Nombre _______________________________ Fecha _____________

Subject Pronouns
Used to __________________________________________
yo _____
nosotros ________
t _____
nosotras ________
l _____
ellos ________
ella _____
ellas ________
Ud. (usted) _______
Uds. (ustedes) __________
Definite Articles
el ______
los _____
la ______
las _____

Indefinite Articles
un _______
una ______

unos _____
unas _____

Adjectives
Used to __________________________________________
Must agree in ________________ and __________________
Masculine adjectives usually end in ______ while feminine adjectives
usually end in _____. Adjectives that end in _____ refer to both
masculine and feminine nouns.
Adjectives are placed ____________ the noun they describe
To make them plural, you add _____ to adjectives that end in vowels
and _____ to adjectives that end in consonants.
##Describe the following items using the adjective yellow in Spanish.##

la casa _______________
el coche ______________

las casas _________________

los coches ________________

##Describe the following people using the adjective intelligent in Spanish.##

la chica ______________________
el chico ______________________
Verbs
Infinitives are verbs that _________________________________
There are 3 types of verbs: _________, ________, and _________.

To conjugate a verb, you drop the ________________ and add new

ones to the stem. The ending indicates who is doing the action.
hablar (to __________)
(yo) habl
(t) habl
(l/ella/Ud.) habl

(nosotros/nosotras) habl
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) habl

comer (to __________)

(yo) com
(t) com
(l/ella/Ud.) com

(nosotros/nosotras) com
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) com

escribir (to __________)

(yo) escrib
(t) escrib
(l/ella/Ud.) escrib

(nosotros/nosotras) escrib
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) escrib

##Translate the following sentences.##

I ride a bike every day. _______________________________________

Elizabeth dances a lot. ________________________________________
My dad and I run. ___________________________________________
They share the pizza. ________________________________________
You read magazines. _________________________________________

Irregular Verbs
Some verbs are irregular in that they are not conjugated in a logical
manner.

These conjugations must be memorized.

ir (to ______)
(yo)
(t)
(l/ella/Ud.)

(nosotros/nosotras)
(ellos/ellas/Uds.)
ser (to ______)

(yo)
(t)
(l/ella/Ud.)

(nosotros/nosotras)
(ellos/ellas/Uds.)
##Translate the following sentences.##

My friends go to the movies. ______________________________________

We are from Jamaica. ___________________________________________
Do you go shopping much? _______________________________________
Pedro is an athlete. _____________________________________________
I am very serious. ______________________________________________
Verbs with special yo forms
There are some verbs that have only an irregular yo form because
instead of ending in ______, they end in ______.
Hacer, poner, and traer, are regular in all other forms
Tener (e-ie), venir (e-ie), and decir (e-i) are also stem-changing verbs.
(yo) ha____

(yo) pon____

(yo) trai____

(yo) ten____

(yo) ven____

(yo) di_____

##Translate the following sentences.##

I set the table for dinner. _________________________________________

I have a dog and a cat. ___________________________________________

I come to school every day. _______________________________________
I always do my homework. _______________________________________
I tell the truth. _________________________________________________
I will bring juice to the party. _____________________________________
Stem-changing Verbs
There are verbs that have a spelling change in the stem.
The stem of a verb is (location) ____________________________
Each verb has a distinct spelling change.
There is NO STEM CHANGE in the nosotros form!
jugar (u-ue)
(yo) __________
(t) __________
(l
ella
Ud.) _________
(nosotros
nosotras) jugamos
(ellos
ellas
Uds.) _________

tener (e-ie)

venir (e-ie)

decir (e-i)

__________
__________

__________
__________

_________
_________

__________

__________

_________

tenemos

venimos

decimos

__________

__________

_________

Other stem-changing verbs

dormir (o-ue)
pensar (e-ie)
poder (o-ue)
preferir (e-ie)

querer (e-ie)

Making Comparisons
To compare 2 things you can use ______________________ to say
more than and _______________________ to say less than
Some adjectives/adverbs have their own comparative forms and
ms/menos are not used
bueno,-a ____________________________ (better than)

malo,-a _____________________________ (worse than)

viejo,-a _____________________________ (older than)
joven ______________________________ (younger than)
##Translate the following sentences.##

My brother is younger than me. ___________________________________

Science class is more interesting than math class. _____________________
_____________________________________________________________
I am shorter than you. ___________________________________________
Mariah is older than Nick. ________________________________________
Studying is worse than sleeping. ___________________________________

To compare 3 or more things, use __________________________

to say something is the most and __________________________
to say that something is the least
To say something is the best use __________________________
and _______________________________________ to say the
worst
##Translate the following sentences.##

Scandal is the best television program. _____________________

_________________________________________________________
is the least interesting movie. ____________________________
_________________________________________________________
Ricardo is the worst student. ______________________________________
Josefina is the ugliest student. _____________________________________
My earrings are the prettiest. ______________________________________
His shoes are the biggest. ________________________________________
Affirmative t commands
Used to tell a friend, family members, or young people what to do

To form the commands, you conjugate the verb to the ____________

tense __________________ form
hablar _____________
comer _____________
escribir ____________

Some verbs have irregular command forms

poner _____________
tener _____________
decir _____________
ser ______________

hacer _____________
venir _____________
salir ______________
ir ________________

##Translate the following commands.##

Make the bed. _________________________________________________

Do your homework. ____________________________________________
Be good. _____________________________________________________
Write your name. ______________________________________________
Dance. _______________________________________________________
Present Progressive Tense
Used to talk about actions occurring _________________
To form the present progressive, you must use a present-tense form
of the verb ___________ followed by the present
_______________.
To form the present participle, you add -_______ to the stem of ar
verbs and -_______ to the stem of er and ir verbs
estar
+
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________

hablar
habl_____

comer
com_______

escribir
escrib____

##Translate the following sentences.##

I am watching television. ______________________________________

She is running. ______________________________________________
They are studying. ___________________________________________
We are writing a story. _______________________________________
Are you eating? _____________________________________________
Demonstrative Adjectives
Used to point out nouns: this, that, these, those and that/those over

there

They must match the ____________ and ____________ of the

nouns they refer to

singular
plural

masculine

feminine

este/ese/aquel
estos/esos/aquellos

esta/esa/aquella
estas/esas/aquellas

##Translate the following sentences.##

This shirt costs twenty dollars. ____________________________________

Those earrings are pretty. ________________________________________
That painting is ugly. ____________________________________________
These curtains are my favorite. ____________________________________
That rug over there is ugly. _______________________________________
Those CDs over there are good. ___________________________________
Preterite Tense
Used to talk about actions ________________ in the past
To conjugate, add the preterite endings to the stem of the verb

hablar
(yo) habl
(t) habl
(l/ella/Ud.) habl

(nosotros/nosotras) habl
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) habl

comer
(yo) com
(t) com
(l/ella/Ud.) com

(nosotros/nosotras) com
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) com

escribir
(yo) escrib
(t) escrib
(l/ella/Ud.) escrib

(nosotros/nosotras) escrib
(ellos/ellas/Uds.) escrib

Verbs that end in car, -gar, and zar have a spelling change in the yo
form.
-car ________ buscar
bus______
-gar ________ . pagar
pa_______
-zar ________ . almorzar almor_______
##Translate the following sentences.##

Yesterday I ran in the park. _______________________________________

My mom bought earrings. ________________________________________
They shared the pizza with me. ____________________________________
How much did you pay for that sweater? ____________________________
I paid twenty five dollars. ________________________________________

Ser and Estar

Ser is used to talk about:
o _______________________________________________
o _______________________________________________
o _______________________________________________
o _______________________________________________
o _______________________________________________
Estar is used to talk about:
o _______________________________________________
o _______________________________________________
##Translate the following sentences.##

I am lazy. _____________________________________________________
He is tired. ____________________________________________________
Are you from Venezuela? ________________________________________
The necklace is (made of) gold. ___________________________________
The kitchen is next to the dining room. ______________________________

*Make certain to use accent marks where they are required.

**Use context clues to figure things out because you dont have to know
every single word in a sentence.
***After youve completed the study guide and the exam, you will still need
to know all of this information. We will revisit some of these topics
throughout second semester.

Vocabulary
*You should know Spanish I material in addition to level II material
House and Chores
la alfombra
el armario
la cama
la cmoda
las cortinas
el cuadro
el despertador
el dormitorio
el espejo
el estante
la lmpara
la mesita
la pared
el disco compacto
el equipo de sonido
el lector DVD
el televisor
el video
la videocasetera
De qu color ?
los colores
amarillo, -a
anaranjado, -a
azul
blanco, -a
gris
marrn
morado, -a
negro, -a
rojo, -a
rosado, -a

verde
bonito, -a
feo, -a
grande
importante
mismo, -a
pequeo, -a
propio, -a
a la derecho (de)
a la izquierda (de)
mejor(es) que
el/la mejor; los/las mejores
menosque
peor(es) que
el/la peor; los/las peores
la cosa
para m
para ti
la posesin
cerca (de)
lejos (de)
vivir
el apartamento
el bao
la cocina
el comedor
el cuarto
el despacho
la escalera
el garaje
el piso

la planta baja
el primer piso
la sala
el segundo piso
el stano
arreglar el cuarto
ayudar
cocinar
cortar el csped
dar (yo doy, t das)
dar de comer al perro
hacer la cama
lavar (el coche, los platos, la
ropa)
limpiar el bao

Shopping/Clothes/Body
buscar
comprar
el dependiente
la dependienta
En qu puedo servirle?
entrar
la tienda
la tienda de ropa
el abrigo
la blusa
las botas
los calcetines
la camisa
la camiseta
la chaqueta
la falda
la gorra
los jeans
los pantalones
los pantalones cortos

pasar la aspiradora
poner (yo pongo, t pones)
poner la mesa
los quehaceres
quitar el polvo
sacar la basura
limpio, -a
sucio, -a
bastante
el dinero
un momento
Qu ests haciendo?
recibir
si

la sudadera
el suter
el traje
el traje de bao
el vestido
los zapatos
Cmo me/te queda(n)?
Me/te queda(n) bien/mal.
llevar
nuevo, -a
quizs
Perdn.
Vamos!
Cunto cuesta(n)?
costar (o-ue)
el precio
tanto
doscientos, -as
trescientos, -as
cuatrocientos, -as

quinientos, -as
seiscientos, -as
setecientos, -as
ochocientos, -as
novecientos, -as
mil
tener razn
los/las dos
el almacn/los almacenes
en la Red
la joyera
la librera
la tienda de descuentos
la tienda de
electrodomsticos
la zapatera
el anillo
los anteojos de sol
los aretes
el bolso
la cadena
la cartera
el collar
la corbata
los guantes
las joyas
el llavero
el perfume
la pulsera
el reloj pulsera
el software
el novio
la novia
barato, -a
caro, -a
mirar
pagar (por)
vender

anoche
el ao pasado
ayer
hace + time expression
la semana pasada
Uf!
la entrada
la ganga
el letrero
la liquidacin (las
liquidaciones)
el mercado
la salida
claro, -a
de slo un color
oscuro, -a
pastel
vivo, -a
De qu est hecho, -a.?
Est hecho, -a de ?
algodn
cuero
lana
seda
tela sinttica
alto, -a
bajo, -a
la caja
el cajero
la cajera
el cheque personal
el cheque de viajero
el cupn de regalo (los
cupones)
en efectivo
gastar
el precio
tan + adjective

la tarjeta de crdito
apretado, -a
escoger
estar de moda
el estilo
exagerado, -a
flojo, -a
la marca
mediano, -a
el nmero

probarse (o-ue)
la talla
anunciar
encontrar (o-ue)
en realidad
me/te importa(n)
inmediatamente
me parece que
Qu te parece?
recientemente