Unit 2

Question 1

That’s good.

Answer 1

Eso es bueno.

Question 2

This isn’t Spanish.

Answer 2

Esto no es español.

Question 3

How’s that going?

Answer 3

¿Qué tal va eso?

Question 4

What’s that?

Answer 4

¿Qué es eso?

Question 5

What’s this?

Answer 5

¿Qué es esto?

Question 6

That’s too much.

Answer 6

Eso es mucho.
o
Eso es demasiado

Question 7

I don’t want that until tomorrow.

Answer 7

No quiero eso hasta mañana.

Question 8

I want that later.

Answer 8

Quiero eso luego.

Question 9

I regret this very much.

Answer 9

Siento mucho esto.

Question 10

This is going very well.

Answer 10

Esto va muy bien.

Question 11

The young lady wants this.

Answer 11

La señorita quiere esto.

Question 12

Conjugate in the present:

ser (to be)

Answer 12

soy
eres
es
somos
sois
son

Question 13

Conjugate in the present:

estar (to be)

Answer 13

estoy
estás
está
estamos
estáis
están

Question 14

Uses of ser

Answer 14

the hour, day, and date
place of origin
occupation
nationality
religious or political affiliation
the material something is made of
possession
relationship of one person to another
certain impersonal expressions
where an event is taking place
essential qualities

Question 15

Uses of estar

Answer 15

geographic or physical location
state or condition
many idiomatic expressions
progressive tenses

Question 16

Ser and estar (contrasting uses)

Answer 16

When a noun follows the verb, use ser
When an adjective follows the verb, decide between “essence” and “condition”
To tell where something is from, use ser
To tell where something is located right now, use estar
To tell where an event is taking place, use ser

Question 17

tener (to have)

venir (to come)

Answer 17

tengo / vengo
tienes / vienes
tiene / viene
tenemos / venimos
tenéis / venís
tienen / vienen

Question 18

o:ue stem-changers (ie dormir)

Answer 18

duermo
duermes
duerme
dormimos
dormís
duermen

(almorzar, contar, costar, volver, recordar, volar)

Question 19

e:ie stem-changers (cerrar)

Answer 19

cierro
cierras
cierra
cerramos
cerráis
cierran

(comenzar, empezar, entender, pensar, perder, preferir)

Question 20

Opposite: algo (something)

Answer 20

nada (nothing)

Question 21

Opposite: alguien (somebody)

Answer 21

nadie (nobody)

Question 22

Opposite: algún (-o, -a, -os, -as) (some, something)

Answer 22

ningún (-o, -a, -os, -as) (no, none)

Question 23

Opposite: siempre (always)

Answer 23

nunca (never)

Question 24

Opposite: también (also)

Answer 24

tampoco (neither)

Question 25

Opposite: o . . . o (either . . . or)

Answer 25

ni . . . ni (neither . . . nor)