SPAN 102 Lecture Notes: Food, Restaurant Vocabulary, Comparisons, Superlatives, and Preterite Tense

Comprehensive fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering Spanish 102 topics: food and dining vocabulary, comparisons of equality and inequality, superlative statements, preterite regular and irregular spelling changes, -ir stem changers, and time expressions with 'hace'.

In comparisons of inequality, to express "than" before a number, use the preposition __________ instead of "que".

de

The irregular comparative form that means "better" in Spanish is __________.

mejor (es)

The irregular comparative form that means "worse" in Spanish is __________.

peor (es)

In Spanish irregular comparatives, "mayor(es)" means "older", whereas "__________" means "younger".

menor (es)

To form a comparison of equality using an adjective or an adverb, use "__________" before the word and "como" after it.

tan

To make comparisons of equality with a noun, use "__________" before the noun and "como" after it to express "as much" or "as many".

tanto (a) / tantos (as)

In superlative statements, the preposition __________ + noun is used to introduce the group to which the person or thing is being compared.

de

In the preterite tense, verbs ending in -car change "c" to "__________" in the yo form to maintain the original sound.

qu

In the preterite tense, verbs ending in -gar change "g" to "__________" in the yo form.

gu

In the preterite tense, verbs ending in -zar change "z" to "__________" in the yo form.

c

Verbs ending in -er and -ir that have a vowel before the infinitive ending change the "i" between two vowels to "__________" in the Ud./él/ella and Uds./ellos/ellas forms of the preterite.

y

Stem changes in the preterite tense occur only in certain __________ verbs; stem-changing -ar and -er verbs do not show stem changes in the preterite.

-ir

In preterite stem-changing -ir verbs, the stem changes occur exclusively in the __________ person singular and plural forms.

third

In preterite stem-changing -ir verbs, the vowel "e" changes to "i", and the vowel "o" changes to "__________".

u

The third-person singular preterite form of the stem-changing verb "dormir" is __________.

durmió

The third-person singular preterite form of the stem-changing verb "pedir" is __________.

pidió

To form the third-person preterite forms of "sonreír", drop the letter "__________" in the stem before adding the endings.

i

Unlike most third-person singular preterite forms ending in -io, the form "se rio" does not carry a written __________.

accent

To indicate how long something has been happening, Spanish speakers use the construction: Hace + period of time + que + __________ tense.

present

To express how long ago something occurred, Spanish speakers use the construction: Hace + period of time + que + __________ tense.

preterite

The Spanish phrase used to say "Enjoy your meal!" is "¡__________!".

Buen provecho

The Spanish phrase "Te __________" means "It's on me" or "my treat".

invito

"Estoy __________" is noted as a less formal way to say "Estoy satisfecho(a)".

lleno(a)

The Spanish verb meaning "to eat appetizers" or "to nibble" is __________.

picar

In restaurant table setting vocabulary, "el tenedor" is fork, "la cuchara" is spoon, and "__________" is knife.

el cuchillo

The Spanish noun for a "slice" of food is "una __________".

rodaja

The Spanish noun for a "jar, pot, or jug" is "un __________".

frasco

According to the Chapter 6 notes and exam review checklist, the reading covers Venezuela and __________.

Charles Brewer-Carías