The Spanish Alphabet
Unit 1 Terminology
Seasons and Months
"Ser" v "Estar"
Present Progressive
100

The number of letters in the Spanish alphabet.

What is 27?

100

The endings for all verbs in the Spanish language.

What is -ar, -ir, and -er?

100

The amount of months and seasons in the year. Must be said in Spanish!

What is hay doce meses y cuatro estaciones?

100

Both verbs translation in Spanish.

What is to be?

100

The present progressive means the action is ________.

What is ongoing or taking place in that moment?

200

For words ending in a vowel, "n," or "s" the stress falls on the ____________.

What is the second-to-last syllable? (e.g. casa)

200

Name 5 terms we have discussed in class and their translations.

What is el apartamento, el edificio, el tren, la costa, la escuela, la biblioteca?

200

La estación del año en la que llueve mucho.

What is la primavera?

200

Oftentimes, the difference in usage between "ser" and "estar" is the following.

What is "ser" is used to describe permanent states or characteristics, while "estar" is used to describe temporary states or conditions?

200

The endings for present participles.

What is -ando for -ar verbs and -iendo for -ir and -er verbs?

300

The rule for interrogatives.

What is they always have an accent mark?

300

The location of our school.

What is nuestra escuela está en la calle treinta y cuatro?

300

The date of Valentine's Day. (day and month)

What is el catorce de febrero?

300
Translate Marcos is in school.

What is Marcos está en la escuela?

300

Translate: She is running to the train.

What is ella está corriendo al tren?
400

Provide an example of a homophone with the correct accent mark placement and difference in meaning.

What is 1. (el - the: definite article) or (él - he: subject pronoun) 2. (tu - your: possessive adjective) or (tú - you: subject pronoun)?

400

The construction used when going to do something in the near future.

What is ir (conjugated) + a + action verb?

400

Las cuatro estaciones.

What is verano, otoño, invierno, and primavera?

400

Explain PLACE.

What is P-positions, L-locations, A-actions, C-conditions, E-emotions?
400

State the time: It is 3:20 P.M.

What is son las tres y veinte de la tarde/noche?

500

The placement of the accent for the word "trafico" and why.

What is tráfico? The reason being the word ends in "o" and the stress does not fall on the second to last syllable. The word is classified as esdrújula meaning the stress is on the third to last syllable.

500

Translate: They walk to the park.

What is ellos caminan al parque?

500

Los meses del año cuando hace calor.

What is mayo, junio, julio, agosto, y septiembre?

500

Explain "DOCTOR"

What is D-descriptions, O-occupations, C-characteristics, T-times, O-origins, and R-relations?

500

When the root of a verb ends in a vowel the present participle ending becomes ______. Provide spelling please!

What is -yendo? (e.g. trayendo: bringing or creyendo: believing)

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