SPAN 203: Exam #1

Present tense endings for -ar verbs

yo —> -o

tú —> -es

él/ella/Ud. —> -e

nosotros —> amos

vosotros —> áis

ellos/ellas/Uds. —> an

Present tense endings for -er/-ir verbs

yo —> -o

tú —> -es

él/ella/Ud. —> -e

nosotros —> emos

vosotros —> éis

ellos/ellas/Uds. —> en

Stem changing verb patterns

e —> ie (pensar = pienso, piensas, piensa, pensamos, pensáis, piensan)

o —> ue (poder = puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden)

e —> i (pedir = pido, pides, pide, pedimos, pedis, piden)

pensar

to think

poder

to be able to, can

pedir

to ask for

(irregular yo forms) verbs ending in -cer or -cir change to

-zco

(irregular yo forms) verbs ending in -ger or -gir change to

-jo

caer (yo caigo)

to fall

distinguir (yo distingo)

to distinguish

hacer (yo hago)

to do, to make

poner (yo pongo)

to put, to place

salir (yo salgo)

to leave, to go out

traer (yo traigo)

to bring

valer (yo valgo)

to be worth

conducir (yo conduzco)

to drive

conocer (yo conozco)

to know

crecer (yo crezco)

to grow

obedecer (yo obedezco)

to obey

parecer (yo parezco)

to seem

producir (yo produzco)

to produce

traducir (yo traduzco)

to translate

dirigir (yo dirijo)

to direct

escoger (yo escojo)

to choose

exigir (yo exijo)

to demand

proteger (yo protejo)

to protect

caber (yo quepo)

to fit

saber (yo sé)

to know

ver (yo veo)

to see

reconocer (yo reconozco)

to recognize

deshacer (yo dehago)

to undo

rehacer (yo rehago)

to remake

desaparecer (yo desaparezco)

to disappear

componer (yo compongo)

to make up

oponer (yo opongo)

to oppose

proponer (yo propongo)

to propose

suponer (yo supongo)

to suppose

atraer (yo atraigo)

to attract

contraer (yo contraigo)

to contract

distraer (yo distraigo)

to distract

dar (irregular verb)

to give

decir (irregular verb)

to say

estar (irregular verb)

to be

ir (irregular verb)

to go

Oír (irregular verb)

to hear

Ser (irregular verb)

to be

tener (irregular verb)

to have

venir (irregular verb)

to come

When do you use ser?

• nationality and place of origin

• profession or occupation

• characteristics of people, animals, and things

• generalizations

• possession

• material of composition

• time, date, or season

• where or when an event takes place

What is the anagram to remember the uses for ser?

DOCTOR

• D escriptions

• O ccupations

• C haracteristics

• T ime

• O rigin

• R elations

What is the acronym to remember the uses for estar?

PLACE

• P ositions

• L ocation

• A ction

• C ondition

• E motion

Ser is used to express the…

idea of permanence, such as inherent or unchanging qualities and characteristics

Estar is used to express the…

temporality, including qualities or conditions that change with time

Gustar agrees with the…

subject (what is doing the pleasing) NOT what is being pleased

aburrir

to bore

caer bien/mal

to (not) get along well with

disgustar

to upset

doler

to hurt; to ache

encantor

to like very much

faltar

to lack; to need

fascinar

to fascinate

hacer falta

to miss; to need

importar

to be important; to matter

interesar

to be interesting; to interest

molestar

to bother; to annoy

preoccupar

to worry

quedar

to be left over; to fit (clothing)

sorpender

to surprise

alto/a

tall

bajo/a

short

delgado/a

thin

gordo/a

fat

grande

big

pequeño/a

small

bonito/a

pretty

guapo/a

good looking

feo/a

ugly

moreno/a

brunette

pelirrojo/a

red-haired

rubio/a

blonde

simpatico/a

nice

antipatico/a

unpleasant

joven

young

viejo/a

old

inteligente

intelligent

tonto/a

foolish

trabajador(a)

hard working

bueno/a

good

malo/a

bad

fácil

easy

difícil

difficult

importante

important

interesante

interesting

mucho/a

much, many, a lot of

las afueres

suburbs

las alrededores

outskirts

el ayuntamiento

city hall

el barrio

neighborhood

el centro comercial

(shopping) mall

el cine

movie theater