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 as 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"