Final Exam: Grammar for Written Exam Spanish I

El verbo Ir To go The verb IR means: _____________ voy vamos vas vais Ir is an irregular verb (page 126 of textbook). voy vamos vas vais va van

Ir and Places When you are talking about going somewhere, the verb ir is followed by the word ________. In this sense, the word a means _____________. There are two different ways to say “to the,” depending on if the place is feminine (i.e. la plaza) or masculine (i.e. el restaurante). If the place is feminine, “to the” = ________ _________ If the place is masculine, “to the” = _________________ Translate: We go to the beach. I go to the park. a to a la al Vamos a la playa. Voy al parque.

Voy a practicar deportes. Ir and Future Actions The present tense form of the verb ir can be used in a special way to tell what someone is going to do. Here is the formula: _____ (conjugated) + ____ + __________ Translate: I am going to play sports. My friends are going to swim. ir a infinitive Voy a practicar deportes. Mis amigos van a nadar.

El verbo Estar To be The verb ESTAR means : ____________ estoy estamos Estar is used with: Locations Health & emotions Physical conditions Certain weather expressions Ongoing actions To be The verb ESTAR means : ____________ It is an irregular verb (page 59 of textbook). estoy estamos estás estáis está están

Mi hermano y yo estamos ocupados. Estar and Emotions Estar is used with temporary emotional states. Don’t forget that adjectives and nouns agree in gender and number. Translate: I am tired. My brother and I are busy. Estoy cansado/a. Mi hermano y yo estamos ocupados.

Estar and the Present Progressive The present progressive tense describes what a person or thing ______ ______________. To form the present progressive tense of regular verbs, follow these steps: Conjugate the verb estar to match the subject of the sentence Chop off the –ar, -er, -ir ending of the verb infinitive and add the following present particle endings: –AR verbs take the ending _____________. –ER/-IR verbs with a stem that ends in a consonant take the ending _____________. –ER/-IR verbs with a stem that ends in a vowel take the ending _____________. is doing -ando -iendo -yendo

Estar and the Present Progressive Translate: I am reading. You are eating in the café. He is playing soccer. Estoy leyendo. Estás comiendo en el café. Él está jugando al fútbol.

El verbo Tener To have Tener means ________________________. tengo It is an irregular verb (page 100-101 of textbook). tengo tenemos tienes tenéis tiene tienen

Tenemos ganas de ir de vacaciones. Tener Expressions To tell what someone has to do, use the formula: Tener que + infinitive To tell what someone feels like doing, use the formula: Tener ganas de + infinitive Translate: I have to study. We feel like going on vacation. Tengo que estudiar. Tenemos ganas de ir de vacaciones.