Vocabulary
Translate to English: El campeonato
(The) championship
Which demonstratives are used for objects close to you?
Este Estos Esta Estas (This and these have T's)
____ maestras (those ones over there)
aquéllas
What tense does the present progressive describe?
The present progressive describes what's happening right now.
If an adjective ends in o, we replace it for an ____.
a
Translate to English: Musculoso
Muscular
Which are used for objects far from you?
Ese Esos Esa Esas (That and those don't)
______ suéter (this one)
éste
The present progressive is a tense that combines BOTH the present tense forms of estar and a present participle (-ing word). All 6 of the present tense forms of ESTAR are (don't forget your accents or it's incorrect)...
What are: yo estoy,
tú estás,
él/ella/Ud. está,
nosotros/as estamos,
vosotros/as estáis,
ellos/ellas/Uds. están?
In English, the suffix for most adverbs is -ly. What is the Spanish suffix for most adverbs?
-mente
Translate to English: Estar empatado
To be tied
Which demonstratives are used for objects really far from you?
Aquel Aquellos Aquella Aquellas (Far away, always use A)
_____ libros (those ones over there)
aquéllos
Present participles, or gerunds (-ing words) are made by removing the infinitive ending of -AR verbs and adding this, and of -ER/-IR verbs and adding this.
What are -ando and -iendo?
What are adverbs?
Words that describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Adverbs tell us HOW something is done.
Ex. She does her homework (muy) frequently.
Translate to Spanish: Olympic Games
Los Juegos Olímpicos
_____ pista (that one)
ésa
What happens to -ER verbs like traer, caer, ir in the present participle forms?
The -i changes to -y
Turn feliz into an adverb
Felizmente
Translate to Spanish: The net
La red
______ secadores de pelo (these ones)
éstos
Only -IR verbs stem change in the gerund form. How do we say "I am sleeping (dormir)" and "I am serving (servir)"?
Estoy durmiendo. Estoy sirviendo.
Turn difícil into an adverb.
Difícilmente. Remember: if the adjective has a written accent, it carries over to the adverb.