1. Final Exam: Grammar for Written Exam
Spanish I

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

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

10. 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.