Fall Semester 2008 Spanish 1 Study Sheet for Cumulative Exam
The test will consist of material from the Preliminary Chapter through Chapter 1. The test will be matching and multiple choice.
v Study -vocabulary from the Preliminary Chapter through Chapter 1 and the Numbers 0-1,000,000!
v Know the indefinite and definite articles: (pg. 5, 19 and handout)
q Definite: el (masculine)
la (feminine) “The” el chico the boy
Indefinite: un (masculine)
una (feminine) “A” una chica a girl
v Adjective agreement (pg. 20)
q The adjective MUST agree with the noun it is describing!!!
q In Spanish the adjective comes AFTER the noun!!! NOUN BEFORE ADJECTIVE!
ü un muchachO graciosO una muchachA graciosA
v If there is more than one noun, then the adjective must also agree!!
q los muchachOS rubiOS
v Subject pronouns (handout) Subject pronouns are used to replace the subject of the sentence.
q I: yo
q you (familiar) tú
q he, she, formal you: él, ella, usted
q we nosotros
q they, you all: ellos, ellas, ustedes
v El verbo SER: TO BE (pg. 11 and pg. 21) yo soy, tú eres, él, ella, usted es,
v nosotros somos, ellos, ellas, ustedes son
v Plural of articles, nouns, and adjectives (pg. 20 and handouts)
v Definite articles in the Plural
q el, los, la, las
v Indefinite articles in the Plural
q un, unos, una, unas
v If a noun or an adjective ends in a vowel, add an –s
v If a noun or an adjective ends in a consonant, add an –es
v If it ends in a –z, change the –z to a –c, and add an –es
v If you make the sentence plural, everything has to agree!
q Los alumnos son cómicos. (If the subject is plural then the verb has to be plural, too!!!)
v Telling time. Pg. 25 and handouts
v Hay means there is, there are
q ¿Cuántos alumnos hay en la clase?
ü Hay muchos alumnos en la clase.
v Know the differences between tú and usted. (Pg. 8)
v -AR verbs (pg. 52) Know the endings! Study your verb charts.
q bailar: to dance
q hablar: to speak
q necesitar: to need
Fall Semester 2008 Spanish 1 Study Sheet for Cumulative Exam
q mirar: to look at
q pasear: to take (en bote)
q cocinar: to cook ¬ All of these verbs are in the infinitive form!
q escuchar: to listen To make someone "do" the action, we take
q buscar: to look for off the -ar and add the appropriate ending!
q comprar: to buy
q cantar: to sing
q caminar: to walk
q montar: to ride(en bicicleta)
q bailar: to dance
q patinar: to skate
q sacar: to take (fotos)
q visitar: to visit
q hablar: to speak
v All of the above verbs will have the same endings!! To figure what ending you need to use, look at the subject in the sentence!!!!
q yo: -o, ella -a, ellas -an
q tú -as, usted -a, ellos -an
q él -a, nosotros -amos, ustedes -an
v Be able to match the subject (either noun or pronoun) to the correct form of the verb!
q 1. tú a. compro
b. compran
c. compras Correct answer is: c.
v IR, and ESTAR (pg. 50, 9, handout and verb chart)
v IR: yo voy, tú vas, él, ella, usted va, nosotros vamos, ellos ellas ustedes van
v ESTAR: yo estoy, tú estás, él, ella, usted está, nosotros estamos, ellos ellas ustedes están
v Contractions: (notes and handout)
q A + EL becomes AL before MASCULINE SINGULAR NOUNS.
q DE + EL becomes DEL before MASCULINE SINGULAR NOUNS.
q Nouns with the articles LA, LAS, LOS, UN, UNOS, UNAS ARE NOT AFFECTED
v The months (los meses) (notes)
v Location (pg. 4, 5, and notes)
v Realidades on pg 46 and 47
v Interrogatives: (look at handout)
q ¿Qué? What?
q ¿Quién? Who?
q ¿Quiénes? Who? (plural)
q ¿De dónde? From where?
q ¿Cómo? How?
q ¿Cuántos? How many?
q ¿Cuánto? How much?
q ¿Cuándo? When?
q ¿Cuál? Which or what?
q ¿Adónde? To where?
q ¿Dónde? Where?
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