¿ _______________________ enseñas? ¿Porque es fácil o porque Dios lo quiere?
¿ _______________________ enseñas? ¿Con la Sra. Smith o con la Sra. Flynn?
¿______________________ quieres comer? ¿Una ensalada?
¿ _______________________ quieres comer? ¿La ensalada o el taco?
¿ _______________________ plato quieres comer? ¿La ensalada o el taco?
Verbs PLUS
Escuchar la radio = to listen to the radio
Aprender a infinitive = to learn to do something
Asistir a place = to attend
Creer en = to believe in
Ej: I believe that you are smart. _______________________________________________I believe in Jesus Christ. ____________________________________________________
Pensar = to think
Pensar en = to think about
Pensar (infinitive) = to intend
Ej: I think that I want to go to Spain. __________________________________________________
I am thinking about Spain. _________________________________________________________
I intend to go to Spain. __________________________________________________________
Last Names: The father’s father’s last name is always first and is the name that transfers.
Josefina Gonzalez Morales (This means that Josefina’s father’s father’s last name is Gonzalez.)
Josepfina’s mother’s father’s last name is Morales.)
Marco Polo Rodriguez (This means that Marco’s father’s father’s last name is _____________)
Marco’s mother’s fathers last name is _________________)
Josefina’s married name becomes Josefina Gonzalez de Polo. Keep Josefina’s father’s last name and take on
her husband’s father’s last name. Use DE to indicate a married woman is “of” her husband.
Their child will keep the last names of the father’s of the parents with the father’s father’s first.
So, Baby Polo Gonzalez (which is the reverse of the mom’s married names)
You try: Gabriel Nadal Perez marries Susana Pietro Rey
What is Gabriel’smarried name? ___________________________________________
What is Susana’s married name? ____________________________________________
What will their child’s last names be? _________________________________________
One more time: Miguel Renta Lopez marries Arrancha Suarez Dominguez
What is Miguel’s married name? _______________________________________________
What is Arrancha’s married name? ________________________________________________
What will their child’s last names be? _____________________________________________
Gustar: Gustar, Interesar, Molestar, Encantar, Importar
These verbs do not follow the sentence structure of all of the other verbs in English and Spanish. Think of these
verbs as having their subject BEHIND the verb instead of in front of it. AND, in front of these verbs MUST
MUST MUST appear an indirect object pronoun indicating to whom the action/liking/bothering/etc. is being
done.
BTW – You MUST be able to identify a verb vs a noun.
For example: I like the cold. = Subject, verb, direct object
Me gusta el frío. = Indirect Object Pronoun, verb, subject and more technically translates as
The cold is pleasing to me. You can’t think like that. It’s just better to memorize the structure
and remember that you will NEVER use gustar like as you use other verbs. Separate gustar sentences into two
and have gustar agree with what comes behind it. Therefore, you will only use “gusta” and “gustan”. The first
half is the pronoun that reflects who is liking, being bothered, etc.
“gusta” is used in front of singular nouns and infinitives
“gustan” is used in front of plural nouns.
I think we only did “me” and “te” so far so you have even less to study and know right now
I like pencils. ______________________________________________________
You like snow. ______________________________________________________
I like rain. __________________________________________________________
I like taking pictures. _________________________________________________
You like to camp. ___________________________________________________
Review January 2015 ******************* Answers **************************
C: high numbers….ser vs estar…….irregular verbs….location prepositions
B: Last names…..Gustar….Personal A….Interrogatives…..when a word requires an accent……expressions
with verbs….Answering “No”…..high numbers…..irregular present participles
A: Hay…..phone numbers
No phone numbers are on the exam. When a word requires an accent is not on the exam.
Ser vs Estar: www.conjuguemos.com. Spanish grammar. Ser vs Estar…lesson 46. Challenge = 47.
Or
www.studyspanish.com Grammar Lesson 18 and Verb Drills L 5 Ser,Estar GUQ
In a nutshell: Estar is used for Health, Emotion, Location (en) except the location of an event, Progressive tense
which sometimes includes weather expressions, States or Conditions, eg, clean, dirty, open closed, etc.
Sometimes the use of Ser or Estar changes the meaning of the sentence and context clues will let you know
which to use. Example:
3. La clase es ochenta minutos. No aprendo nada. Yo ___estoy________ aburrido y voy a dormir.
4. No me interesa nada. No tengo amigo. Vivo solo. No leo nada. No participo en nada. Yo ___soy____
aburrido.
High numbers: To remember:
4. Un is not used with MIL. Us is used with MILLÓN.
5. “Y” is only used in Spanish between tens and ones. (It is not used there in English.)
6. A period in a Spanish number is equivalent to a comma in English
10.462 _____diez mil cuatrocientos sesenta y dos_________________________
10.462.101 _________diez millones cuatrocientos sesenta y dos mil ciento uno______________
555 ___quinientos cincuenta y cinco____________________________________________
Location Prepositions: Arriba, abajo, enfrente, detrás, cerca y lejos y ya los demás. A la izquierda, a
la derecha, delante, encima…… and, entre (inbetween) And, use “de” for the preposition “of”
I am to the left of John. Estoy a la izquierda de John.
Write two sentences saying where you are in relation to something else in the classroom.
3. ___Yo estoy enfrente de los estudiantes._____________________________________
4. _____Yo estoy lejos de mi escritorio.________________________________
Answering “No”: In both English and Spanish you need to answer a “yes” or “no” question with “yes”
or “no” to begin our answer. Are you tall? Is a “yes or no” question. One would respond “Yes, I am
tall.” Or “No, I am not tall.” In English, you answer a “yes or no” question, with “No,” which is exactly
what you do in Spanish. In English, the body of the answer makes the verb negative by using “not”; in
Spanish the verb is made negative with “no” in front of the verb again. “No, yo no soy alto.”
3. ¿Eres árabe? ____No, no soy árabe ___________________________
4. ¿Hablas el alemán? ____No, no hablo el alemán. _or No, no lo hablo.________________
HAY: Hay means both “There is” and “There are” Those are the only two expressions that translate as Hay.
Which of the following sentences use “hay”? Translate all of them.
There are three. ______Hay tres.___________
He is three years old. ____Él tiene tres años._______________
There is a teacher in the gym. _____Hay un maestro/professor en el gimnasio_________________
Where is the teacher? __¿Dónde está el professor/maestro?____________________
Interrogatives: The answer drives the question. For example: If the answer is a number, the question can’t be
Who?. If the answer is a time, the question can’t be Where?. You must know what the answer is as well as the
meaning of the interrogatives.
Who? _______Quién_________
What? ________Qué__________ When? _____Cuándo________
From whom? __De quién _______________ To whom? __A quién _______________
With whom? _Con quién _________________ Why? ____Por qué__________________
Where? ____Dónde_________________ To where? ____A dónde_______________
From where? _____De dónde_____________ How? _____Cómo_______________
How many? __Cuántos/as____________________ How much? ______Cuánto________________
Which? ______Cuál_______________ (this word cannot be followed by a ___noun__________)
¿ ____Quién______________ enseña? ¿La señora Norwood? (This was my mistake. I apologize.)
¿ ____Dónde______________ enseñas? ¿En la sala de A10?
¿ ___Cuándo_______________ enseñas? ¿A las ocho o a las diez?
¿ ___Por qué_____________ enseñas? ¿Porque es fácil o porque Dios lo quiere?
¿ ___Con quién___________ enseñas? ¿Con la Sra. Smith o con la Sra. Flynn?
¿_______Qué___________ quieres comer? ¿Una ensalada?
¿ ______Cuál_____________ quieres comer? ¿La ensalada o el taco?
¿ _____Qué______________ plato quieres comer? ¿La ensalada o el taco?
Verbs PLUS
Escuchar la radio = to listen to the radio
Aprender a infinitive = to learn to do something
Asistir a place = to attend
Creer en = to believe in
Ej: I believe that you are smart. ____Creo que eres inteligente.__________________________I believe in Jesus Christ. _______Creo en Jesu Cristo.__________________________
Pensar = to think
Pensar en = to think about
Pensar (infinitive) = to intend
Ej: I think that I want to go to Spain. _____Pienso que quiero ir a España.____________________
I am thinking about Spain. ___Pienso en España ________________________________________
I intend to go to Spain. _____Pienso ir a España.___________________________________________
Last Names: The father’s father’s last name is always first and is the name that transfers.
Josefina Gonzalez Morales (This means that Josefina’s father’s father’s last name is Gonzalez.)
Josepfina’s mother’s father’s last name is Morales.)
Marco Polo Rodriguez (This means that Marco’s father’s father’s last name is __Polo_____)
Marco’s mother’s fathers last name is ____Rodriguez___)
Josefina’s married name becomes Josefina Gonzalez de Polo. Keep Josefina’s father’s last name and take on
her husband’s father’s last name. Use DE to indicate a married woman is “of” her husband.
Their child will keep the last names of the father’s of the parents with the father’s father’s first.
So, Baby Polo Gonzalez (which is the reverse of the mom’s married names)
You try: Gabriel Nadal Perez marries Susana Pietro Rey
What is Gabriel’smarried name? Gabriel Nadal Perez – Typically, men’s names don’t change.____________
What is Susana’s married name? _____Susana Pietro de Nadal_________________
What will their child’s last names be? _____Nadal Pietro_________________________
One more time: Miguel Renta Lopez marries Arrancha Suarez Dominguez
What is Miguel’s married name? Miguel Renta Lopez___________________________________
What is Arrancha’s married name? ____Arrancha Suarez de Renta__________________________________
What will their child’s last names be? ________Renta Suarez_____________________________
Gustar: Gustar, Interesar, Molestar, Encantar, Importar
These verbs do not follow the sentence structure of all of the other verbs in English and Spanish. Think of these
verbs as having their subject BEHIND the verb instead of in front of it. AND, in front of these verbs MUST
MUST MUST appear an indirect object pronoun indicating to whom the action/liking/bothering/etc. is being
done.
BTW – You MUST be able to identify a verb vs a noun.
For example: I like the cold. = Subject, verb, direct object
Me gusta el frío. = Indirect Object Pronoun, verb, subject and more technically translates as
The cold is pleasing to me. You can’t think like that. It’s just better to memorize the structure
and remember that you will NEVER use gustar like as you use other verbs. Separate gustar sentences into two
and have gustar agree with what comes behind it. Therefore, you will only use “gusta” and “gustan”. The first
half is the pronoun that reflects who is liking, being bothered, etc.
“gusta” is used in front of singular nouns and infinitives
“gustan” is used in front of plural nouns.
I think we only did “me” and “te” so far so you have even less to study and know right now