SPAN-2311 Test #1

Question 1

Question words

Answer 1

Cómo - how
Cuál - which
Cuántos - how many
Cuándo - when
Donde - where
Qué - what
Quién - who

Question 2

Preterite rules

Answer 2

1) -car, -gar, -zar = yo form only, c-> qu, g -> gu, z->c

2) -aer, -eer, uir, oír = i-y in 3rd person, add accents on all but 3rd person plural (íste, ímos)

3) Stem change in -ir = only 3rd person; e-i, o-u

4) Irregular groups (no accent)
—4a) J = traer, decir, producir, traducir, conducir
—4b) I = querer, hacer (*hizo), venir
—4c) U = tener, estar, poder, poner, andar, saber
—4d) ser/ir
—5e) dar
—5f) ver

Question 3

Imperfect rules

Answer 3

1) ar (aba, abas, aba, ábamos, aban
2) er/ir (ía, ías, ía, íamos, ían)
3) Irregulars
—3a) Ser (era, eras, era, éramos, eran)
—3b) Ir (iba, ibas, iba, íbamos, iban)
—3c) Ver (veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veían)

Question 4

Direct object pronoun (who or what? more important? repeats? pronoun (me, te, ?, ?, ?))

Answer 4

1) Read through the verb and ask “what?”
2) Recipient is more important than the object
3) Indirect repeat, directs don’t
4) Lo/la; los/las

Question 5

Indirect object pronoun (who or what? more important? repeats? pronoun (me, te, ?, ?, ?))

Answer 5

1) Read through the verb and ask “for whom?”
2) Recipient is more important than the object
3) Indirect repeat; directs don’t
4) Le (se); les (se)

Question 6

Double object pronoun

Answer 6

§ Ask “what”, and then ask “for whom”
□ Put the recipient for whom
□ The person is always more important
Le/les followed by los/las becomes se

Question 7

además (de)

Answer 7

furthermore, besides

Question 8

así

Answer 8

like this

Question 9

furthermore

Answer 9

además (de)

Question 10

like this

Answer 10

así

Question 11

apenas

Answer 11

hardly; scarcely

Question 12

hardly; scarcely

Answer 12

apenas

Question 13

Poder

Answer 13

Puedo (I can)/pude (was successful)/no pude (I was unable)/podía (I had the capability)

Question 14

Querer

Answer 14

Quiero (I want)/quise (I tried)/no quise (I refused)/ quería (I wanted)

Question 15

Saber

Answer 15

Sé (I know)/supe (I found out)/sabía (I knew)

Question 16

Haber

Answer 16

Hay (there is/are)/hubo (action)/había (description)

Question 17

Preterite vs. imperfect rule of thumb

Answer 17

1) Habit?
2) “___ing”?
3) Time/weather/age/appearance?
4) Emotional states/desires/opinions?

If any of these four = imperfect.

If none of these = preterite

Question 18

buscar

Answer 18

to look for/search

Question 19

pensar (e:ie)

Answer 19

to think

Question 20

venir (definition? Preterite conjugations?)

Answer 20

to come - vine, viniste, vino, vinimos, vinieron (irreg.)

Question 21

según

Answer 21

according to, as soon as

Question 22

por lo menos

Answer 22

at least

Question 23

deber

Answer 23

must

Question 24

creer

Answer 24

to think/believe

Question 25

volver

Answer 25

to return

Question 26

perder

Answer 26

to lose

Question 27

quedar

Answer 27

to be left behind

Question 28

casi

Answer 28

almost

Question 29

enfermo/a

Answer 29

sick person (enfermo - adj.)

Question 30

enfermar

Answer 30

to make sick

Question 31

enfermedad

Answer 31

illness

Question 32

médico/a

Answer 32

doctor (médico - adj.)

Question 33

to sneeze

Answer 33

estornudar

Question 34

resfriado

Answer 34

cold (n. or adj.)

Question 35

enfermero/a

Answer 35

nurse

Question 36

dizzy

Answer 36

mareado/a