Spanish Sentence Structures

Question 1

Necesito un celular nuevo.

Answer 1

Noun +adjective

Question 2

Lily es amable.

Answer 2

Noun + verb + adj

Question 3

Qué bonitas flores.

Answer 3

Adj + noun = to emphasize a quality

Question 4

No es una buena idea.

Answer 4

Adj + noun = to express subjective opinion

Question 5

Roberto habla rápido.

Answer 5

Noun + verb + adverb

Question 6

Roberto habla muy rápido.

Answer 6

Noun + verb + adj/adverb = to intensify or qualify adverb

Question 7

¿Cuánto tiempo estudias?

Answer 7

Question word (how, why, etc.) + noun + verb

Question 8

Ella limpia la ventana.

Answer 8

Noun + verb + DO (direct object)

Question 9

Sandra le canta al bebé.

Answer 9

Noun + IO pronoun + verb + IO noun (indirect object identity = personal a + el bebé)

Question 10

Mi mamá me compró eso chocolates.

Answer 10

Noun + IO pronoun + verb + DO

Question 11

Jessica se maquilla muy bien.

Answer 11

Noun + RO (reflexive object pronoun) + verb + adj/adv

Question 12

Hay que hablar con ella.

Answer 12

(Hay que) impersonal obligation + infinitive verb

Question 13

Tengo que hablar con ella.

Answer 13

(Tener que) personal obligation + infinitive verb

Question 14

¿No habías terminado ya? Todavía no he terminado.

Answer 14

Haber (conjugated) + past participle verb

Question 15

¿Estás enojada sobre lo que dije?

Answer 15

Continuity verb (estar, llevar, seguir) + past participle verb = describes ongoing mood or emotion

Question 16

Lisa está viviendo con Ana.

Answer 16

Continuity verb (estar) + gerund = expresses present progressive action

Question 17

¿Llevas esperando mucho?

Answer 17

Continuity verb (llevar) + gerund + amount = expresses the length of present progressive action

Question 18

¿Todavía sigues hablando con ella?

Answer 18

Continuity verb (seguir) + gerund = expresses present progressive action that started in the past and is still ongoing

Question 19

Voy a salir con mis amigos.

Answer 19

Verb + preposition + noun/verb = describes relationships of time, purpose, origin, and destination (goal)

Question 20

Alan come tan lento como tú.

Answer 20

Noun + verb + tan + adj/adv + como + noun/pronoun = compares two actions or qualities

Question 21

Alan come tanto como tú.

Answer 21

Noun + verb + tanto + como + noun/pronoun = compares quantity or degrees of variation

Question 22

No tiene tantos libros como ella.

Answer 22

Verb + tanto + noun + como + noun/pronoun = compares quantity or degrees of variation

Question 23

Tienes más libros que Roberto.

Answer 23

Verb + más + aj/adv/noun + que + noun = expresses higher degree of action, things, qualities

Question 24

Se lo compré. Pásamelas, por favor.

Answer 24

Verb + IOP + DOP = indirect object pronoun always precedes direct object pronoun

Question 25

No le gusta despertarse temprano.

Answer 25

IOP + affective verb + noun/infinitive = indicates who/what is affected by verb

Question 26

Espero que estés bien.

Answer 26

Present indicative + que + present subjuntive + adj/adv/noun = present indicative expresses wishes, emotion, impersonal opinion, recommendation, desire, Ójala