Preterit Quiz
For pronoun notes, look below on this list.
Spanish2 FlashcardsTenerQuestionsVerbsInf pdf Print them out, cut them out, and then label the backs using the numbers referred to on the last slide.
Vocabulary for Mi vida loca (MVL) Episode 1
1. Siento mucho no poder venir contigo (I'm sorry I couldn't come with you.)
2. está por detrás (It's on the back)
3. Disfruta de la estancia. (Enjoy your stay)
4. Perdón. (Excuse me)
5. Es demasiado tarde. (It's too late)
6. Pasa. (Come in)
7. Saludos a Merche. (Say hi to Merche)
8. No entiendo. (I don't understand)
9. Qué extraño. (How odd.)
10. Dime. (Tell me.)
11. Vale. (OK)
12. No te preocupes. (Don't worry)
MVL Epis 2
1. Es la hora de...(It's time for...)
2. ¡Vaya! (Well!)
3. De acuerdo. (I agree./All right.)
4. Nos vemos luego. (See you later.)
5. un agua sin gas (regular water)
6. un regalo para ti (a gift for you)
7. ¿Algo más? (anything else?
8. La cuenta, por favor. (The bill, please)
MVL Epis 3
1. Enseguida (right away)
2. todo recto (straight ahead)
3. a la derecha (on the right)
4. a la izquierda (on the left)
MVL Epis 4
1. Perdón por irme corriendo. (I'm sorry I had to run off)
2. ese hombre me persigue (that man is following me)
3. cerca de (near)
4. Puede que sea... (It might be...)
5. ¡Siempre al teléfono! (Always on the phone)
6. el apellido (last name)
MVL Epis 5
1. ¿algo para picar? (something to nibble on?)
2. ¿algo para beber? (something to drink?)
3. para compartir (to share)
4. un brindis (a toast)
5. ¡Qué rico! (How delicios!)
6. al fondo (at the back)
7. Invito yo. (It's on me.)
8. a lo mejor... (maybe...)
MLV Epis 6
1. ¿Cuánto valen? (How much are they worth?)
2. ¿Cuánto es? (How much is it?)
3. ¡Qué divertido! (How fun!)
4. Cuidado. (Be careful.)
MLV Epis 7
1. de verdad... (really...)
2. ¿Te llevo a...? (Shall I take you to...)
3. Deséame suerte. (Wish me luck.)
4. ¡Que te diviertas! (Have fun!)
5. ¿Cuándo abre? (When does it open?)
6. El gratis. (It's free.)
Imperfect tense: Use to describe...
1. General past - no specific reference to when
2. Action ongoing repeatedly or over a period of time in the past
3. Describes how something was
4. Weather in the past
5. Time - always imperfect in the past because time never stops to be preterit
You can use the imperfect tense with words such as:
siempre
todos los días
de niño(a)
cuando era pequeño(a)
mientras
frecuentemente/de vez en cuando
-ar verb endings: ....-aba....-abas....-aba....ábamos....aban
-er and -ir verb endings: ....ía....ías....ía....íamos....ían
Only three irregular verb conjugations in the imperfect:
ir ...iba....ibas....iba....íbamos....iban
ser ....era....eras....era....éramos....eran
ver ....veía....veías....veía....veíamos....veían
Subject Pronouns These indicate the 'doers' of the actions (verbs).
I yo
you tú
you usted
he él
she ella
we nosotros
they ellos/ellas
you all ustedes
Direct Object Pronouns
me me
you te
him lo
her la
us nos
them los, las
you all los, las
Indirect Object Pronouns
to/for me me
to/for you te
to/for him le
to/for her le
to/for us nos
to/for them les
to/for you all les
Reflexive pronouns In these verbs, the doer of an action and the receiver of that action are the same person. Me llamo (I call myself)
to myself me
to yourself te
to himself se
to herself se
to ourselves nos
to themselves se
to yourselves se
Possessive Pronouns
my mi mis
your tu tus
his su sus
her su sus
our nuestro/a/os/as
their su sus
Rules of object and reflexive pronoun placement:
All OBJECT and REFLEXIVE pronouns go...
1. Before a conjugated verb (Te necesito llamar; Te llamo)
before a negative command (No me llames)
2. Attached to an infinitive (Necesito llamarte)
Attached to an affirmative command (Llámame)
Attached to a gerund (-ing verb) (Estoy llamándote.)
In a sentence that has both a direct and an indirect pronoun of le or les, they must change to 'se'
For example: I bought (for) her a gift. Le compré un regalo. Le lo compré is incorrect. It becomes Se lo compré.
The following 'acronym' shows many of the reasons for using the subjunctive in the dependent clause.
Uncertainty, doubt
Wishes, hopes, desires, want
Emotion, emotional reactions or opinions
Impersonal expressions
Requests
Denial, negation
Ojalá
There are only two moods:
Indicative (stating a fact, relaying information, certainty, things observed). You've been using the indicative mood all through Spanish 1, 2, and the first half of Spanish 3. Indicative includes 'regular' present tense, preterit, imperfect, conditional, etc.
Subjunctive (not indicative)
Sentence starters that trigger the different moods:
Indicativo: (Statements of fact, observations, beliefs)
I believe that... Creo que... (Creo que va a llover hoy.)
I don't doubt that... No dudo que...
There is no doubt that... No hay duda que...
It's evident that...Es evidente que...
It's true that... Es verdad que...
They think that... Piensan que...
It's certain that... Es cierto que...
I'm sure that... Estoy seguro que...
I observe that... Observo que...
I know that... Sé que...
Subjuntivo: (Unknown outcome, emotional reaction, doubt, uncertainty, possible or impossible, volition, etc.)
I like that... Me gusta que... (Me gusta que estés aquí conmigo.)
It's impossible that... Es imposible que...
It's not impossible that... No es imposible que...
I recommend that they... Les recomiendo que...
It's urgent that... Es urgente que...
I hope that... Espero que...
They order me to... Me mandan que...
It surprises us that... Nos sorprende que...
They don't think that... No piensan que...
I don't believe that... No creo que...
Is there anybody that... ¿Hay alguien que...?
He demands that we... Nos exige que...
My parents want that... Mis padres quieren que...
They don't permit that... No permiten que...
It's not certain that... No es cierto que...
There is nobody that... No hay nadie que...
Infinitivo: (Typically don't use 'que')
My parents want... Mis padres quieren... (Mis padres quieren comprar un auto nuevo.)
It's impossible... Es imposible... (Es imposible hablar y escuchar al mismo tiempo.)
It's not impossible... No es imposible...
It's a good idea... Es conveniente...
It's important... Es importante...
They plan... Piensan...
I have to... Tengo que... (Tengo que salir a las ocho.)
One must... Hay que...
Large numbers review
cien = 100
ciento uno = 101
ciento un perros = 101 dogs
ciento una casas = 101 houses
ciento veinte y dos
100s 10s y 1s The 'y' ONLY goes between the 10s and the 1s. Nowhere else in the number.
doscientos perros doscientas casas Hundreds are always plural. Hundreds match the noun with gender
doscientos
trescientos
cuatrocientos
quinientos
seiscientos
setecientos
ochocientos
novecientos
mil = 1,000 dos mil = 2,000
un millón = a million When you add something to a million, use 'de' un millón de carros. dos millones de carros
684,904
seiscientos ochenta y cuatro mil novecientos cuatro
PowerPoint on "Si" clauses SiClauses.pptx
Future tense: Add the following endings to the infinitive or to the irregular stem as indicated below:
-é
-ás
-á
-émos
-án
Irregular stems are as follows:
decir = dir-
haber = habr-
hacer = har-
poder = podr-
querer = querr-
saber = sabr-
salir = saldr-
tener = tendr-
valer = valdr-
venir = vendr-
Conditional tense: Same rules as the future tense, except add these endings:
-ía
-ías
-ía
-íamos
-ían
Preposition + infinitive
de
en
a
con
por
para
sin
1. After swimming I do my homework. (Después de nadar hago mi tarea.)
2. Thanks for coming to the party. (Gracias por venir a la fiesta.)
3. She insists on going with us. (Ella insiste en ir con nosotros.)
4. Juan left without calling me. ( Juan se fue sin llamarme.)
5. It’s dinnertime. (Es la hora de cenar.)
6. I’m going to the market to buy bread. ( Voy al mercado para comprar pan.)
anoche (last night) v. esta noche (tonight)
1. I’ll call you tonight. Voy a llamarte esta noche.
2. I watched my soap opera last night. Vi mi telenovela anoche.
3. I have a lot of HW tonight. Tengo mucha tarea esta noche.
4. There is an exam tomorrow morning. Hay un examen mañana por la mañana.
5. It rained yesterday afternoon. Llovió ayer por la tarde.
6. I didn’t sleep well last night. No dormí bien anoche.
nos does not equal nosotros
There is no abbreviation for nosotros. You just have to write it out.
Vocabulary for El cuarto misterioso
Episode 10:
¿No es cierto? (Isn't that true?)
¿Qué tienes? (What's wrong? are you sick?)
¿Qué fue eso? (What was that?)
¿Qué les parece? (What do you-all think about it?)
la semana que viene (next week)
Episode 11:
Hay que + inf. (One must...)
Eso espero. (I hope so.)
por ejemplo (for example)
Quizás (Maybe)
¿Qué dices? (What are you saying?)
el/la huésped (the lodger, guest)
Episode 12:
¿Cómo que? (What do you mean?)
Ya llegamos. (We're here.)
Te enseño la casa. (I'll show you the house.)
Tienes razón. (You're right.)
Es mi culpa. (It's my fault.)
¡Qué susto! (What a scare!)
Episode 13:
exigente (demanding)
la clase está para estar (the class is about to begin)
estoy seguro (I'm sure)
No recuerdo. (I don't remember)
Basta. (Enough.)
viernes, 3 de febrero
Phone conversation vocabulary
Bueno. (Hello)
¿Cómo está usted? (How are you?)
¿Podría ponerme con _? (Can I speak to _?)
¿De parte de quién? (Who's calling?)
¿Quién habla? (Who's calling?
Habla Parker, amigo de Juan. (It's Parker, Juan's friend)
¿Puedo dejarle un recado? (Can I leave a message?)
Favor de llamarme a ... (Can I speak with _?)
Gracias, muy amable. Adios. (Thank you. You've been very nice. Good bye)
Vuelve a llamar más tarde. (Call back later.)
Espere un momento. (Just a moment.)
Mini lecciones:
bien = Estoy bien. Bien hecho. Escribes bien. Hablas bastante bien.
adverb =
well,
OK,
alright,
excellently,
nicely,
appropriately,
quite
bueno = Es un buen amigo. Buenas noches. Estos chicos son muy buenos; son simpáticos y se portan bien.
adjective =
good
sé = I know (information)
y becomes e before words beginning with i- or hi-
Eres guapo e inteligente.
Él es padre e hijo.
o becomes u before words beginning with o-
¿Prefieres este refresco u otro?
'con' = with
conmigo = with me These two are one word. Only these two words are different than the rest.
contigo = with you
The rest of 'con' require the use of 'con' + a subject pronoun (él, ella, usted, nosotros, ellos, ustedes, etc.), a proper noun, or a phrase such as 'mis amigos', sus compañeros, etc.
su = his, her, their__ It is a possessive pronoun.
Es su perro. It's her dog. It's his dog. It's their dog.
When there is more than one dog, 'su' becomes 'sus'. Son sus perros.
For pronoun notes, look below on this list.
Spanish2 FlashcardsTenerQuestionsVerbsInf pdf Print them out, cut them out, and then label the backs using the numbers referred to on the last slide.
Vocabulary for Mi vida loca (MVL) Episode 1
1. Siento mucho no poder venir contigo (I'm sorry I couldn't come with you.)
2. está por detrás (It's on the back)
3. Disfruta de la estancia. (Enjoy your stay)
4. Perdón. (Excuse me)
5. Es demasiado tarde. (It's too late)
6. Pasa. (Come in)
7. Saludos a Merche. (Say hi to Merche)
8. No entiendo. (I don't understand)
9. Qué extraño. (How odd.)
10. Dime. (Tell me.)
11. Vale. (OK)
12. No te preocupes. (Don't worry)
MVL Epis 2
1. Es la hora de...(It's time for...)
2. ¡Vaya! (Well!)
3. De acuerdo. (I agree./All right.)
4. Nos vemos luego. (See you later.)
5. un agua sin gas (regular water)
6. un regalo para ti (a gift for you)
7. ¿Algo más? (anything else?
8. La cuenta, por favor. (The bill, please)
MVL Epis 3
1. Enseguida (right away)
2. todo recto (straight ahead)
3. a la derecha (on the right)
4. a la izquierda (on the left)
MVL Epis 4
1. Perdón por irme corriendo. (I'm sorry I had to run off)
2. ese hombre me persigue (that man is following me)
3. cerca de (near)
4. Puede que sea... (It might be...)
5. ¡Siempre al teléfono! (Always on the phone)
6. el apellido (last name)
MVL Epis 5
1. ¿algo para picar? (something to nibble on?)
2. ¿algo para beber? (something to drink?)
3. para compartir (to share)
4. un brindis (a toast)
5. ¡Qué rico! (How delicios!)
6. al fondo (at the back)
7. Invito yo. (It's on me.)
8. a lo mejor... (maybe...)
MLV Epis 6
1. ¿Cuánto valen? (How much are they worth?)
2. ¿Cuánto es? (How much is it?)
3. ¡Qué divertido! (How fun!)
4. Cuidado. (Be careful.)
MLV Epis 7
1. de verdad... (really...)
2. ¿Te llevo a...? (Shall I take you to...)
3. Deséame suerte. (Wish me luck.)
4. ¡Que te diviertas! (Have fun!)
5. ¿Cuándo abre? (When does it open?)
6. El gratis. (It's free.)
Imperfect tense: Use to describe...
1. General past - no specific reference to when
2. Action ongoing repeatedly or over a period of time in the past
3. Describes how something was
4. Weather in the past
5. Time - always imperfect in the past because time never stops to be preterit
You can use the imperfect tense with words such as:
siempre
todos los días
de niño(a)
cuando era pequeño(a)
mientras
frecuentemente/de vez en cuando
-ar verb endings: ....-aba....-abas....-aba....ábamos....aban
-er and -ir verb endings: ....ía....ías....ía....íamos....ían
Only three irregular verb conjugations in the imperfect:
ir ...iba....ibas....iba....íbamos....iban
ser ....era....eras....era....éramos....eran
ver ....veía....veías....veía....veíamos....veían
Subject Pronouns These indicate the 'doers' of the actions (verbs).
I yo
you tú
you usted
he él
she ella
we nosotros
they ellos/ellas
you all ustedes
Direct Object Pronouns
me me
you te
him lo
her la
us nos
them los, las
you all los, las
Indirect Object Pronouns
to/for me me
to/for you te
to/for him le
to/for her le
to/for us nos
to/for them les
to/for you all les
Reflexive pronouns In these verbs, the doer of an action and the receiver of that action are the same person. Me llamo (I call myself)
to myself me
to yourself te
to himself se
to herself se
to ourselves nos
to themselves se
to yourselves se
Possessive Pronouns
my mi mis
your tu tus
his su sus
her su sus
our nuestro/a/os/as
their su sus
Rules of object and reflexive pronoun placement:
All OBJECT and REFLEXIVE pronouns go...
1. Before a conjugated verb (Te necesito llamar; Te llamo)
before a negative command (No me llames)
2. Attached to an infinitive (Necesito llamarte)
Attached to an affirmative command (Llámame)
Attached to a gerund (-ing verb) (Estoy llamándote.)
In a sentence that has both a direct and an indirect pronoun of le or les, they must change to 'se'
For example: I bought (for) her a gift. Le compré un regalo. Le lo compré is incorrect. It becomes Se lo compré.
The following 'acronym' shows many of the reasons for using the subjunctive in the dependent clause.
Uncertainty, doubt
Wishes, hopes, desires, want
Emotion, emotional reactions or opinions
Impersonal expressions
Requests
Denial, negation
Ojalá
There are only two moods:
Indicative (stating a fact, relaying information, certainty, things observed). You've been using the indicative mood all through Spanish 1, 2, and the first half of Spanish 3. Indicative includes 'regular' present tense, preterit, imperfect, conditional, etc.
Subjunctive (not indicative)
Sentence starters that trigger the different moods:
Indicativo: (Statements of fact, observations, beliefs)
I believe that... Creo que... (Creo que va a llover hoy.)
I don't doubt that... No dudo que...
There is no doubt that... No hay duda que...
It's evident that...Es evidente que...
It's true that... Es verdad que...
They think that... Piensan que...
It's certain that... Es cierto que...
I'm sure that... Estoy seguro que...
I observe that... Observo que...
I know that... Sé que...
Subjuntivo: (Unknown outcome, emotional reaction, doubt, uncertainty, possible or impossible, volition, etc.)
I like that... Me gusta que... (Me gusta que estés aquí conmigo.)
It's impossible that... Es imposible que...
It's not impossible that... No es imposible que...
I recommend that they... Les recomiendo que...
It's urgent that... Es urgente que...
I hope that... Espero que...
They order me to... Me mandan que...
It surprises us that... Nos sorprende que...
They don't think that... No piensan que...
I don't believe that... No creo que...
Is there anybody that... ¿Hay alguien que...?
He demands that we... Nos exige que...
My parents want that... Mis padres quieren que...
They don't permit that... No permiten que...
It's not certain that... No es cierto que...
There is nobody that... No hay nadie que...
Infinitivo: (Typically don't use 'que')
My parents want... Mis padres quieren... (Mis padres quieren comprar un auto nuevo.)
It's impossible... Es imposible... (Es imposible hablar y escuchar al mismo tiempo.)
It's not impossible... No es imposible...
It's a good idea... Es conveniente...
It's important... Es importante...
They plan... Piensan...
I have to... Tengo que... (Tengo que salir a las ocho.)
One must... Hay que...
Large numbers review
cien = 100
ciento uno = 101
ciento un perros = 101 dogs
ciento una casas = 101 houses
ciento veinte y dos
100s 10s y 1s The 'y' ONLY goes between the 10s and the 1s. Nowhere else in the number.
doscientos perros doscientas casas Hundreds are always plural. Hundreds match the noun with gender
doscientos
trescientos
cuatrocientos
quinientos
seiscientos
setecientos
ochocientos
novecientos
mil = 1,000 dos mil = 2,000
un millón = a million When you add something to a million, use 'de' un millón de carros. dos millones de carros
684,904
seiscientos ochenta y cuatro mil novecientos cuatro
PowerPoint on "Si" clauses SiClauses.pptx
Future tense: Add the following endings to the infinitive or to the irregular stem as indicated below:
-é
-ás
-á
-émos
-án
Irregular stems are as follows:
decir = dir-
haber = habr-
hacer = har-
poder = podr-
querer = querr-
saber = sabr-
salir = saldr-
tener = tendr-
valer = valdr-
venir = vendr-
Conditional tense: Same rules as the future tense, except add these endings:
-ía
-ías
-ía
-íamos
-ían
Preposition + infinitive
de
en
a
con
por
para
sin
1. After swimming I do my homework. (Después de nadar hago mi tarea.)
2. Thanks for coming to the party. (Gracias por venir a la fiesta.)
3. She insists on going with us. (Ella insiste en ir con nosotros.)
4. Juan left without calling me. ( Juan se fue sin llamarme.)
5. It’s dinnertime. (Es la hora de cenar.)
6. I’m going to the market to buy bread. ( Voy al mercado para comprar pan.)
anoche (last night) v. esta noche (tonight)
1. I’ll call you tonight. Voy a llamarte esta noche.
2. I watched my soap opera last night. Vi mi telenovela anoche.
3. I have a lot of HW tonight. Tengo mucha tarea esta noche.
4. There is an exam tomorrow morning. Hay un examen mañana por la mañana.
5. It rained yesterday afternoon. Llovió ayer por la tarde.
6. I didn’t sleep well last night. No dormí bien anoche.
nos does not equal nosotros
There is no abbreviation for nosotros. You just have to write it out.
Vocabulary for El cuarto misterioso
Episode 10:
¿No es cierto? (Isn't that true?)
¿Qué tienes? (What's wrong? are you sick?)
¿Qué fue eso? (What was that?)
¿Qué les parece? (What do you-all think about it?)
la semana que viene (next week)
Episode 11:
Hay que + inf. (One must...)
Eso espero. (I hope so.)
por ejemplo (for example)
Quizás (Maybe)
¿Qué dices? (What are you saying?)
el/la huésped (the lodger, guest)
Episode 12:
¿Cómo que? (What do you mean?)
Ya llegamos. (We're here.)
Te enseño la casa. (I'll show you the house.)
Tienes razón. (You're right.)
Es mi culpa. (It's my fault.)
¡Qué susto! (What a scare!)
Episode 13:
exigente (demanding)
la clase está para estar (the class is about to begin)
estoy seguro (I'm sure)
No recuerdo. (I don't remember)
Basta. (Enough.)
viernes, 3 de febrero
Phone conversation vocabulary
Bueno. (Hello)
¿Cómo está usted? (How are you?)
¿Podría ponerme con _? (Can I speak to _?)
¿De parte de quién? (Who's calling?)
¿Quién habla? (Who's calling?
Habla Parker, amigo de Juan. (It's Parker, Juan's friend)
¿Puedo dejarle un recado? (Can I leave a message?)
Favor de llamarme a ... (Can I speak with _?)
Gracias, muy amable. Adios. (Thank you. You've been very nice. Good bye)
Vuelve a llamar más tarde. (Call back later.)
Espere un momento. (Just a moment.)
Mini lecciones:
bien = Estoy bien. Bien hecho. Escribes bien. Hablas bastante bien.
adverb =
well,
OK,
alright,
excellently,
nicely,
appropriately,
quite
bueno = Es un buen amigo. Buenas noches. Estos chicos son muy buenos; son simpáticos y se portan bien.
adjective =
good
sé = I know (information)
y becomes e before words beginning with i- or hi-
Eres guapo e inteligente.
Él es padre e hijo.
o becomes u before words beginning with o-
¿Prefieres este refresco u otro?
'con' = with
conmigo = with me These two are one word. Only these two words are different than the rest.
contigo = with you
The rest of 'con' require the use of 'con' + a subject pronoun (él, ella, usted, nosotros, ellos, ustedes, etc.), a proper noun, or a phrase such as 'mis amigos', sus compañeros, etc.
su = his, her, their__ It is a possessive pronoun.
Es su perro. It's her dog. It's his dog. It's their dog.
When there is more than one dog, 'su' becomes 'sus'. Son sus perros.