Guía de Estudiar para el Examen Final
You need to know all past vocabulary. Anything from the entire semester is fair game.
You need to remember concepts and skills from before the midterm as well as
what we learned in the last nine weeks. Make sure you brush up on everything!
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Masculine & Feminine
Singular & plural
Noun-adjective agreement
Numbers 1-99, emphasis on 1-31
Hay -- what it means & how to use it
Subject pronouns
Possessive pronouns
using de instead of 's
Ser -- what it means, how to conjugate it, and how to use it in sentences
Tener -- what it means, how to conjugate it, and how to use it in sentences
Dates
Age
Indirect object pronouns
Gustar -- what it means, how to conjugate it, and how to use it in sentences
"a __" phrases -- how & when to use them
the difference between an infinitive & a conjugation
del & al contractions
Vocabulary lists 1 - 14
Negation
Questions
WORD ORDER
Estar -- what it means, how to conjugate it, and how to use it in sentences
Ser vs Estar -- when to use ser versus when to use estar: If it's how you feel or
where you are, always use the verb estar!
Time -- how to tell what time it is and how to tell at what time something happens
the three infinitive verb endings (-ar, -er, -ir)
the five kinds of verbs
how to find a verb's stem
the present tense conjugation endings for -ar, -er, & -ir verbs
how to conjugate stem-changing verbs
how to conjugate irregular verbs
Near Future: Ir -- what it means, how to conjugate it, and how to use it in sentences
the word a
Study Questions, some taken from past study guides:
1. If you're talking about how a person feels, will you use ser or estar?
2. If you're talking about what time it is, will you use ser or estar?
3. If you're talking about where someone or something is, will you use ser or estar?
4. If you're talking about what someone or something looks like, will you use ser or
estar?
5. If you're talking about someone's personality, will you use ser or estar?
6. If you're talking about someone's nationality or ethnicity, will you use ser or estar?
7. If you're talking about the day or date, will you use ser or estar?
ser
estar
Yo
Tú
Usted, él, ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, ellos, ellas
Write all indirect object pronouns:
What conjugation of gustar is used if one thing is liked?
What conjugation of gustar is used is many things are liked?
Define and conjugate the following verbs:
ir = ________________
Yo
Tú
Usted, él, ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, ellos,
ellas
tener = ________________
Yo
Tú
Usted, él, ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, ellos,
ellas
Write an infinitive and find its stem:
Write the present tense conjugation endings for regular verbs:
-ar
-er
-ir
-ar
-er
-ir
Yo
Tú
Usted, él, ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, ellos,
ellas
All of the following verbs are regular. Conjugate them below.
hablar
comer
vivir
Yo
Tú
Usted, él, ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, ellos,
ellas
Conjugate the following NOT REGULAR verbs:
poner
dormir
hacer
Yo
Tú
Usted, él, ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, ellos,
ellas
jugar
querer
jugar
Yo
Tú
Usted, él, ella
Nosotros
Ustedes, ellos, ellas
Study Practice
Translate the following sentences to Spanish.
1. I'm not happy.
2. Miguel's sisters are angry.
3. It's 3:30.
4. What time is it?
5. The teachers are excited.
6. It's 1:15.
7. How are you?
8. It's midnight.
9. Are you sad?
10. Y'all are busy.
11. Her parents are divorced.
12. I'm at the supermarket.
13. You-formal are in the hospital.
querer
14. My dogs are at the park.
15. Where are you?
16. Maria is going to the clothing store.
17. We go to the movie theater on Saturday.
18. At night I go to the zoo.
19. Y'all go home after school.
20. Where are you going?
21. I'm not going to cook.
22. Paco needs to study for the test.
23. You-formal have to eat.
24. We like to dance and sing.
25. The boys are going to Mexico tomorrow.
26. Are you going to swim?
27. Y'all don't need to write.
28. I like black cats.
29. Do you listen to music in class?
30. We don't think that he is handsome.
31. I study in the afternoon.
32. Miguel never sleeps. (never = nunca)
33. Sometimes we eat in the morning. (sometimes = a veces)
34. Maria's father eats lunch at 1:30.
35. Do you have a dog?
36. You-formal don't play basketball today.
37. The students read.
38. I don't drink milk in the morning. (milk = la leche)
39. What do you drink?
30. You like to sleep.
31. Miguel's brother competes on Sunday.
32. What do you want? -- I want to go home.