4th Edition Spanish Ch. 10

Question 1

The imperfect tense

Answer 1

The imperfect tense

Question 2

Cantar- to sing

Answer 2

Cantata, cantabas, cantaba, cantábamos, cantabais, cantaban

Question 3

Beber- to drink

Answer 3

Bebía, bebías, bebía, bebíamos, bebían, bebían

Question 4

Escribir- to write

Answer 4

Escribía, escribías, escribía, escíbíamos, escribíais, escribían

Question 5

The imperfect endings of -er and -ir verbs are the same. The nosotros form of -ar verbs has an accent on the first a of the ending. -Er and -ir verb forms carry an accent on the first i of the ending.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

There are no stem changes in the imperfect tense.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Me duelen los pies

Answer 7

My feet hurt.

Question 8

Me dolían los pies.

Answer 8

My feet were hurting

Question 9

The imperfect form of hay is había (there was/were/used to be).

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Había, sólo un médico.

Answer 10

There was only one doctor.

Question 11

Había dos pacientes allí.

Answer 11

There were two patients there.

Question 12

Ir- to go

Answer 12

Iba, ibas, iba, ibamos, ibaís, iban

Question 13

Ser- to be

Answer 13

Era, eras, era, éramos, erais, eran

Question 14

Ver- to see

Answer 14

Veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían

Question 15

The imperfect is used to describe past events in a different way than the preterite. Generally, the imperfect describes actions which are seen by the speaker as incomplete or continuing, while the preterite describes actions which have been completed. The imperfect expresses what was happening at a certain time or how things used to be.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

¿Qué te pasó?

Answer 16

What happened to you?

Question 17

Me torci el tobillo.

Answer 17

I sprained my ankle

Question 18

¿Dónde vivías de niño?

Answer 18

Where did you live as a child?

Question 19

Vivía en San José.

Answer 19

I lived in San José.

Question 20

De Nino/a

Answer 20

As a child

Question 21

Todos los días

Answer 21

Every day

Question 22

Mientras

Answer 22

While

Question 23

Íbamos al parque los domingos

Answer 23

We used to go to the park on Sundays.

Question 24

Yo leía mientras Él estudiaba.

Answer 24

I was reading while he was studying.

Question 25

Eran las tres y media.

Answer 25

It was 3:30.

Question 26

Los niños tenían seis años.

Answer 26

The children were six years old.

Question 27

Era alto y guapo.

Answer 27

He was tall and handsome.

Question 28

Quería mucho a su familia.

Answer 28

He loved his family very much.

Question 29

Constructions with de

Answer 29

Constructions with se

Question 30

Se can be used as a reflexive pronoun.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Non-reflexive verbs can be used with se to form impersonal constructions. In impersonal constructions, the person performing the action is not defined. In English, the passive voice or indefinite subjects (you, they, one) are used.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Se habla español en Costa Rica.

Answer 32

Spanish is spoken in Costa Rica.

Question 33

Se puede leer en la sala de espera.

Answer 33

You can read in the waiting room.

Question 34

The third person singular verb form is used with singular nouns and the third person plural form is used with plural nouns.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

Se can be used to de-emphasize the person who performs an action, implying that the accident or event is not his or her direct responsibility.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Se me cayó la pluma.

Answer 36

I dropped the pen.

Question 37

Caer

Answer 37

To fall; to drop

Question 38

Dañar

Answer 38

To damage; to break down

Question 39

Olvidar

Answer 39

To forget

Question 40

Perder (e:ie)

Answer 40

To lose

Question 41

Quedar

Answer 41

To be left behind

Question 42

Romper

Answer 42

To break

Question 43

Dejar caer (to let fall) is often used to mean to drop.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

Elena dejó caer el libro.

Answer 44

Elena dropped the book.

Question 45

El médico dejó caer la aspirina.

Answer 45

The doctor dropped the aspirin.

Question 46

A + [noun] or a + [prepositional pronoun] is frequently used to clarify or emphasize who is involved in the action.

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Al estudiante Se le perdió la tarea.

Answer 47

The student lost his homework.

Question 48

A mí Se me olvidó ir a clase ayer.

Answer 48

I forgot to go to class yesterday.

Question 49

Adverbs

Answer 49

Adverbs

Question 50

Adverbs describe how, when, and where actions take place. They modify verbs, adjectives, and even other adverbs.

Answer 50

True

Question 51

Bien

Answer 51

Good

Question 52

Mal

Answer 52

Bad

Question 53

Muy

Answer 53

Very

Question 54

Nunca

Answer 54

Never

Question 55

Hoy

Answer 55

Today

Question 56

Siempre

Answer 56

Always

Question 57

Temprano

Answer 57

Early

Question 58

Ayer

Answer 58

Yesterday

Question 59

Aquí

Answer 59

Here

Question 60

Most adverbs end in -mente. These are equivalent to the English adverbs which end in -ly.

Answer 60

True

Question 61

Lentamente

Answer 61

Slowly

Question 62

Verdadramente

Answer 62

Truly, really

Question 63

Generalmente

Answer 63

Generally

Question 64

Simplemente

Answer 64

Simply

Question 65

To form adverbs which end in -mente, add -mente to the feminine form of the adjective. If the adjective does not have a feminine form, just add -mente to the standard form.

Answer 65

True

Question 66

Lentamente

Answer 66

Slowly

Question 67

Fabulosmente

Answer 67

Fabulously

Question 68

Enormemente

Answer 68

Hugely

Question 69

Felizmente

Answer 69

Happily

Question 70

Adverbs that end in -mente generally follow the verb, while adverbs that modify an adjective or another adverb precede the word they modify.

Answer 70

True

Question 71

Javier dibuja maravillosamente.

Answer 71

Javier draws wonderfully.

Question 72

Inés está casi siempre ocupada.

Answer 72

Inés is almost always busy.

Question 73

A menudo

Answer 73

Often

Question 74

A tiempo

Answer 74

On time

Question 75

A veces

Answer 75

Sometimes

Question 76

Además (de)

Answer 76

Furthermore; besides

Question 77

Apenas

Answer 77

Hardly; scarcely

Question 78

así

Answer 78

Like this; so

Question 79

Bastante

Answer 79

Enough; quite

Question 80

Casi

Answer 80

Almost

Question 81

Con frecuencia

Answer 81

Frequently

Question 82

De vez en cuando

Answer 82

From time to time

Question 83

Menos

Answer 83

Less

Question 84

Muchas veces

Answer 84

A lot; many times

Question 85

Poco

Answer 85

Little

Question 86

Por Lo menos

Answer 86

At least

Question 87

Pronto

Answer 87

Soon