Midterm Review for Spanish II

1. Mid-term Exam Review
Spanish II

2. Listening Questions
• To prepare for these questions, go
through the chapters and listen!! Listen to
the words being spoken; listen to
sentences and dialogs. On the test, you
will listen to someone talking and answer
questions about what he/she says.

3. Vocabulary
• Study the vocabulary from all of the
units.
• Quizlet is a great website for
making flashcards and practicing
your vocabulary.

4. Culture
• Go back through the units and
reread and study all of the cultural
sections

5. Unit 5
• Make sure you know the material
from Unit 5 really well. A lot of the
questions are about things we’ve
learned in Unit 5 (La Descripción).

6. Present Tense
• Know regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the
present tense.
• Also, know irregular verbs in the present
tense (like ser, estar, ir, etc.)
• Present tense verbs are not a main focus
of the exam, but you still need to know
them and be able to recognize them.

7. Present Tense: Regular Verbs
-ar Verbs -er Verbs -ir Verbs
Hablo Como Vivo
Hablas Comes Vives
Habla Come Vive
Hablamos Comemos Vivimos
Habláis Coméis Vivís
Hablan Comen Viven

8. Present Tense: Irregular Verbs
Ser Estar Ir
soy estoy voy
eres estás vas
es está va
somos estamos vamos
sois estáis vais
son están van

9. Preterite Tense: Regular Verbs
-ar Verbs -er Verbs -ir Verbs
Hablé Comí Viví
Hablaste Comiste Viviste
Habló Comió Vivió
Hablamos Comimos Vivimos
Hablasteis Comisteis Vivisteis
Hablaron Comieron Vivieron

10. Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs
Ser -- to be Ir -- to go
fui fui
fuiste fuiste
fue fue
fuimos fuimos
fuisteis fuisteis
Fueron fueron
**Note that ser and ir have different meanings,
but they have the same forms in the preterite tense

11. Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs
Tener - to have Estar- to be Andar-to walk
tuve estuve anduve
tuviste estuviste anduviste
tuvo estuvo anduvo
tuvimos estuvimos anduvimos
tuvisteis estuvisteis anduvisteis
Tuvieron estuvieron anduvieron

12. Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs
hacer -- to do; to make querer -- to want, like, or love
hice quise
hiciste quisiste
hizo quiso
hicimos quisimos
hicisteis quisisteis
hicieron quisieron

13. Preterite Tense: Irregular Verbs
Dar -- to give Ver -- to see
di vi
diste viste
dio vio
dimos vimos
disteis visteis
Dieron vieron

14. Present Progressive
Estar + Present Participle
estoy estamos verb root + ando (for -ar verbs)
estás estáis iendo (for -er and -ir verbs)
está están
Examples
Yo estoy hablando. (I am talking.)
Tú estás comiendo (You are eating.)
Ella está estudiando. (She is studying.)
Nosotros estamos escuchando. (We are listening.)
Ellos están escribiendo. (They are writing.)
**We use the present progressive to talk about what we are doing right now.

15. Reflexive Verbs
• Reflexive verbs are verbs you use to talk about something
you are doing to yourself. For example, when you talk
about washing your hands, you use lavarse; when you talk
about getting dressed, you use vestirse; when you talk
about brushing your teeth, you used cepillarse.
• The "se" on the end of the verb is called the reflexive
pronoun. When the reflexive pronoun is with the verb, it
shows that one is doing something to him/herself. The
reflexive pronoun changes, depending on what the
subject is.

16. Reflexive Verbs
Reflexive Pronouns:
Me Nos
Te Os
Se Se

17. Reflexive Verbs
• So, let's use lavarse as an example. Lavar = to wash; the reflexive
pronoun shows that one is washing oneself. (In the examples, the
subject is in boldprint, and the reflexive pronoun is blue.)
• Yo me lavo la cara. I wash my face.
• Tú te lavas la cara. You wash your face.
• José se lava la cara. José washes his face.
• María se lava la cara. Maria washes her face.
• Usted se lava la cara. You wash your face.
• Nosotros nos lavamos las manos. We wash our hands.
• Vosotros os laváis las manos. You all wash your hands.
• Ellos se lavan las manos. They wash their hands.
• María y Ana se lavan las manos. María and Ana wash their hands.
• Ustedes se lavan las manos. You all wash your hands.

18. Direct Object Pronouns
Direct object: receives the actions of the verb;
answers the question, who? Or what?
Direct Object Pronouns
Me Nos
Te Os Direct Object Pronouns replace
Lo, la Los, Las the direct object; they go before
the conjugated verb or at the end
of an infinitive

19. Direct Object Pronouns
Yo practico deportes. (I practice sports.)
Ella tira la pelota. (She throws the ball.)
Tú llamas a tus padres. (You call your parents.)
Yo los practico. (I practice them.) (them=sports)
Ella la tira. (She throws it.) (it = the ball)
Tú los llamas. (You call them.) (them = your parents)

20. Indirect Object Pronouns
Indirect object: answers the question, to whom?
or for whom?
Indirect Object Pronouns
Me Nos
Te Os Indirect Object Pronouns replace
Le Les the indirect object; they go before
the conjugated verb or at the end
of an infinitive

21. Indirect Object Pronouns
1. Escribo una carta a mi madre.
Le escribo una carta.
I write a letter to my mother.
I write her a letter
2. Él tira la pelota a su hermana.
Le tira la pelota.
He throws the ball to his sister.
He throws her the ball.
3. Tú das el pan a mí.
Tú me das el pan.
You give the bread to me.
You give me the bread

22. Doler: to hurt, to ache
Me duele la espalda. (My back hurts.)
Te duelen los ojos. (Your eyes hurt.)
Le duele la cabeza. (His head hurts.)

23. Los Comparativos
To say something is "more" más (adjetivo) que
To say something is "less" menos (adjetivo) que
To say something is "as ___ as" tan (adjetivo) como
For example:
El burro es más grande que la araña.
El burro es menos grande que el elefante.
El burro es tan grande como la cebra.

24. Ser & Estar
• Both verbs mean to be
• Used in different instances

25. Ser: the forms
Present Tense Past Tense
Soy fui
Eres fuiste
Es fue
Somos fuimos
Sois fuisteis
Son fueron

26. Ser -- When to use it
• To talk about la hora & la fecha
(time & date)
• For permanent or long-term things:
 Origin
 Profession
 Basic physical or personality traits

27. Estar: The Forms
Present Tense Past Tense
estoy estuve
estás estuviste
está estuvo
estamos estuvimos
estáis estuvisteis
están estuvieron

28. Estar - When to use it
• To talk about location of a person,
object, or place
• To form present progressives
• For temporary or short-term things:
 Emotions
 Temporary conditions (tired, sick, etc.)
 How you’re doing