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Nombre: ___________________

Hora: _________

Spanish 2: Exam 1 Review

Vocabulary covered:

Vocab from Spanish 1 (Descubre 1 lecciones 1-6)

Combined 7/8 Vocab

Descubre 2 Vocab 1

Exam format:

Multiple choice

Sentence translation

Matching

Oral portion (basic conversation w/ Mrs. Crossett done the week before the exam in

class)

Short answer (questions from class, tests, quizzes. Activities like those done in class and

on tests. Etc.- THERE IS A PRACTICE SHEET UP ON THE CLASS WEBSITE)

1 page essay (you will get the topic for this essay the week before the exam but will

need to write it without resources on the exam day.)

What to know/study for the exam:

This exam review will remind you of all the different concepts we’ve covered this year.

You will get a better idea what you personally need to focus on by doing the review.

Beyond this review, go over tests and quizzes. Any format shown in class, on a test, or

on a quiz could be a valid option to show up on the exam.

Be able to answer any questions that we’ve covered in tests, quizzes, and reviews in

either written or spoken format. (I will get you a list of example questions to practice

with)

Know the written format of your 3 memory verses from this semester. Any one of them

could show up on the exam.

PLEASE ask questions in class as you come up with them. We will be spending an

extensive amount of time the week before the exam on review. Use this time wisely!

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2 memory verses:

Repaso:

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Unidad 1:

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Grammar concepts:

Nouns: Masculine/Feminine and Singular/Plural

Make the following singular nouns plural and plural nouns singular:

1. Chica: ______________________________

2. Lápiz: ______________________________

3. Capital: ____________________________

4. Adjetivos: __________________________

5. Jóvenes: ___________________________

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Definite articles: These all mean ___________________ in English.

Masculine Feminine

Singular

Plural

Fill in the blanks below with the correct definite articles. Make sure to match gender

and number with the word described(some may have more than one option.):

1. ____________________ chicos

2. ____________________ joven

3. ____________________ estudiantes

4. ____________________ mano

5. ____________________ mapa

6. ___________________ escuelas

7. ___________________ dicionario

8. ___________________ maleta

Indefinite articles: In English these mean ___________ , __________ , and ________________

Masculine Feminine

Singular

Plural

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Fill in the blanks below with the correct indefinite articles. Make sure to match gender

and number (some may have more than one option):

1. ____________________ chicos

2. ____________________ joven

3. ____________________ estudiantes

4. ____________________ mano

5. ____________________ mapa

6. ___________________ escuelas

7. ___________________ dicionario

8. ___________________ maleta

Mucho/Poco/Hay

Translate the following sentences from English to Spanish:

1. There are a lot of books in the library.

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2. There are few girls in our class.

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3. There are 26 photos in the book.

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Subject Pronouns

I - We -

You (s. inf.) - Y’all (p. inf.) -

You (s. form.) - You all (p. form.) -

He -

She -

They (m) -

They (f) -

Present tense of Ser

Present tense of Estar

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Ser vs. Estar

SER ESTAR

D - P -

O - L -

C- A -

T- C -

O- E -

R - “What you feel and where you are is when you

use the verb estar.”

Ser vs. estar practice:

Translate the following sentences from English to Spanish. Make sure you know when to

use ser and when to use estar.

1. It is January 12.

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2. It is Monday.

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3. The house is far from the school.

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4. The pen is on top of the desk.

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5. The Spanish classroom is next to the history classroom.

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6. I am in Michigan.

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7. I am from Michigan.

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8. It is 1:25 PM.

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9. It is noon.

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10. It is 10:45 PM

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11. It is midnight.

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12. It is 6:40 AM.

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13. It is 4:26 AM.

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14. My Spanish class is at 8:10 AM.

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Adjectives:

Possessive Adjectives: must match __________________ and ______________ with the

noun they describe and always come _________________________ the noun they

describe.

Descriptive Adjectives: must match __________________ and ______________ with

the noun they describe and typically come _________________________ the noun they

describe.

Possessive and Descriptive Adjectives practice with SER and ESTAR:

Translate the following sentences from English to Spanish. Assume that the person

doing the possessing is obvious in the context. Also, be sure to note when you need to

use SER and when you need to use ESTAR

1. My uncles are nice.

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2. Your (s. inf.) female cousins are happy.

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3. Your (s. formal) grandmother is thin.

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4. His friend is nervous.

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5. Our nephews are confused.

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6. Our sisters are blonde.

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7. Your (p. inf.) family is important.

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8. Your (p. form.) mother is embarrassed.

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9. Their brother is bored.

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10. Their brother is boring.

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More Ser vs. Estar with adjectives: Tell me the difference in meaning in the sentences

in each pair.

1. La manzana es verde. Vs. La manzana está verde.

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2. Ella es lista. Vs. Ella está lista.

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Possession using “de ______________” : If it is not clear from the context who is doing the

possessing, remember you need to use “de ____” Use that kind of possession in the sentences

below.

1. Miguel’s brother is tall.

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2. His aunt is pretty.

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3. Marta and Lupe’s friends are smart.

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4. They are Marco’s children.

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Regular Present tense verbs

AR Verb endings:

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ER Verb endings:

IR Verb endings:

Translate the following sentences from English to Spanish:

1. We run on Wednesdays.

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2. They talk on Thursday.

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3. You all live in Michigan.

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4. Miguel and Rosa attend CCHS.

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5. We’ll eat lunch with family on Sunday.

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6. I work on Saturdays.

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Gustar/Encantar: Remember that with Gustar and Encantar you literally saying “ [thing] is

pleasing to [person]” not that “[person] likes/loves [thing]”

Indirect object pronouns

to me to us

to you (s. inf.) to y’all (p. inf.)

to you (s. form.) to you all (p. form)

to him/her to them

Remember: to be more specific/emphatic use…

o A mí

o A ti

o A usted

o A él

o A ella

o A [nombre]

o A nosotros/as

o A [nombre] y a mí

o A vosotros

o A ustedes

o A ellos/ellas

o A [nombre] y a [nombre]

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Translate the following sentences. Be as specific/emphatic as you can be:

1. I don’t like to study.

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2. You (s. inf.) love books.

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3. He likes to sing.

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4. We don’t like quizzes.

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5. Y’all (p. inf.) like the stadium.

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6. You all (p. form.) love the music class.

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7. They like biology class.

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Totally irregular verbs in the present tense: Be sure you know your conjugations for ir, dar, ver

and oír

Ir + a

Translate the following sentences from English to Spanish.

1. We are going to run on Monday.

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2. They are going to the stadium at 6 o’clock.

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3. Y’all are going to play basketball.

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4. The students are going to study on Thursday.

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5. The players are going to win.

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Direct + Indirect Object Pronouns

Location of the DOP and IOP

o 1 verb: ____________________________________________________________

o 2 verbs (conjugated verb + infinitive OR present progressive):

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Direct Objects (DO) answer the question ___________________________________

A Direct Object Pronoun ____________________________ the DO in a sentence.

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Indirect Objects (IO) answer the question _________________________________

An Indirect Object Pronoun (IOP) works __________________ or __________________

the IO in a sentence.

NOTE: With the IOP you can use the same “a mí” etc. as we talked about with gustar to

be emphatic or specific.

Personal “a” : You need this when the DO or IO is a __________________________.

This doesn’t translate to anything in English but is still necessary in Spanish.

When and where do you need to add accents when using the DOP and/or IOP?

________________________________________________________________________

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What if you have both a DOP and IOP in the sentence?

o RID RULE: ________________________________________________________

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o LA LA rule: ________________________________________________________

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Using the irregular verb dar, translate the following sentences from English to Spanish.

Be as specific/emphatic as you can be.

1. They give the ball to me.

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2. We give them (the books) to Marta.

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3. I give it (the pencil) to you (s. inf.)

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4. Marta gives the marker to Miguel.

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5. You all give the Bibles to the students.

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Verbs with irregular yo forms

Give me the yo forms of the following verbs:

1. Hacer: __________________________

2. Traer: __________________________

3. Salir: __________________________

4. Poner: : __________________________

5. Suponer: __________________________

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Stem changing verbs

Give me an example conjugation for each of the following kinds of stem changers:

E:IE

E:I

O:UE

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U:UE

Stem changing verbs with irregular yo forms

Tener

Venir

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Decir

Seguir

Tener idioms:

Translate the following sentences from English to Spanish:

1. We have to study for the quiz.

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2. They are thirsty.

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3. You are in a big hurry.

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4. The teachers are sleepy.

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5. The children are hungry.

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Reflexive Verbs

These are verbs where the _____________________ is doing the action to or for

_____________________________ .

Reflexive Pronouns

Rules for the location of the Reflexive Pronoun: Follow the same rules as DOP and IOP

(see p. 14-15)

Practice:

1. I brush my teeth in the morning.

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2. They fall asleep at 11PM.

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3. We leave.

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4. She washes her face.

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5. You (s. inf.) sit down.

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6. I remember the quiz.

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Indefinite and Negative Words

Indefinite words are used to describe ______________________________________

There are both ____________________ and _____________________ versions of most

of these so you must be sure to pick the correct option based on the context.

NOTE: Double negatives in Spanish are grammatically correct and MUST be used.

Practice:

1. I want something.

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2. I don’t want anything.

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3. There are some books on the desk.

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4. There aren’t any hamburgers in the restaurant.

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5. They don’t have any homework.

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6. We always look for someone.

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7. We never look for anyone.

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8. I don’t want either apples or bananas.

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9. I want to eat but don’t want this food.

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10. She doesn’t eat veggies but rather prefers fruit.

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Comparisons

Format for comparisons of inequality:

Format for comparisons of equality:

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Irregular comparisons:

Mayor:

Menor:

Mejor:

Peor:

PRACTICE:

1. This salad is bigger than that salad.

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2. My cousin is younger than my sister.

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3. We eat as much as you (do).

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4. They have as many apples as bananas.

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5. He is taller than I (am).

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6. I am nicer than his girlfriend.

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7. This steak is worse than that steak.

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Superlatives

Format for regular superlatives:

Irregular superlatives:

o El/la mayor: _______________________________

o El/la menor: _______________________________

o El/la peor: ________________________________

o El/la major: _______________________________

PRACTICE:

1. He is the best brother.

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2. This fruit is the best fruit in the world.

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3. She is the tallest student in the school.

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4. We are the smartest people in the class.

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5. I am the oldest in my family.

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Absolute superlatives:

To format these you drop the ___________________ at the end of the adjective (if

there is one) and add _________________.

These work just like regular adjectives for matching. They just have more emphasis

(super tall, really smart, very crazy, etc.)

Irregular absolute superlatives:

o Rico _____________________________

o Largo _____________________________

o Feliz ______________________________

o Fácil _______________________________

o Joven ________________________________

o Trabajador ___________________________________

PRACTICE:

1. He is super tall.

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2. They are super hard working.

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3. The test is really easy.

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4. You all (formal) are very rich.

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5. The soup is really tasty.

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Using the verb Doler

1. My head hurts.

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2. His legs hurt.

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3. Our eyes hurt.

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4. Your (s. inf.) toes hurt.

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Preterite

Ser/Ir

Practice with ser/ir in the preterite

1. I went to the doctor at 9 AM.

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2. He was a nurse.

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3. Finally they went to school.

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4. We were friends.

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Regular verbs:

Regular –AR endings

Regular –ER & -IR endings

1. I bought 5 shirts.

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2. I ran last week.

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3. You (s. inf.) read a book yesterday.

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4. One time she talked in class.

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5. We lived in Michigan for 4 years.

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6. Y’all (inf.) decided to sleep.

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7. They ate salads at the restaurant.

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