Unit 10 - Los Pasatiempos (Hobbies and Pastimes) - Grammar

Question 1

True or False:

To ask yes or no questions, one simply needs to change the intonation of the voice, ending the sentence going up.

Answer 1

True or False:

To ask yes or no questions, one simply needs to change the intonation of the voice, ending the sentence going up.

True

For Example:

Estás bien. (You are well.) Juan es alto. (Juan is tall.)

¿Estás bien? (Are you well?) ¿Juan es alto? (Is Juan tall?)

Question 2

True or False:

You never switch the order of the subject and verb to ask a question in Spanish.

Answer 2

True or False:

You never switch the order of the subject and verb to ask a question in Spanish.

False

The order of the verb and the subject can also be switched by placing the verb first to ask a question.

For Example:

Juan es alto. (Juan is tall)

¿Es alto Juan? (Is Juan tall?)

Question 3

True or False:

When no is used to make a question negative, always place the no before the verb.

Answer 3

True or False:

When no is used to make a question negative, always place the no before the verb.

True

For Example:

¿No estás bien? (You aren’t well?)

Question 4

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

qué

Answer 4

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

qué

what?

Question 5

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

quién

Answer 5

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

quién

who?

Question 6

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

por qué

Answer 6

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

por qué

why?

Question 7

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuándo

Answer 7

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuándo

when?

Question 8

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

dónde

Answer 8

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

dónde

where?

Question 9

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cómo

Answer 9

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cómo

how?

Question 10

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuál

Answer 10

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuál

which?

Question 11

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuánto / cuánta

Answer 11

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuánto / cuánta

How much? (singular, masculine / feminine)

Question 12

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuántos / cuántas

Answer 12

Translate the following Spanish interrogative:

cuántos / cuántas

How much? (plural, masculine / feminine)

Question 13

Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative qué.

Answer 13

Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative qué.

¿Qué día es? (What day is it?)

Question 14

Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative cuál.

Answer 14

Ask what the date is in Spanish using the Spanish interrogative cuál.

¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? (What is the date today?)

Today is Saturday babay!!

Question 15

What does the Spanish word gustar mean?

Answer 15

What does the Spanish word gustar​ mean?

to please

*Note: The English language uses the word “like” to express positive feelings about actions and things. In English the subject of the sentences “likes” something else.

In Spanish the thing that is liked “pleases” the person. So it is said “backwards” from English.

English: I like dogs.

Spanish: Dogs please me.

Question 16

Translate the following in two ways

1. literally (the exact translation)
2. In a way that makes better sense to native English speakers.

Me gusta el chocolate.

Answer 16

Translate the following in two ways

1. literally (the exact translation)
2. In a way that makes better sense to native English speakers.

Me gusta el chocolate.

1. literally: Chocolate pleases me.
2. The way native English speakers would say it: I like chocolate.

Question 17

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

____ gusta pizza. (I like pizza. or Pizza pleases me.)

Answer 17

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

Me gusta pizza. (I like pizza. or Pizza pleases me.)

Question 18

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

____ gusta pizza. (Informal) (You like pizza. or Pizza pleases you.)

Answer 18

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

Te gusta pizza. (Informal) (You like pizza. or Pizza pleases you.)

Question 19

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

____ gusta pizza. (He/she/you formal like pizza. or Pizza pleases him/her/you formal.)

Answer 19

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

Le gusta pizza. (He/she/you formal like pizza. or Pizza pleases him/her/you formal.)

Question 20

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

____ gusta pizza. (We like pizza. or Pizza pleases us.)

Answer 20

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

Nos gusta pizza. (We like pizza. or Pizza pleases us.)

Question 21

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

____ gusta pizza. (You all (informal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases you all (informal).)

Answer 21

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

Os gusta pizza. (You all (informal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases you all (informal).)

Question 22

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

____ gusta pizza. (They/You all (formal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases them/you all (formal).)

Answer 22

Fill in the blank with the appropriate object pronoun:

Les gusta pizza. (They/You all (formal) like pizza. or Pizza pleases them/you all (formal).)

Question 23

Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:

Me _____ la comida mexicana. (I like Mexican food.)

Answer 23

Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:

Me gusta la comida mexicana.

*Note that la comida mexicana is singular. Use gusta with singular nouns.

Question 24

Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:

Me _____ los pantalones. (I like pants.)

Answer 24

Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:

Me gustan los pantalones.

*Note that los pantalones is plural. Use gustan with plural nouns.

Question 25

Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:

Me _____ jugar videojuegos. (I like to play videogames.)

Answer 25

Place the appriate form of gustar in the blank:

Me gusta jugar los videojuegos.

*Note that jugar is an infinitive verb. Use gusta with infinitive verbs.

Question 26

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

___ ___ me gusta el chocolate. (I like chocolate.)

Answer 26

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

A mí me gusta el chocolate. (I like chocolate.)

* a mí translates to “to me” To me, I like chocolate.”a mí” is used to emphasize that I like chocolate.

Question 27

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

___ ___ te gusta la pizza. (You like pizza.)

Answer 27

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

A tí te gusta la pizza. (You like pizza.)

* a tí translates to “to you” To you, you like pizza.”a tí” is used to emphasize that you like pizza.

Question 28

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

___ ___ le gustan las flores. (She likes flowers.)

Answer 28

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

A ella le gustan las flores (She likse flowers.)

* a ella translates to “to her” To her, she likes flowers.”a ella” is used to indicate exactly who likes flowers.

Question 29

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

___ ___ le gusta dibujar. (He likes to draw.)

Answer 29

Add emphasis to the following phrase by indicating whom you are talking about:

A él le gusta dibujar. (He likes to draw.)

* a él translates to “to him” To him, he likes to draw.”a él” is used to indicate exactly who likes to draw.