1. Spanish Key verbs present tense soyI am eresyou are eshe/she/it is somoswe are sonthey are tengoI have tienesyou have tienehe/she/it has somoswe have sonthey have VivoI live vivesyou live vivehe/she/it lives vivimos we live viventhey live comoI eat comesyou eat comehe/she/it eats comemos we eat comenthey eat beboI drink bebesyou drink bebe he/she/it drinks bebemos we drink bebenthey drink juegoI play juegasyou play juega he/she/it play jugamos we play jueganthey play Quiero … I want… Necesito … I need.. Tengo que …I have to… Me gustaría.. I would like.. Me gustaba.. I used to like … Hay … there is / there are Opinions and justifications Me gusta … I like No me gusta … I don’t like Me encanta … I love Odio … I hate … En mi opinión… In my opinion Pienso que … I think that.. Creo que.. I believe that.. Según + name …According to.. Adjectives. Remember! For feminine nouns, change –o to –a ending. For plurals add –s or –es ! interesante interesting aburrido boring divertido fun gracioso funny difícil hard fácil easy grande big guapo good looking gordo fat delgado slim feo ugly tranquilo quiet pequeño small bonito pretty viejo old joven young cómodo comfortable moderno modern fenomenal great importante important útil useful guay cool caro expensive barato cheap serio serious hablador porque because aunque although Connectives - making your sentences longer. y – and o – or pero – but sin embargo – however además – furthermore por lo tanto – therefore también - also muy very un poco a little bastante quite a veces sometimes nunca never siempre always normalmente normally a menudo often en – in, at, by de - of, about a - to con – with sin - without Singular Plural mi my mis my tu your tus your su his/her sus his/her Making comparisons. más + adjective + que = more … than /// menos + adjective + que = less … than. Odd ones: mejor que = better than peor que = worse than Key vocabulary past tense fui - I went / was fue - It/he/she went / was fuimos – we went/were jugué – I played jugó – he/she played jugamos – we played vi – I saw / watched vio – he/she saw vimos – we saw leí – I read leyó – he/she read leímos – we read Regular – er verbs: comí - I ate comió – he/she ate comimos – we ate bebí - I drank bebió – he/she drank bebimos – we drank Regular – ir verbs: escribí – I wrote escribío – he/she wrote escribimos – we wrote Regular – ar verbs: nadé – I swam nadó – he/she swam nadamos –we swam visité – I visited visitó – he/she visited visitamos – we visited compré – I bought compró – he/she bought compramos – we bought Easy future tense-Just add an infinitive Voy a..I’m going to … Vas a..You are going to.. Va a..He / she is going to … Vamos a..We are going to … Van a …They are going to … ¡Lo pasé mal! I had a bad time ¡Lo pasé guay! I had a great time ¿Cuándo? When? ¿Dónde? Where? ¿Cómo? How? ¿Qué? What? ¿Por qué? Why? ¿Quién? Who? ¿Cuál? Which? Getting the higher levels Include a range of verbs and vocabulary. Add opinions – check the adjectives agree with gender and plural Check the adjectives are after the noun Include qualifiers such as muy, bastante when using adjectives Justify your opinions – explain why (porque….) Use connectives to extend your sentences Make at least one comparison Use different tenses: past, present and future Check spelling – accents are important Don’t just talk about yourself – he/she/we/they also The infinitive is the version of the verb you find in the dictionary Adjective goes after the noun estoyI am estásyou are estáhe/she/it is estamoswe are estánthey are Temporary or position