Grammar for Honors Spanish III Test 1

present tense endings (regular verbs)

imperfect tense endings (regular verbs)

irregular present verbs are ONLY irregular in the _______ form

yo

when would you use ser as opposed to estar ?

for a description, origin, characteristic, time, occupation, relation (DOCTOR)

when would you use estar as opposed to ser?

to describe emotion, location, feeling (ELF)

"how you feel and where you are is when you use the verb estar!"

what is ser in the present form?

what is ser in the imperfect form?

what is estar in the imperfect form?

what is estar in the present form?

when would you use saber as opposed to conocer?

to say you know FACTS and INFORMATION

when would you use conocer as opposed to saber?

to say you know SOMEONE or A PLACE

what is saber in the present form?

what is saber in the imperfect form?

what is conocer in the present form?

what are the reflexive object pronouns?

me
te
se
nos
os
se

when do you use a reflexive pronoun as part of the reflexive verb?

to indicate that someone or something is performing an action on or for itself

ex: I want to see myself. = Me quiero ver. -OR- Quiero verme.

what are the two different words you can use for making comparisons?

tan (so) and tanto (so many/so much)

when we say as...as... in english, it is the same as saying ______________ in Spanish

tan...como

what is the formula for tan comparisons?

tan + adjective/adverb + como

ex: Sara es tan alta como tu hermano. = Sara is as tall as your brother.

ex: Mi hermano es tan alto como tu hermano. = My brother is as tall as your brother.

what is the formula for tanto comparisons?

tanto + noun + como

ex: Tengo tanto dinero como Alicia. = I have as much money as Alicia.

ex: Mi madre tiene tanta paciencia como ella. = My mother has as much patience as her.

tanto is often followed by ____________

a noun (thing)

tan is often followed by ______________

an adjective or adverb

what are the four different forms of tanto?

tanto, tanta, tantos, tantas

when we say as much/many...as... in English, it is the same as saying ______________ in Spanish

tanto...como...

what is the formula for writing unequal comparisons?

subject + verb + màs/menos + adjective/adverb/noun + que (than) + noun/pronoun

what is the formula for comparing verbs?

verb + tanto como

mejor

best

mayor

bigger

peor

worse

menor

smaller

menos

less