Chapter 6 - Comparatives, Superlatives, and the Preterite

Question 0

Comparative Statements - Using Mejor, Peor, Menor, and Mayor

Answer 0

1. Use Mejor/Peor/Menor/Mayor + Que

Mejor(es) = Better 
Peor(es) = Worse
Menor(es) = Younger 
Mayor(es) = Older

Question 1

Comparative Statements - Using Mas and Menos

Answer 1

1. Use Mas/Menos + Adjective/Adverb/
   Noun + Que
2. Use Mas/Menos + De + A Number

Question 2

Comparative Statements - Tan

Answer 2

1. Use Tan + Adjective/Adverb + Como

e.g. A veces esta tan nublado en
Caracas como* en Maracaibo.

*Note: Como does not have an accent.

Question 3

Comparative Statements - Tanto(a) and Tantos(as)

Answer 3

1. Use Tanto(a)/Tantos(as) + Noun +
   Como
   e.g. Hay tantas tormentas en Puerto
   Rico como* en Mexico.
2. Use Verb + Tanto + Como
   e. g. Tu estudias tanto como yo.
   * Note: Como does not have an accent.

Question 4

Superlative Statements - Mas and Menos

Answer 4

1. Use Noun + Mas/Menos/Mejor/Peor/
   Mayor/Menor + Adjective + De

e. g. La familia mas guapo de Mexico.
e. g. Elena es* menor de su amiga.

Question 5

Preterite - Regular Verbs

Answer 5

Ar Verbs: e, aste, o, amos, asteis, aron
Er Verb: i, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieron
Ir Verbs: i, iste, io, imos, isteis, ieron

*Note: Accent on the last letter of the
yo and Ud./el/ella conjugations
for ar/er/and ir verbs

Question 6

Preterite - Ar and Er Stem Change Verbs

Answer 6

Ar and Er stem changing verbs in the
present do not have a stem chance
in the preterite.

e. g. pensar: pense, pensaste, etc.
e. g. volver: volvi, volviste, etc.

Question 7

Preterite - Car, Zar, and Gar Verbs

Answer 7

Verbs with car, zar, and gar endings
have a change in the yo form of
the preterite to maintain original
sound.

1. Car - Qu; Tocar - Toque
2. Gar - Gu; Llegar - Llegue
3. Zar - Ce; Almorzar - Almorce

Question 8

Preterite - Er and Ir Verbs With Infinitives That End In A Vowel

Answer 8

When an er or it verb’s infinitive ends in
a vowel the following changes
are made in the Ud./el/ella and
Uds./ellos(as) forms to preserve
the original sound.

1. Creer - Creyo and Creyeron
2. Leer - Leyo and Leyeron
3. Oir - Oyo and Oyeron

Question 9

Verbs With Stem Changes In The Preterite

Answer 9

Though ar and er verbs with stem
changes in the present do not have
stem changes in the preterite (i.e.
pensar), ir verbs that have stem
changes in the present have stem
changes in the Ud./el/ella and
Uds./ellos(as) in the preterite. “E”
becomes “I” and “O” becomes “U.”

e.g servir - servi, serviste, sirvio,
servimos, servisteis, sirvieron

e.g. dormir - dormi, dormiste, durmio,
dormimos, dormisteis, durmieron

Question 10

List Of Ir Verbs With Ud/el/ella and Uds./ellos(as) Stem Changes In The Preterite

Answer 10

1. Conseguir - Consiguio
2. Despedir - Despidio (Say Goodbye)
3. Morir - Murio
4. Pedir - Pidio
5. Preferir - Prefirio
6. Reirse - Se Rio
7. Sentirse - Se Sintio
8. Surgerir - Surgirio (Suggest)
9. Vestirse - Se Vistio