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Interrogative Words: Spanish words that introduce a question. Some questions are formed by putting a conjugated verb after the question word. Adónde (to where) ¿ Cómo está el chico ? Cómo (how ) (how is the boy?) Cuándo (when )
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Interrogative Words: Spanish words that introduce a question. Some questions are formed by putting a conjugated verb after the question word. • Adónde (to where) ¿Cómoestá el chico? • Cómo (how) (how is the boy?) • Cuándo (when) • Cuál(es) (which/ones) ¿ Cuántocuesta? • Cuanto(how much) (how much is it?) • Cuántos (as) (how many) • Dónde (where) • Porqué (why) Don’t forget to include the • Qué (what) inverted question marks • quiénes (who) at the beginning of the sentence.
Regular present tense verbs –ar , -er, -irto talk about things you do (present) conjugate by dropping the –ar, -er, -ir endings and add the appropiate endings. -ar -er -ir -o -amos -as -ais -a -an -o -emos -es -éis -e -en -o -imos -es -ís -e -en For Example: I eat rice. Use the verb “comer” (to eat). Yocomer drop, add O , yocomoarroz. * Forms of “IR”are usually followed by the preposition a. Nosotrosvamos a estudiar. VoyVamos Vas Vais Va Van The verb IR (to go)
Adjetivos-Adjectives(they follow the noun) Spanish adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify. Adjectives that have a masculine singular form ending in –O have four forms. For ex: Masc. Fem. Adjectives that have a masculine singular ending in a consonant or in –e have only two forms. A singular And plural. They do not change for gender. Sing. Plu. Bonito Bonita Bonitos Bonitas To make plural: add –s if it ends in a vowel, -es if it ends in a consonant. Difícil Difíciles Sing. Plu. The Verb TENER (to have,posession) H.A.T. It is an irregular verb and stem changer. (yo) tengotenemos(nos./as) El chicotienequince (tu) tienestenéis(vos./as) años. (the boy is fifteen (el,ella,ud.it) tienentienen(ellos,ellas,uds.) years old.) (to be) SER vs ESTAR (tobe) Both verbs are irregular in the present tense. EstoyEstamos EstásEstáis EstáEstán Soy Somos EresSois Es Son Ella esalta. El chicoestábien. E.L.F. B.O.O.T.
Stem Changing verbs. Many verbs in spanish are irregular and have stem changes. These have to be memorized. They do not stem change outside of the boot. Pensar (to think) e>ie Almorzar (to eat lunch) o>ue AlmuerzoAlmorzamos AlmuerzasAlmorzáis AlmuerzaAlmuerzan PiensoPensamos PiensasPensáis PiensaPiensan Irregular “yo”verbs change in 1st person singular. They must be memorized. Decir (to say) venir (to come)