Objeto directo
¿Objeto directo o indirecto?
¿SABER o CONOCER?
El pretérito
La ropa & las tiendas
100
SIMPLIFY THIS SENTENCE USING A DOP: El pasajero necesita el pasaporte.
El pasajero lo necesita. (REMEMBER: DOP's go before conjugated verbs!)
100
DOES THIS SENTENCE CONTAIN A DOP OR IOP? El profesor me da el examen.
IOP - The teacher give the test (DO) to me (IO). "The test" is directly receiving the action of being given, so it's the DO. "To whom" is it being given? To me!
100
Yo no ___ (SABER/CONOCER) el nombre de tu amigo.
sé. (I don't know your friend's name = INFORMATION)
100
What are the endings of regular -AR verbs in the preterite tense?
é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron
100
ADD 1 MORE CLOTHING ITEM THAT FITS: la chaqueta, el abrigo...
el suéter, la sudadera...
200
TRANSLATE THIS SENTENCE USING A DOP: She helps us.
Ella nos ayuda. (The subject pronoun "ella" is not necessary because the conjugated verb tells us the she is the subject)
200
DOES THIS SENTENCE CONTAIN A DOP OR IOP? Te quiero.
DOP. In the phrase "I love you," "you" are directly receiving the subject's action (you are being loved).
200
Nosotros ___ (SABER/CONOCER) hablar español.
sabemos. (We know how to speak Spanish = SKILL)
200
What are the endings of regular -ER and -IR verbs in the preterite tense?
í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron
200
ADD 1 MORE CLOTHING ITEM THAT FITS: las botas, las sandalias
los zapatos de tenis, los calcetines...
300
TRANSLATE USING DOP: Can you help me? / Are you able to help me?
¿Me puedes ayudar? ¿Puedes ayudarme? (The DOP can go before the conjugated verb or it can be attached to the infinitive).
300
DOES THIS SENTENCE CONTAIN A DOP OR IOP? No te comprendo.
DOP. In the phrase "I do not understand YOU," "you" are directly receiving the subject's action (you are not being understood).
300
Yo no ___ (SABER/CONOCER) Nuevo Hampshire muy bien porque no soy de aquí.
conozco. (I don't know NH well...the subject is not "familiar with" a PLACE)
300
ANSWER IN FULL SENTENCE: ¿Fuiste al cine en la primavera? ¿Qué viste? [Did you go to the movies in the spring? What did you see?]
Sí, fui al cine y vi...["La La Land"]. NOTE: IR/"to go" is very irregular (fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron). VER is irregular because it contains no accent marks.
300
ADD 1 MORE ACCESSORY THAT FITS: el anillo, el collar
los pendientes, los aretes, el reloj....
400
SIMPLIFY USING DOP: El auxiliar de vuelo está sirviendo las bebidas.
El auxiliar de vuelo las está sirviendo. / El auxiliar de vuelo está sirviéndolas. (The DOP can go before the conjugated verb or it can be attached to the gerund)
400
DOES THIS SENTENCE CONTAIN A DOP OR IOP? Justin Bieber nos canta una canción.
IOP. In the phrase "Justin Bieber sings us a song," the song is the DO because it's directly receiving his action of being sung. "To whom" is the action destined? Us! So, "nos" is the indirect object pronoun.
400
¿ ____ tú (SABER/CONOCER) la música de Shakira?
conoces. (Do you know Shakira's music? Are you "FAMILIAR WITH" a body of work?)
400
ANSWER IN FULL SENTENCE? ¿A qué hora llegaste a Derryfield? [At what time did you arrive at Derryfield?]
Llegué a Derryfield a las...[siete y media de la mañana). NOTE: LLEGAR is a -GAR verb, so "yo" form is irregular).
400
Estoy llevando el impermeable. ¿Qué tiempo hace?
Está lloviendo. / Llueve.
500
TRANSLATE USING DOP: You understand me.
Tú me comprendes. / Tú me entiendes. (The subject pronoun "tú" is not necessary because the conjugated verb indicates who the subject is)
500
DOES THIS SENTENCE CONTAIN A DOP OR IOP? ¿Me buscas?
DOP. In the phrase, "Are you looking for me?" "me" is the DOP because "I" am directly receiving the subject's action (I am being looked for).
500
Nosotros ___ (SABER/CONOCER) quién es el presidente de México.
sabemos. (We know who the Mexican president is. - INFORMATION)
500
ANSWER IN FULL SENTENCE: ¿Cuándo empezaste a estudiar español?
Empecé a estudiar español en...[2015]. NOTE: EMPEZAR is a -ZAR verb, so the yo form is irregular.
500
Estoy llevando el traje de baño. ¿Qué tiempo hace?
Hace sol. / Hace calor.
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