Spanish Placement Exam (FSU)

Present Endings for -ar Verbs

o, as, a, amos, an

Present Endings for -er Verbs

o, es, e, emos, en

Present Endings for -ir Verbs

o, es, e, imos, en

Common Irregular Verbs

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Ser - to be (permanent)

Estar - to be (temporary/location)

Ir - to go

Decir - to say/tell

Poder - to be able to (can)

Poner - to put/place

Tener - to have (possession)

Haber - to have (usually with verb ending in -ado/-ido)

Saber - to know (facts/knowledge)

Conocer - to know (familiarity)

Llegar - to arrive

Venir - to come

Volver - to return/do again

Ver - to see

Querer - to want

Encontrar - to find

Salir - to leave

Sentir - to feel/feel sorry

Hacer - to do/make

Pensar - to think

Dar - to give

Ser Present Conjugation

Soy, eres, ere, somos, son

Estar Present Conjugation

Estoy, estás, está, estamos, están

Ir Present Conjugation

Voy, vas, va, vamos, van

Decir Present Conjugation

Digo, dices, dice, decimos, dicen

Poder Present Conjugation

Puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, pueden

Poner Present Conjugation

Pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponen

Tener Present Conjugation

Tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen

Haber Present Conjugation

He, Has, Ha, Hemos, Han

Saber Present Conjugation

Sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, saben

Conocer Present Conjugation

Conozco, conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocen

Llegar Present Conjugation

Llego, llegas, llega, llegamos, llegan

Venir Present Conjugation

Vengo, vienes, viene, venimos, vienen

Volver Present Conjugation

Vuelvo, vuelves, vuelve, volvemos, vuelven

Ver Present Conjugation

Veo, ves, ve, vemos, ven

Querer Present Conjugation

Quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, quieren

Encontrar Present Conjugation

Encuentro, encuentras, encuentra, encontramos, encuentran

Salir Present Conjugation

Salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salen

Sentir Present Conjugation

Siento, sientes, siente, sentimos, sienten

Hacer Present Conjugation

Hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacen

Pensar Present Conjugation

Pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, piensan

Dar Present Conjugation

Doy, das, da, damos, dan

Por vs. Para

Por is for travel, communication, exchange, duration, and reasoning

Para is for destination, recipients, deadlines, and goals (para+infinitive --> explains why)

Este vs. Esto(a)

Este = This, followed by a noun

Esto(a) = This, without a noun (something that was previously mentioned)

Estos = plural form of este and esto(a)

Ese vs. Eso(a)

Ese = that (close by), with a noun

Eso(a) = that (close by), without a noun

Esos = plural form of ese and eso(a)

Aquel vs. Aquello(a)

Aquel = That (far away), with a noun

Aquello(a) = That (far away), without a noun (something that was previously mentioned)

Likewise

Igualmente or igual

Like this/that

Así

Time (also tiempo)

Vez

Sometimes

A veces

Again

Otra Vez

Whose

De quién

De quién son estos DVD's?

When the direct object of the sentence is a human being...

Insert "a" before the person(s)

Yo veo a Juli

a + el

al

Going to do something

Ir + a + infinitive

Adjectives describing something are placed where?

AFTER the noun

Sign or signal

Señal

Still

Todavía

Indirect Object Pronouns (to, for, or for whom)

Me, te, le, nos, le

(Placed before a conjugated verb or ATTACHED to the end of an INFINITIVE)

To seem

Parecer

Parezco, paraces, parace, paracemos, paracen

Simple

Sensillo/a

Some

Alguno

Alguna

Algunos

Algunas

Should always match gender/plural of the noun it is describing

Someone

Alguien

Supposed

Alleged

Assumption (noun)

Supuesto

Besides or Furthermore

Además

So much

Tanto

Lack

Falta

Loss

Pérdida

Una pérdida de esperanza (hope)

Mine

Mío or mía

On, about, over

Sobre

Strong

Fuerte

Luck

Suerte

Something/Anything

Algo

Great

Genial

Alone

Only

Solo

Hurry Up

Venga

Hey

Oye

Seriously

En serio

Store

Tienda