Spanish Question Words, Regular -AR Verbs, and Gustar Grammar

Palabras interrogativas

Question words used to ask and answer who, what, where, why, how many, how much, and which one(s); in Spanish, they all carry a written accent mark.

¿ (Inverted question mark)

A punctuation mark placed at the very beginning of every written question in Spanish.

¿Dónde?

Where?

¿Adónde?

To where?

¿De dónde?

From where?

¿Cuánto? / ¿Cuánta?

How much?

¿Cuántos? / ¿Cuántas?

How many?

¿Cómo?

How? / What?

¿Quién? / ¿Quiénes?

Who? (singular and plural forms).

¿Qué?

What?

¿A qué hora?

At what time?

¿Con quién?

With whom?

¿De qué?

Of what?

¿De quién?

Whose? / From whom?

¿Para qué?

For what?

¿Para quién?

For whom?

¿Por qué?

Why?

¿Cuál? / ¿Cuáles?

Which one? / Which ones?

¿Cuándo?

When?

¿Por cuántos/cuántas?

For how many?

Three types of verbs in Spanish

Verbs categorized by their infinitive endings: -ar, -er, and -ir.

Ser

An irregular -er verb meaning 'to be'.

Verb stem

The base form of a verb revealed by removing the infinitive ending (such as removing '-ar' from 'estudiar' to leave 'estudi-').

Steps to conjugate a regular -AR verb

1. Take an infinitive verb; 2. Remove the -ar ending to reveal the verb stem; 3. Identify the ending corresponding to the subject; 4. Add the ending to the verb stem.

Present tense endings for regular -AR verbs

yo: -o; tú: -as; él/ella/usted: -a; nosotros/as: -amos; vosotros/as: -áis; ellos/ellas/ustedes: -an.

Ayudar

To help.

Bailar

To dance.

Buscar

To look for.

Cambiar

To change.

Caminar

To walk.

Cantar

To sing.

Cenar

To have dinner.

Cocinar

To cook.

Comprar

To buy.

Contestar

To answer.