Spanish I 2009-2010
Mrs. Melanson
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Spanish I FINAL EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE 2010
The Spanish I final examination is on Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. The final examination is worth
1/5 of the semester grade. The material on the examination will focus on second semester lessons.
Questions 1-92 will be submitted on Scantron. Questions 93-266 will be written directly on the
examination packet. If I can’t read your handwriting, the answer will be marked incorrect. The
percentage will be calculated by dividing the number of answers correct by 266.
There are two optional sections that can be attempted upon completing the required sections of the
examination. There is a fill-in the blank, extra credit opportunity at the end of the exam worth seven
possible bonus points. There is also an opportunity to earn a ½ letter grade bump up for the second
semester by writing an outstanding essay based on the topic: En mi vida (In my life).
You should study from your notes, handouts, old tests, old quizzes, the Vistas text and workbook, and
the PowerPoint presentations and notes posted on Net Classroom in Documents for third and fourth
quarters. In the text, you should find related material in Lessons 2, 3, 4, and 5. The following material
will be tested:
VOCABULARY (You should know the vocabulary from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish.)
Lesson 2
Vocabulary on page 68: (Prepositions of place)
Lesson 3
Vocabulary on page 102: (La familia; Otras personas; Profesiones; Adjetivos; Nacionalidades; Verbos
(regular –er and –ir meanings)
Tener expressions on page 91
Lesson 4
Vocabulary on page 134: (Pasatiempos; Deportes; Adjetivos; Lugares: Verbos (stem changing verb
meanings)
Lesson 5
Vocabulary on page 168: (Adjetivos; Números ordinales)
Vocabulary on page 138: (Weather expressions; Seasons; Months; Dates)
GRAMMAR TOPICS
Lesson 3
3.2 Descriptive Adjectives: Forms and agreement, including shortened forms, and position (pages 78-80)
3.2 Possessive Adjectives: Forms and position (page 83)
3.3 Present tense of –er and –ir regular verbs (pages 86-87)
3.4 Present tense of tener and venir (pages 90-91)
Lesson 4
4.1 Present tense of –ir ; ir + a + infinitive (near future; going to); and Vamos + a + infinitive (Let’s); the
interrogative ¿Adónde? ( page 112)
4.2 Stem-changing verbs (Boot) e →ie and o →ue (pages 115-116)
4.3 Stem-changing verbs (boot) e →i ( page 119)
4.4 Verbs with irregular “yo” forms and the verbs ver and oír (pages 122-123)
Lesson 5
5.1 “Estar” with conditions and emotions (page 146)
5.2 Present progressive (pages 148-149)
5.3 Ser and Estar uses (pages 152-153)
The format of the exam will include:
Multiple choice (Vocabulary and Grammar)
Matching (Vocabulary)
True/False (Reading Comprehension)
Fill- in (Vocabulary and Grammar)
Translation Spanish to English without word bank
Translation English to Spanish with word bank
Translation from English to Spanish with word bank
NOTES:
Los adjetivos posesivos
Possessive adjective shows who owns the noun being described.
The following are the possessive pronominal adjectives in Spanish:
mi(s)
nuestro (a, os, as)
tu(s)
vuestro (a, os, as)
su(s)
su(s)
Like all adjectives, these words must agree with the nouns they modify in gender and
number.
ex. my book – mi libro
my books – mis libros
our book – nuestro libro
our books – nuestros libros
Since the pronoun “su” can be ambiguous (as it refers to six pronouns), you may replace
“su” in the following fashion in order to specify who actually owns an object:
ex. su casa – la casa de ella
ex. su coche – el coche de él
sus maletas – las maletas de ella
Los adjetivos
There are two main categories of adjectives in Spanish (as in English).
Descriptive
in Spanish, these adjectives generally follow the nouns they modify
they must also agree with the noun they modify in gender and number
 ej. el hombre rico – the rich man
 ej. La mujer está cansada. - That woman is tired.
 ej. Las clases son aburridas. - Those classes are boring.
Limiting
in Spanish, these adjectives precede the nouns they modify
if possible, they must also agree with the noun they modify in gender and number
 ej. There are several students in the cafeteria. – Hay unos alumnos en la
cafetería.
 ej. We had to buy many books. – Tuvimos que comprar muchos libros.
remember that cardinal numbers (dos, tres, cuatro) never change their forms
 ej. There are five libraries in this city. – Hay cinco bibliotecas en esta ciudad.
Los verbos –ER
Take the present stem and remove the –ER ending from the infinitive.
example: comer
como
comemos
comes
coméis
come
comen
Los verbos –IR
Take the present stem and remove the –IR ending from the infinitive
example: vivir
vivo
vivimos
vives
vivís
vive
viven
Los verbos “tener” y “venir”
These verbs are irregular and their conjugations must be memorized.
tengo
tenemos
tienes
tenéis
tiene
tienen
vengo
vienes
viene
venimos
venís
vienen
For a list of idiomatic expressions with “tener,” refer to p. 91*
i.e. Tengo hambre. = I am hungry.
Verbos de cambio radical en el presente (Stem-changing verbs in the present) BOOT VERBS
Three major categories: o-ue, e-ie, e-i
Only –IR verbs can change from e to i
Remove the infinitive ending and make the necessary vowel substitutions.
The “nosotros” and “vosotros” forms do not change in the present tense.
Note that the verbs “seguir” and “conseguir have an oddity in the “yo” form.
poder
puedo
puedes
puede
querer
podemos
podéis
pueden
quiero
quieres
quiere
pedir
pido
pides
pide
queremos
queréis
quieren
seguir
pedimos
pedís
piden
sigo
sigues
sigue
seguimos
seguís
siguen
Verbos irregulares en el presente (Irregular verbs in the present)
A verb is said to be irregular when it follows no set pattern.
ir
voy
vas
va
decir
vamos
vais
van
digo
dices
dice
decimos
decís
dicen
El futuro con “ir” (The future with “ir”)
The verb “ir” (conjugated above) can be used to express future actions; i.e., what is going
to happen.
The formula is: a conjugated form of “ir” + “a” + an infinitive
ex. I am going to speak. – Voy a hablar.
ex. She is going to run. – Va a correr.
ex. We are going to study. – Vamos a estudiar.
Let’s with “ir”
Vamos + a + infinitive can also translate as Let’s + verb.
Verbos irregulares en el presente
The following verbs are irregular in the first person, singular only (yo form):
dar: doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan
hacer: hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen
poner: pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen
saber: sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben
salir: salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen
ver: veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven
caer: caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen
traer: traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen
The following verbs are irregular in multiple (or all) forms:
decir: digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen
estar: estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están
ir: voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
oír: oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen
ser: soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
tener: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen
venir: vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, venís, vienen
Los números ordinales
first primero/a * primer before masculine singular noun
second segundo/a
third tercero/a * tercer before masculine singular noun
fourth cuarto/a
fifth quinto/a
sixth sexto/a
seventhséptimo/a
eighth octavo/a
ninth noveno/a
tenth décimo/a
El tiempo (The weather)
Many of the basic weather expressions involve the verb “hacer.”
¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? – How’s the weather today?
Hace buen tiempo. – The weather is good.
Hace mal tiempo. – The weather is bad.
Hace (mucho/poco) sol. – It’s (very/not very) sunny.
Hace (mucho/poco) viento. – It’s (very/not very) windy.
Hace (mucho/poco) calor. – It’s (very/not very) hot.
Hace (mucho/poco) frío. – It’s (very/not very) cold.
Hace fresco. – It’s cool.
There are also weather expressions which do not use “hacer”
Llueve. Está lloviendo.– It’s raining.
Nieva. Está nevando. – It’s snowing
Está (muy) nublado. – It is very cloudy.
Hay niebla. – It is foggy.
La fecha (the date)
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy?
Hoy es el ____ de ____de ____.
#
mes
año
Ser y Estar
The uses of “ser” and “estar” ONLY have to do with permanent or temporary when
adectives are involved. Estar is used for temporary states and conditions. Ser is used for
permanent characteristics. Review the notes and worksheet that was given in class
regarding the other uses.
El Gerundio (present participle)
A gerund cannot be conjugated. It always ends in “ndo”
To form a gerund, simply add the following endings to the present stem:
hablar → hablando
comer → comiendo
abrir → abriendo
Stem-changes do not occur in the gerund for –AR and –ER verbs.
jugar → jugando
llover → lloviendo
-IR verbs that are stem-changing in the present also change their stems in the gerund
e → i and o → u.
dormir → durmiendo
pedir → pidiendo
decir → diciendo
venir → viniendo
seguir → siguiendo
The verbs poder and ir are irregular in the gerund
poder → pudiendo
ir → yendo
Some verbs have spelling changes which generally occur when one would expect the
gerund to contain three vowels in a row (in which case the middle vowel, an “i,”
becomes a “y.”
leer → leyendo
caer → cayendo
oír → oyendo
El Presente Progresivo
The present progressive is a compound tense that indicates what is happening right now.
ex. – Estoy escribiendo una carta. – I am writing a setter.
As a compound tense, it contains both an auxiliary (helping) verb and a gerund.
In order to form this tense, use a present form of estar and a gerund.
hablar: estoy hablando
beber: estás bebiendo
dormir: está durmiendo
venir: están viniendo
Note that the gerund does not agree with the subject or any other word in the sentence.