Spa 1101

Study Guide for Quiz 2

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1. Numbers and time: Can you count and spell the numbers between 0 and 1000+? What are the agreement rules for numbers used as adjectives? How many irregularly spelled numbers are there?

2. Possessive Adjectives:  Do you know how to use the possessive adjectives (su, tu, mis, etc.)? When do they need to agree in number and in gender?

3. Verbs: What does "hay" mean in Spanish?  What are the subject pronouns in Spanish? Where does the subject pronoun go in a question versus an answer? When do you need to use the double “no” in your answer? In discourse, what rules apply to the use of subject pronouns?  What are the forms of the verb "ser" and “estar”? When do you use “estar” versus “ser”? Have you studied all your AR, ER, and IR verbs? Have you been drilling your verbs with verb cards?  Can you create and answer questions using each of the verbs?  How do we use backwards verbs like "gustar"? What should you know about the indirect object pronouns?  For example, “le” and “les”.  How do you use compound verbs in a sentence?  For example, “necesitar”, “tener que”, “tener ganas de”, and “desear”.  Have you studied the forms of the verb "tener"?  Do you know how to use the idiomatic constructions "tener que" and "tener ganas de"?  Have you studied all of the idiomatic expressions that can be created with the verb “tener” (for example, “tenemos sed” or “tienes éxito”)?

4. Vocabulary: Have you been studying your vocabulary over time in quick exposures (10-15 min per day, twice a day)? Have you studied all your vocabulary for this chapter (Descriptive adjectives (75), languages and nationalities, or Academic Subjects (79))?  Have you memorized the interrogative words?  When do you use "cuál" versus "qué" or "cómo"?