Grade 9 Spanish Structure Review

A collection of vocabulary flashcards focusing on various structures used in Spanish, including phrases with 'tener', comparatives, superlatives, opinions, and connectives.

Tener

To have, used in various contexts such as thirst (sed), hunger (hambre), and sleepiness (sueño).

Tener sed

To be thirsty.

Tener hambre

To be hungry.

Tener sueño

To be sleepy.

Tener ganas de + infinitivo

To feel like doing something.

Tener suerte

To be lucky.

Tener miedo a/de

To be scared of.

Tener prisa

To be in a hurry.

Tener que + infinitivo

To have to do something.

Al + infinitivo

At the moment of / When.

Antes de + infinitivo

Before doing something.

A pesar de + infinitivo

Despite doing something.

Después de + infinitivo

After doing something.

Mientras + imperfecto

While someone was doing something.

Para + infinitivo

In order to do something.

Sin + infinitivo

Without doing something.

Acabar de + infinitivo

To have just done something.

Aprender a + infinitivo

To learn to do something.

Ayudar a + alguien

To help someone.

Cansarse de + infinitivo

To get tired of doing something.

Darse cuenta de / de que

To realise.

Deber + infinitivo

Should do something.

Empezar a + infinitivo

To start doing something.

Enseñar a + infinitivo

To teach to do something.

Esperar + infinitivo

To hope to do something.

Estar a punto de + infinitivo

To be about to do something.

Haber + que + infinitivo

Must do something.

Intentar + infinitivo

To try to do something.

Ir + a + infinitivo

Going to do something.

Llevar + gerundio (+ tiempo)

To have been doing something for a certain time.

Llevarse bien/mal con alguien

To (not) get on well with someone.

Pasarlo bien/mal

To have a good/bad time.

Comparative structures

Structures that compare qualities or quantities.

Más + adj/adv … que

More … than.

Menos + adj/adv … que

Less … than.

Mejor / peor … que

Better/worse … than.

Demasiado/bastante + adj/adv … para

Too much/quite … for.

Superlative structures

Structures that express the highest degree of a quality.

El/la/los/las más + adjetivo

The most …

Opiniones

Expressions of opinion.

Pienso que

I think that.

Creo que

I believe that.

Me parece que

I think that (it seems to me that).

Preferiría + infinitivo

I would prefer + infinitive.

Connectives

Words or phrases that help to connect ideas.

Por un lado,… por otro lado,…

On the one hand,… on the other hand….

Porque / ya que

Because.

A menos que

Unless.