Examen Final: Resumen de temas

Lección 2: Las clases

  • Vocabulario de Las clases
      - Includes AR verbs, question words, and prepositions of location
  • Present tense of AR verbs
      - Conjugation: How to conjugate AR verbs with the appropriate subject.
  • Forming Questions
      - Do I know how to form questions and understand the meaning of each question word?
      - Importance of using accents when forming questions.
  • Present Tense of Estar
      - Usage: In what situations is "estar" applicable?
      - Conjugation: How to conjugate the verb "estar".
  • Numbers (31-100)
      - Recognition and usage of numbers from 31 to 100.
  • Telling Time
      - Expressing time: How to say "at 10" (a las diez) and "it's 10" (son las diez).

Lección 3: La familia

  • Vocabulario de la familia
      - Includes professions and adjectives.
  • Verb: Ser
      - Usage: In what situations is “ser” used?
      - Conjugation: How to conjugate the verb "ser".
  • Descriptive adjectives
      - Agreement in gender and number:
        - How to make descriptive adjectives agree with nouns.
      - Vocabulary for common descriptive adjectives (refer to pages 68-69).
  • Regular Verbs: -er & -ir
      - Conjugation methods for regular -er and -ir verbs.
      - Meanings of the verbs listed on the specified page.
  • Possessive adjectives (pages 70-71)
      - Knowledge of possessive adjectives and their agreement with objects:
        - Singular forms: mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro, su.

Lección 4: El fin de semana

  • Vocabulario de lección 4: El fin de semana (pages 84 and 85).
  • Verb: Ir (pages 94-95)
      - Usage: Ability to use "ir" to discuss future events (ir + a + infinitive) and to indicate movement (ir + a + lugar).
  • Stem Changing Verbs
      - Changes: e→i, o→ue, e→ie (pages 96-99).
      - Familiarity with commonly used stem-changing verbs, their rules of usage, and meanings.
      - Reference: Stem changing verbs notes on OAKS + practice using Quizlets.
  • Irregular Yo Forms (pages 100-101)
      - Knowledge of common verbs with irregular yo forms (e.g., jugar, salir) and their meanings.

Lección 5: Las vacaciones

  • Vocabulario de lección 5: Las vacaciones
  • Time & Date: El tiempo & la fecha
      - Knowledge of how to express time, weather, seasons, and date.
  • Emociones, Condiciones, Características
      - Vocabulary for emotions and feelings (page 124).
      - Understanding how to conjugate the verb "estar" in contexts involving conditions and emotions.
      - Agreement: How to make adjectives agree with subjects (e.g., Ellos están quietos hoy).
  • Present Progressive
      - Conjugation methods for the present progressive form.
      - Ability to write complete sentences using present progressive.
  • Comparing: Ser vs. Estar
      - Differences: Understanding when to use "ser" and when to use "estar".
      - Ability to describe oneself using both verbs.
      - Conjugation: Knowledge of how to conjugate both verbs for all subjects.
  • Direct Object Nouns and Pronouns
      - Ability to rewrite sentences using direct object pronouns.
      - Answer questions using direct object pronouns.
      - Knowledge of all pronouns (i.e., me, te, lo/la, nos, os, los/las).

Lección 6: Las compras

  • Vocabulario de lección 6: Las compras (page 140).
      - Includes colors, adjectives, clothing, etc.
  • Numbers (101 and higher) (pages 150-151).
      - Ability to hear a number and recognize it.
      - Writing numbers in numeral form based on their word form.
      - Writing years in numeral form based on their word form.
  • Preterit Tense (Past Tense of Regular Verbs) (pages 152-153).
      - Knowledge of preterit endings for regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs.
      - Ability to write sentences discussing past events.
  • Indirect Object Pronouns (pages 154-155).
      - Definition: Understanding what indirect object pronouns are, how to identify them, and their usage in sentences (me, te, le, nos, os, les).
      - Ability to form sentences using indirect object pronouns.

Lección 7: La rutina diaria

  • Vocabulario de lección 7: La rutina diaria (page 170).
      - Includes terms related to daily routine, time words, negative words, and reflexive verbs, etc.
  • Reflexive Verbs (pages 180-181).
      - Ability to conjugate reflexive verbs correctly.
      - Knowledge of how to discuss one's daily routine using reflexive verbs.
      - Understanding the meanings of these verbs.
  • Indefinite and Negative Words
      - Understanding the meanings of palavras como "también" e "tampoco".
      - Knowledge of the correct placement of these words in sentences.
      - Ability to rewrite sentences into negative forms.
  • Preterite of Ser and Ir
      - Knowledge of the past tense forms of these verbs (fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron).
      - Ability to use these verbs in sentences.
      - Skill to decipher whether "to go" or "to be" is being used in context.
  • Backwards Verbs like Gustar
      - Knowledge of the meanings of important verbs related to likes and dislikes.
      - Ability to use these verbs in sentences in both present and past tenses.
      - Skill to incorporate them while discussing daily routines (Example: No me gusta levantarme temprano).

Lección 8: ¡A comer! La comida

  • Vocabulario de los restaurantes
      - Terms related to dining, food, ingredients, and adjectives to describe food.
  • Preterite Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs
      - Methods for conjugating IR stem-changing verbs using the "sandal change" rule.
  • Double Object Pronouns
      - Understanding the basic rules for using double object pronouns.
      - Differentiation between indirect and direct object pronouns.
      - Ability to attach them at the end of infinitives and gerunds.
  • Saber vs. Conocer
      - Understanding the differences between "saber" and "conocer".
      - Conjugation methods for both verbs in present, imperfect, and past tenses.
  • Comparativos
      - Formation: How to express "better than" using "más o menos + que".
      - Knowledge of irregular comparative forms: mejor, peor, mayor, menor.
  • Superlativos
      - Formation: Understanding how to express the superlative (THE BEST of).