Stem-changing Verbs
Some Uses of the Definite Article
Present Progressive
Ordinal Numbers
Miscellaneous
100

¿ _____ (preferir) tú beber jugo de naranja o manzana?

Prefieres

e -> ie

100

Is the definite article needed or not? If so, which definite article is required?

¿Ud. va _____ trabajo hoy?

al

a + el -> al

100

¿Qué _____ _____ (hacer) tú?

estás haciendo

100

Vivo en el _____ (first) piso.

primer

* The final -o is dropped before a masculine singular noun

100

True or False? In Spanish-speaking countries, the first floor corresponds to the second floor in the United States. What Americans call the "first floor" is called the "planta baja" in Hispanic/Latino countries.

True.

200

¿A qué hora _____ (cerrar) la farmacia?

cierra

e -> ie

200

Is the definite article needed or not? If so, which definite article is required?

Ellas van _____ trabajar esta noche a las nueve de la noche.

a

* "a" is not a definite article; it is a preposition meaning "to" or "into" when referencing destination

200

Ellos _____ _____ (estudiar) el inglés y el español.

están estudiando

200

Ella vive en el _____ (second) piso.

segundo

200

True or False? The number of children without vaccinations is not a serious problem in some Spanish-speaking countries and in the United States.

False.

300

¿Cuándo _____ (empezar) Ud. su turno (shift) hoy?

empieza

e -> ie

300

Is the definite article needed or not? If so, which definite article is required?

¿A qué hora es _____ cena en el restaurante?

la

300

¿Qué está haciendo, doctor?

Yo _____ _____ (tomar) sus signos vitales, señor.

estoy tomando

300

Nosotros vivimos en el _____ (third) piso.

tercer

* The final -o is dropped before a masculine singular noun

300

Traducir: Ella tiene intoxicación alimentaria.

She has food poisoning.

400

Yo te _____ (querer).

quiero

e -> ie

400

Is the definite article needed or not? If so, which definite article is required?

¿Adónde vais a ir _____ este fin de semana vosotros?

* No definite article is required

400

True or False? Verbs such a ser, estar, ir (yendo), and venir (viniendo) are rarely used in the progressive construction.

True

400

¿Qué piso está cerrado? El _____ (eighth) está cerrado.

octavo

400

True or False? "Intoxicado(a)" and "intoxicated" mean the same thing in both Spanish and English.

False. "Intoxicado(a)" means "poisoned" in Spanish. It is a false cognate. One might think it means "intoxicated," as in "drunk" but it does not. An error like this caused a multi-million dollar lawsuit in the US.

500

¿_____ (entender) Uds. la seriedad de esta situación?

Entienden

e -> ie

500

Is the definite article needed or not? If so, which definite article is required?

_____ trabajadores son muy buenos.

Los

500

True or False? Unlike in English, the present progressive is never used in Spanish to refer to a future action. Instead, the present indicative is used for actions that will occur in the near future.

Example: Trabajo mañana. I'm working tomorrow.

True

500

¿En qué edificio (building) están ellos?

Están en el _____ (seventh).

séptimo

500

¿Qué significa «la amigdalitis» en inglés?

Tonsillitis

* Another way to say this in Spanish is "la infección de la garganta"