Spanish Verbs
Verbs that refer to activities that the subject does upon oneself.
What is a Reflexive Verb?
To refer to defined objects or people.
What is Definite Articles?
Tutear refers to...
What is to address as "tú"?
The name of the soap opera we have been watching in class
Parientes a la fuerza
An interjection and expresses different emotions, such as surprise, frustration, or pain.
What is Ay?
Fill in the blanks:
_____ is used for what something is, stating facts and more permanent ‘things’
versus
_______ is used for for where, temporary feelings and situations.
What is Ser versus Estar?
When using Spanish articles, you convey the following information:
What is...
The gender and number of the noun (feminine or masculine, singular or plural).
If the people involved in the conversation already know or are aware of the specific object you’re talking about.
To address Teachers, Bosses, Doctors, In-laws, Grandparents , Police officers , Elderly neighbors you would use ______.
Usted
The is the plot of the soap opera we have watched in class
George Cruz is a 50 year old Hollywood screenwriter who is suffering a midlife crisis under the shadow of his only success, the death of his mother, and his wife, Leticia, cheating on him. His frustration, loneliness, and feeling like a failure take him to Mexico where he meets Carmen Jurado, a Mexican singer that turns into his muse, artist, and great love. George regains his inspiration and happiness that make him feel alive.
A key differentiator between these words is that one can stand on its own and make sense, whereas one needs to be followed by nouns in order to make sense,
What is Ay vs Hay?
An impersonal form of haber, meaning that it only has this conjugation for plural and singular nouns. Expresses the existence or presence of something in a certain place.
In Spanish, there are many places (such as countries, rivers, cities, mountains, lakes, etc.) whose name is formed with a definite article - name two.
What is....
La Habana - Havana
La India - India
El Paso - El Paso
El Cairo - Cairo
El Amazonas - The Amazon
El Salvador - El Salvador
El Himalaya - Himalayas
Los Países Bajos - Netherland
To use ‘tú’, and ‘usted’ correctly, you need to ensure to... (3 points - 2 out of 3 to pass)
-Whom you are addressing
-Use the appropriate conjugations
-Match the corresponding pronouns for each person
What is:
Definition and Explanation Clues /Definición y explicación
Synonym and Antonym Clues
Category and Classification Clues
Example-Based Clues
Emotional and Tonal Clues
_______ indicates that a person or object is located in a place close to the person we’re speaking to versus _____ indicates where things or people are located, but it conveys that their location is far from the speaker and listener.
What is Ahí versus Allí?
Match the Singular Reflexive Pronouns to their correct translation:
Singular Reflexive Pronoun English Translation
Te I/Myself
Me You/Yourself (Informal)
Se He/Himself | She/Herself | You/Yourself (Formal)
What is Me - I/Myself , Se - He/Himself | She/Herself | You/Yourself (formal) & Te - You/Yourself (Informal)?
One situation where you use definite articles in Spanish.
What is
-To describe specific objects or people.
-To tell the time in Spanish.
-To emphasize that something is unique or the best of its kind.
-To talk about games, days of the week, instruments you play, ordinary numbers, body parts, dates, and sports.
-To express your likes and dislikes.
-To build superlative sentences in Spanish.
-To refer to people’s titles or certain names of places.
-To refer to objects that are near the speaker.
Conjugated to ____
Verb Tener Present Tense:
¿Cuántos años tiene?
What is Usted?
The difference between asking:
¿Dónde está la cantina de Moe ?
¿Dónde hay una cantina?
What is ¿Dónde está ______? is used when you're looking for a specific cantina. ¿Dónde hay ______? is used for when you're looking for a cantina, any cantina will do?
Hay que + infinitive expresses ___________.
What is impersonal obligation?
Ex. Hay que invitar a Ben. | Let’s invite Ben.
Verbs Ser & Estar - Subject Pronoun 'Yo' - Conjugation for the Future Tense
Seré (Ser) & Estaré (Estar)
'Lo' is a ________ article.
What is Nuetral? It does not convey the gender of noun rather used to emphasize qualities and refer to abstract concepts, such as ideas, wishes, or thoughts.
One of the pronouns that you have to keep an eye on are:
What are Reflexive pronouns or Possessive adjectives and pronouns or Prepositional pronouns?
If you ask "¿Está lejos?" ("Is it far?") and the answer is "Sí", then you might need to take some public transport. Someone might say to you...
What is Toma... | Take...
... el autobús, ... the bus, ... el metro, ... the subway, ... el tren, ... the train, ... un taxi, ... a taxi
Build a sentence with the following scenario, using 'Ahí & Allí ' - keep in mind the difference between the two words:
You are going to a concert at a theatre that is 40 minutes away from your home. You want to ask you friend if they know how to get there.
What is...
El concierto es en el teatro. ¿Sabes cómo llegar allí?
The concert is in the theater. Do you know how to get there?