culture
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan
Conjugate:
seguir - nostros
seguimos
What preposition meaning “of” is often seen with special pronouns?
de
True or False: Verbs change exactly the same in the preterite tense as they do in the present tense.
False
What forms of irregular verbs have accent marks in the preterite?
None of them
This type of music is popular in Puerto Rico.
Salsa
Translate:
You (fam.) served coffee.
Tú serviste el café.
What pronouns would you use after a preposition to mean “me” and "you" (familiar)?
mí, ti
Only verbs ending in ___ will stem-change in the preterite.
-ir
Saber means ___ in the present tense, but means ___ in the preterite tense.
to know - present
to find out - preterite
Approximately how many people live on the main island of Puerto Rico?
3.3 million
Conjugate:
ella - dormir
durmió
How would you say the following phrases in Spanish?
-with me
-with you
-conmigo
-contigo
Which forms of the verb will stem-change in the preterite?
-él/ella/Ud.
-ellos/ellas/Uds.
Poder means ___ in the present tense, but ___ in the preterite.
to be able (to) - present
to manage (to) - preterite
Name the two smaller islands off the east coast of the main island of Puerto Rico.
Vieques and Culebra
Conjugate:
Uds. - pedir
pidieron
What pronouns after prepositions are NOT different from their subject pronoun?
él, ella, Ud., nosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds.
What two verb endings never stem-change in the preterite?
-ar and -er
Translate:
Raquel was in Spain for a week.
Raquel estuvo en España por una semana.
What political representation does Puerto Rico have in the U.S. Congress?
They have one non-voting delegate member in both the House and the Senate.
Translate:
The waiter served pizza and soft drinks.
El camarero (el mesero) sirvió (la) pizza con (los) refrescos.
Name three prepositions, besides “de” that are used in Spanish.
por, para, entre, a, con
What are the two ways that verbs stem-change in the preterite?
___-->___
and
___--> ___
e-->i
o-->u
Translate:
I managed to win the soccer game.
(Yo) pude ganar el partido de fútbol.