Download Spanish I Second Semester Mastery Checklist

Nombre: _____________________________________________________________________ Clase: __________
Second Semester Spanish I Mastery Checklist:
Preparing for the Final Exam:
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Use this checklist to narrow down what you
don’t know; mark off what you’ve already
mastered. 
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Go back and review all of the vocab lists
(3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B) until you feel
100% confident that you would recognize
those words/phrases in and out of context.
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Review the speaking prompts/chapter
questions – do you know how to respond?
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Be prepared for the writing section; the
focus will be on the last two chapters
(5A/5B); how could you combine those
topics?
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3B:
You can easily find the material that you
need for each chapter all in one place – the
Chapter Resource links.
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4A:
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3A:
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Meaning of me gusta / me encanta
What are the only two verb forms of
gustar and encantar that you’ll be
using? Why?
Gustar and encantar are verbs that only
work if they have what part of speech
directly in front of them?
What is an indirect object pronoun?
When to use me gusta/encanta vs me
gustan/encantan
What must ALWAYS come before a
noun when using me
gusta(n)/encanta(n)?
Regular, -ER/-IR present tense
conjugation endings
What is the difference between the –AR
and –ER conjugation endings?
What is the difference between the –ER
and –IR conjugation endings?
3 plural adjective rules
Adjective agreement is important! Have
you figured it out yet? Give an example.
Where do most descriptive adjectives
go in Spanish?
Why would you find the word “de” in
between two nouns such as “yogur de
fresa?”
Infinitive definition of ser and what it
translates into
Conjugations of the irregular verb ser –
Does it have accents?
What does the acronym DOCTOR stand
for?
Definition of a –GO verb and some
examples
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The 4 ways to say “to the”
Which “to the” is a contraction?
Conjugations and meaning of the
irregular verb ir
What word will usually follow the verb
ir?
Formula when you’re on your way to a
place (noun)
The 11 interrogatives (question words)
What 2 things must Spanish question
words always have?
What conjugation form would you use
for quién (es) (who)?
When would it be okay for a question
word to be written without an accent?
4B:
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Simple future formula for when you’re on
your way to do an activity (verb)
When two verbs are back to back and
they’re not separated by commas or the
word “and” – why is only the first verb
conjugated and the second one not? For
example: Necesito comer.
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What is a stem-changing verb and how is it
different from a regular verb conjugation?
Where is the stem of a verb always located?
What two verb conjugations can we NEVER
do a stem change in?
Stem-changing verbs are also known as…
What is the purpose of drawing that shape in
a stem-changing verb?
Conjugations and meaning of the stemchanging verb jugar
What stem-change does jugar have?
What word needs to follow the verb jugar
when someone is playing a sport?
How to say “at” a certain time
The equivalent of A.M. & P.M.
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5B:
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5A:
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Conjugations and meaning of the irregular
verb tener
Tener is also a _____ verb (in the yo form)
and a stem-changer (e to ie).
Tener is NOT a boot verb it is a _________
verb!
What does tener followed by the word que
mean?
Other idiomatic expressions with the verb
tener
Telling and asking someone’s age
Possessive adjectives and their meanings
Besides a possessive adjective, what is the
only other way that we indicate possession
in Spanish?
What’s something that we use in English to
show possession that we can NEVER use in
Spanish?
Possessive adjectives come _______ the
noun being owned.
The possessive adjective should agree/match
the thing being possessed, not the
_________.
Possessive adjectives must agree in _______
and _______ with the nouns that they
modify (like any other adjective!).
Which two possessive adjectives are the
only ones that we need to worry about both
number AND gender?
The four irregular comparative forms and
what they mean
How do irregular comparatives differ from
regular ones?
What are the plural forms of the four
irregular comparatives?
What words should never come in front of
an irregular comparative?
Diminutive endings and when to use them
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Conjugations and meaning of the irregular
verb venir
Venir is a ______ stem-changing verb and
it’s also a ______ verb (yo form).
We use venir to say that we’re coming ____
(a la(s)) a certain time or ____ (de) a certain
place.
Conjugations and meaning of the stemchanging verbs poder and dormir
What stem-change do poder and dormir
have?
What are the four superlatives?
Superlatives are also known as…
What part of speech needs to come in front
of a superlative?
Ser vs Estar
o What do they have in common?
o When do we use estar?
o When do we use ser?
o Estar: PLACE
o Ser: DOCTOR