SPANISH 2 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
REALIDADES 2 (BLUE)
1A p.14-40
School vocab. –classes, assignments, rules, things in the classroom
Stem-changing verbs
O>UE Almorzar = to have lunch, Poder = to be able to (can), Costar = to cost, Dormir = to sleep
E> IE Empezar = to start, Entender = to understand, Pensar = to think, Querer = to want,
Preferir = to prefer
E>I Pedir = to ask for, to request, Repetir = to repeat, Servir = to serve
U>UE Jugar = to play
HAY QUE = ONE MUST, IT IS NECESSARY SE PROHIBE = IT IS FORBIDDEN
TENER QUE = TO HAVE TO, MUST
ALGUIEN = SOMEBODY NADIE= NOBODY
ALGO = SOMETHING NADA = NOTHING
ALGUN, ALUGUNOS =SOME NINGUN, NINGUNOS = NOT ANY, NONE
SIEMPRE= ALWAYS NUNCA= NEVER
TAMBIEN = TOO, ALSO TAMPOCO = NEITHER
1B P42-68
P42 el tiempo libre – free time vocab
P43 IR = to go present tense
P46 after school activities vocab
p. 53 Equal comparisons
TAN + ADJECTIVE + COMO Marta es tan alta como Ana. Martha is as tall as Anna.
Yo soy tan inteligente como mi amigo. I’m as intelligent as my friend.
“TANTO” + NOUN + COMO Marta tiene tantos libros como Ana Marta has as many books as Ana.
Yo tengo tantas camisetas como mi amigo. I have as many tshirts as my friend.
P56 CONOCER = TO KNOW A PERSON
=TO BE FAMILIAR WITH PLACES
=TO HAVE BROAD KNOWLEDGE OF SOMETHING
SABER = (+ VERB) = TO KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING
= PHRASE STARTING WITH A QUESTION WORD: IF, WHEN, WHY, WHO, WHERE, ETC.
=TO KNOW NARROW, SPECIFIC PIECES OF KNOWLEDGE
P58 HACE + TIME + QUE +PRESENT TENSE = ASK/SAY HOW LONG SOMETHING HAS BEEN GOING ON
HACE 5 ANOS QUE MARTA VIVE EN SALISBURY. MARTA HAS BEEN LIVING IN SALISBURY FOR 5 YEARS.
HOWEVER PAY CLOSE ATTENTION:
HACE + TIME + PRETERITE = HOW LONG AGO SOMETHING HAPPENED.
HACE 5 ANOS, MARTA VIVIO EN SALISBURY. 5 YEARS AGO, MARTA LIVED IN SALISBURY .
2 A PP70-96 ?TE VES BIEN! = YOU LOOK GOOD!
P70 clothing and body parts vocab
P71 verbs that are followed by infinitives
P73 reflexive verbs and bath/shower/getting dressed vocab
P73 special events una boda = wedding, una cita = date, un concurso = contest, una audición = audition
Vocab for order of events : antes de = before, después de = after, mientras = while
Feelings vocab tranquilo = calm, nervioso = nervous, entusiasmado = excited
P80 REFLEXIVE VERBS : what people do for themselves, ALL THESE VERBS END IN SE IN THE INFINITIVE THEN USE SPECIFIC REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS WITH SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
REMEMBER: THE SUBJECT PRONOUN AND THE REFLEXIVE PRONOUN MUST MATCH
HERE’S HOW YOU DO DESPERTARSE = TO WAKE (ONESELF) UP (STEM CHANGE E>IE)
SUBJECT PRONOUN REFLEXIVE PRONOUN VERB
YO ME DESPIERTO
Tú TE DESPIERTAS
éL SE DESPIERTA
ELLA SE DESPIERTA
UD SE DESPIERTA
NOSOTROS NOS DESPERTAMOS
ELLOS SE DESPIERTAN
ELLAS SE DESPIERTAN
HERE’S HOW YOU DO VESTIRSE = TO GET DRESSED (STEM CHANGE E>I)
SUBJECT PROUNOUN REFLEXIVE PRONOUN VERB
YO ME VISTO
Tú TE VISTES
éL SE VISTE
UD SE VISTE
NOSOTROS NOS VESTIMOS
ELLOS SE VISTEN
ELLAS SE VISTEN
UDS SE VISTEN
2A CONTINUED
P86 SER VS ESTAR : BOTH VERBS MEAN TO BE, BUT ARE USED DIFFERENTLY.
SER IS USED FOR WHAT PEOPLE ARE, WHAT THEY ARE LIKE (PERSONALITY, PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION), WHERE PEOPLE OR THINGS ARE FROM , WHAT THIMGS ARE MADE OF, AND TO SHOW POSSESSION.
FOR HOW YOU FEEL AND WHERE YOU ARE, ALWAYS USE THE VERB ESTAR. (ALSO, REMEMBER TO USE ESTAR NOT JUST WHERE YOU ARE, BUT ALSO WHENEVER YOU SAY WHERE ANYTHING IS .
Yo estoy en mi dormitorio. I am in my bedroom.
Mi dormitorio está al primer piso. My bedroom is upstairs.
Mi lámpara está en la mesita. My lamp is on the nightstand.
Mi mesita está al lado de mi cama. My nightstand is beside my bed.
La farmacia y el banco están al centro. The pharmacy and the bank are downtown.
Also remember that you use ESTAR for the present progressive tense: (PURPLE 6B)
Yo estoy mirando la tele. I am watching TV.
Tú estás corriendo. You are running.
él está hablando. He is talking.
Nosotros estamos comiendo. We are eating.
Ellos están comprando ropa. They are buying clothes.
P88 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES : The long forms go after the noun or can be used alone.
Subject pronoun Short possessive adjectives Long possessive adjectives
(I) YO (my) MI, MIS (my) MíO, MíA, MíOS, MíAS
(you) Tú (your) TU, TUS (your) TUYO, TUYA, TUYOS, TUYAS
(he) éL (his) SU, SUS (his) SUYO, SUYA, SUYOS, SUYAS
(she) ELLA (her) SU, SUS (her) SUYO, SUYA, SUYOS, SUYAS
(you) UD & UDS (your) SU, SUS (your) SUYO, SUYA, SUYOS, SUYAS
(we) NOSOTROS (our) NUESTRO, NUESTRA, NUESTROS, NUESTRAS (short & long)
(they) ELLOS (their) SU, SUS (their) SUYO, SUYA, SUYOS, SUYAS
2B PP 98 -124 UN EVENTO ESPECIAL
P104-105 VOCABULARY SHOPPING FOR BARGAINS & PAYING
Buscar – to look for, Encontrar – to find, Probarse – to try on, Escoger – to choose Pagar – to pay, Gastar – to spend Comprar-to buy, dinero enefectivo – cash, tarjeta de credito – credit card, cheque – check, una liquidacion – a sale, de venta –for sale, una ganga – a bargain, precios altos – high prices. La caja- the cash register, el cajer0- la cajera – the cashier
P110 review of Preterite with regular verbs: (remember the past tense)
AR verbs ER verbs IR verbs
Yo miré yo comí yo escribí
Tú miraste tú comiste tú escribiste
él miró él comió él escribió
Nosotros miramos Nosotros comimos nosotros escribimos
Ellos miraron Ellos comieron Ellos escribieron
Remember special Yo Forms yo busqué yo toqué yo pagué yo navegué yo almorcé yo empecé
Remember that you can do reflexive verbs in the preterite tense too .
Also remember that you don’t have to do stem-changes in the preterite for the verbs we know.
Here’s how to do levantarse (to get up) and probarse ( to try on) in the past tense:
Yo me levanté Yo me probé
Tú te levantaste Tú te probaste
él se levantó él se probó
Nosotros nos levantamos Nosotros nos probamos
Ellos se levantaron Ellos se probaron
P114 Demostrative adjectives: Remember to associate these adjectives with things that are here (close to the speaker) there (near the person being addressed by the speaker) over there (away from both the speaker and the person being addressed)
HERE THIS, THESE (ALL HAVE TS) (QUE TENGO EN LAS MANOS)
AQUí ESTE, ESTA, ESTOS, ESTAS
THERE THAT, THOSE (QUE Tú TIENES )
ALLí ESE, ESA, ESOS, ESAS
OVER THERE THAT OVER THERE, THOSE OVER THERE (AWAY FROM US BOTH)
ALLá , LEJOS ALLí AQUEL, AQUELLA, AQUELLOS, AQUELLAS
P116 USING ADJECTIVES AS NOUNS: a way to avoid repetition when you compare 2 similar things:
For example: Tengo una falda roja y una falda azul. I have a red skirt and a blue skirt.
By dropping the second noun FALDA, I can turn AZUL into a noun and say
Tengo una falda roja y una azul. I have a red skirt and a blue one .
Here’s another example:
?Compraste la chaqueta de lana o la chaqueta de cuero?
Did you buy the jacket made of wool or the jacket made of leather?
?Compraste la chaquea de lana o la de cuero ? Did you buy the wool jacket or the leather one ?
3A p126 -152 ?Qué hiciste ayer? What did you do yesterday?
P130-131 vocabulary for places downtown (en elcentro) ?Casi se me olvidó! I almost forgot!
El banco – the bank cobrar un cheque – cash a check
El correo- the post office, enviar una carta = to send a letter, echar una carta en el buzón – to drop (toss) a letter in the mailbox, comprar sellos – buy stamps, una tarjeta postal – a post card
La biblioteca – library , sacar un libro – check out a book, devolver un libro- to return a book
La estación de servicio – the gas station, llenar el tanque – to fill the tank
El consultorio – office, clinic , ver al médico, al dentesta, -see the doctor, dentist
La farmacia- the pharmacy, comprar pastal dental y un cepillo de dientes – buty toothpaste and toothbursh, el jabón – soap, el champú- shampoo
Cuidar a los ni?os – to take care of children (babysit)
Important to remember as a sequence:
TO GO SOMEWHERE – IR
TO STAY THERE – QUEDARSE
TO RETURN, COME BACK- REGRESAR
NOSOTROS FUIMOS A LA PLAYA. We went to the beach.
NOSOTROS NOS QUEDAMOS ALLí UNA SEMANA. We stayed there a week.
NOSOTROS REGRESAMOS AYER. We came back yesterday.
YO FUI AL PARQUE. I went to the park.
YO ME QUEDé HASTA LAS CINCO DE LA TARDE. I stayed until 5 pm
LUEGO YO REGRESé A CASA. Then I returned home.
Important phrases for stores:
SE ABRE = OPEN
QUEDA= IS LOCATED
SE CIERRA – CLOSES
La biblioteca queda en Fisher Street. Se abre a las 9 de la manna y se cierra a las 9 de la tarde.
The library is located on Fisher Street. It opens at 9 am and closes at 9 pm.
P138 Direct object pronouns again. LO, LA, LOS, LAS
P140 the Preterite Tense of IR and SER (are the same)
YO FUI NOSOTROS FUIMOS
Tú FUISTE
éL FUE ELLOS FUERON
ELLA FUE ELLAS FUERON
UD FUE UDS FUERON
Example: Pedro fue a Miami. Fue estudiante a la universdiad allí
Pedro went to Miami. He was a student a the university there.
P142 THE PRETERITE TENSE OF HACER, TENER, PODER, ESTAR.
HACER – TO MAKE , TO DO
PRESENT PRETERITE
YO HAGO NOSOTROS HACEMOS YO HICE NOSOTROS HICIMOS
Tú HACES Tú HICES
éL HACE ELLOS HACEN éL HIZO ELLOS HICIERON
ELLA HACE ELLAS HACEN ELLA HIZO ELLAS HICIERON
UD HACE UDS HACEN UD HIZO UDS HICIERON
TENER – TO HAVE (ALSO REMEMBER TENER QUE – TO HAVE TO...)
PRESENT PRETERITE
YO TENGO NOSOTROS TENEMOS YO TUVE NOSOTROS TUVIMOS
Tú TIENES Tú TUVISTE
éL TIENE ELLOS TIENEN ELLOS TUVO ELLOS TUVIERON
PODER- TO BE ABLE TO (CAN) PRETERITE-(WAS ABLE TO, COULD)
PRESENT PRETERITE
YO PUEDO NOSOTROS PODEMOS YO PUDE NOSOTROS PUDIMOS
Tú PUEDES Tú PUDISTE
éL PUEDE ELLOS PUEDEN éL PUDO ELLOS PUDIERON
ESTAR – TO BE
PRESENT PRETERITE
YO ESTOY NOSOTROS ESTAMOS YO ESTUVE NOSOTROS ESTUVIMOS
Tú ESTáS Tú ESTUVISTE
éL ESTá ELLOS ESTAMOS éL ESTUVO ELLOS ESTUVIMOS
3b P155 REVIEW THE PRESENT TENSE OF SALIR, VENIR, DECIR
SALIR – TO GO OUT, TO LEAVE, VENIR – TO COME, DECIR- TO SAY, TO TELL
DECIR IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS OFTEN USE WITH INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
ME (TO ME) YO LE DIGO QUE….I SAY TO HIM THAT…
TE (TO YOU) Tú ME DICES QUE…YOU SAY TO ME THAT…
LE (TO HIM) éL NOS DICE QUE…HE SAYS TO US THAT…
LE (TO HER) NOSOTROS LES DECIMOS QUE…WE SAY TO THEM THAT..
NOS (TO US) ELLOS LE DICEN THAT---THEY SAY TO HER THAT….
LES (TO THEM)
LIKEWISE, THE VERB DAR (TO GIVE) IN PRESENT AND PAST IS OFTEN USED WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS
PRESENT :YO DOY, Tú DAS, éL DA, NOSOTROS DAMOS, ELLOS DAN
PRETERITE: YODI,Tú DISTE, éL DIO, NOSOTROS DIMOS, ELLOS DIERON