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los meses del año – the months of the year
enero January julio July
febrero February agosto August
marzo March septiembre September
abril April octubre October
mayo May noviembre November
junio June diciembre December *Dates are written “# de (month)” in Spanish!* Months are always written in lowercase. *
los días de la semana- the days of the week
lunes Monday viernes Friday
martes Tuesday sábado Saturday
miércoles Wednesday domingo Sunday
jueves Thursday el fin de semana the weekend *Monday is the first day of the week on a Spanish calendar!*
*Days of the week are always written in lowercase.*
Los números 0-100 - Numbers 0-100
0 cero 20 veinte
1 uno 21 veinte y uno (veintiuno)
2 dos 22 veinte y dos (veintidós)
3 tres 23 veinte y tres (veintitrés)
4 cuatro 24 veinte y cuatro (veinticuatro)
5 cinco 25 veinte y cinco (veinticinco)
6 seis 26 veinte y seis (veintiséis)
7 siete 27 veinte y siete (veintisiete)
8 ocho 28 veinte y ocho (veintiocho)
9 nueve 29 veinte y nueve (veintinueve)
10 diez 30 treinta
11 once 31 treinta y uno
12 doce 40 cuarenta
13 trece 50 cincuenta
14 catorce 60 sesenta
15 quince 70 setenta
16 diez y seis (dieciséis) 80 ochenta
17 diez y siete (diecisiete) 90 noventa
18 diez y ocho (dieciocho) 100 cien
19 diez y nueve (diecinueve)
June 10- 14 – Speaking
June 17 – Listening – Bring a #2 pencil!!!
June 18 – Reading, vocabulary and grammar - Bring a #2 pencil!!!
June 19 – Writing – Bring a pen!!!
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Greetings, Goodbyes and Expressions of Courtesy
3. You are greeting your Spanish teacher at 8:00 a.m. What do you say to her?
_______________________________________________________________
4. You are greeting Sr. Perez at 7:30 p.m. What do you say to him?
_____________________________________________________________
5. You are greeting Sra. Polumbo at 1:00 p.m. What do you say to her?
_____________________________________________________________
6. Your friend asks you “¿Cómo estás?” In Spanish, write 3 different responses you could
give.
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
7. You are leaving a party and want to say goodbye to your best friend. In Spanish, write 5
different ways to say goodbye.
a. _________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________
e. _________________________________________________
8. How would you ask your Spanish teacher “How are you?” in Spanish?
_____________________________________________________________
9. How would you ask your brother “How are you?” in Spanish?
_____________________________________________________________
10. There is a new student in your class. Ask what his/her name is in Spanish?
_____________________________________________________________
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Los mandatos de la clase – Classroom Commands
Levántate. Stand up. Contesta la pregunta. Answer the question.
Siéntate. Sit down. Saca una hoja de papel.
Take out a piece of paper.
Pasa a la pizarra. Go to the board. Pasen los papeles. Pass in the papers.
Mira/Ve a la
pizarra.
Look at the board. Trabajen con un
compañero.
Work with a classmate.
Ven aquí. Come here. Levanta la mano. Raise your hand.
Estudia. Study. Lean/ Lee Read.
Date la vuelta. Turn around. Dame. Give me.
Haz la tarea. Do the work. Perdóname. / Con permiso.
Excuse me.
Presta atención. Pay attention. Miren./Mira. Look.
Silencio. Quiet. Escriban./Escribe. Write.
Escuchen./ Escucha.
Listen. Abren tus libros. Open your books.
Repitan. / Repite. Repeat. Habla en español. Speak Spanish.
Di/Dígame. Tell me.
Classroom Requests
¿Puedo ir al baño? Can I go to the bathroom?
¿Puedo ir a mi armario? Can I go to my locker?
¿Puedo sacerle punto a mi lápiz? Can I sharpen my pencil?
¿Puedo ir a tomar agua? Can I get water?
¿Puedo ir a la (oficina de) enfermera? Can I go to the nurse’s office?
¿Puedo ir a la oficina de consejeros? Can I go to the School Counseling office?
¿Puedo ir a la oficina del director?¿Puedo ir
a la oficina de la directora?
Can I go to the principal’s office?
¿Me prestas un lápiz/una pluma por favor? Can I borrow a pencil/pen please?
Tengo una pregunta. I have a question.
¿Comprendes?/¿Entiendes? Do you understand?
No comprendo. /No entiendo. I don’t understand.
No sé. I don’t know.
¿Cómo se dice …? How do you say...?
Se dice …. You say….
¿Qué significa …?/ ¿Qué quiere decir …? What does … mean?
Significa …./ Quiere decir …. It means….
Habla más despacio, por favor. Habla más lentamente, por favor .
Speak more slowly, please.
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Possessive Adjectives
Singular Plural
mi my mis my
tu your (informal) tus your (informal)
su your (formal),
his,her, their
sus your (formal), his,
her, their
nuestro/a our nuestros/as our
*The possessive adjectives replace el, la, los, las in Spanish. *
For example: mi padre = my father su hermana = her sister mis padres = my parents tu gato = your cat nuestra familia = our family sus hijos = his children
*You do not use apostrophes (‘) in Spanish!*
*Instead, you express possession by saying ______ de ______: Example:
Felipe’s sister = la hermana de Felipe Sofia’s dad = el padre de Sofía
Práctica. Write in Spanish.
1. his sister _________________________________________________________
2. her mother _______________________________________________________
3. our family _______________________________________________________
4. my cousin (f) _____________________________________________________
5. your (informal)dog _________________________________________________
6. their house _______________________________________________________
7. your (formal) uncles ________________________________________________
8. their backpacks ___________________________________________________
9. Nicole’s sister _____________________________________________________
10. Angie’s _________________________________________________________
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Nouns and adjectives
Los artículos definidos – The Definite Articles
*All nouns in Spanish have a gender - they are either feminine or masculine. The definite
articles all mean “the” in English.*
Singular Plural
Masculine el los
Feminine la las
Singular Plural Masculine: el muchacho los muchachos
el curso los cursos el profesor los profesores
Feminine: la muchacha las muchachas la escuela las escuelas
la profesora las profesoras Nouns that end in an “o” are usually ____________________________.
Nouns that end in an “a” are usually _____________________________.
Common exceptions: el mapa el día
el problema
Rules for Plural Nouns
Nouns that end in a vowel are made plural by adding an __________ Ex: el libro ________________________
la calculadora _______________________________
Nouns that end in a consonant are made plural by adding _____________ Ex: el papel __________________
la instrucción ____________________________
*In Spanish, “y” is always a consonant, never a vowel*
When you want to make a noun that ends in a “z” plural, you have to first change the
________ to a __________ and then add _________________ la luz ____________________
Some nouns lose their accent when the word is made plural
el pizarrón los pizarrones
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Los Artículos Indefinidos - (The Indefinite Articles)
The indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas) are used before the noun and in place of the
definite article (el, la, los, las). The un or una mean ”a” in English and the unos or unas mean “some” in English.
Singular Plural
Masculine un a, an, one unos some
Feminine una a, an, one unas some
Ejemplos: el muchacho un muchaco la escuela una escuela the boy a boy the school a school
Change the following to the plural form.
1. el libro 1. ___________________________
2. la pizarra 2. ___________________________
3. un profesor 3. ___________________________
4. el cuaderno 4. ___________________________
5. una regla 5. ___________________________
6. el estadio 6. ___________________________
7. un banco 7. ___________________________
8. la fiesta 8. ___________________________
9. el cuaderno 9. ___________________________
10. un chico 10. __________________________
11. un señor 11. __________________________
12. la bicicleta 12. __________________________
13. el muchacho 13. __________________________
14. una mochila 14. __________________________
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Los pronombres – Pronouns
Yo I
Nosotros Nosotras
We
Tú You (friendly/informal)
Vosotros You all (in Spain, friendly/informal)
él he ellos they (m/m&f)
ella she ellas they (f)
usted (ud.) you (polite) ustedes (uds.) you all (polite)
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Verbs.
Ser – to be (am, is, are)
Yo soy I am Nosotros somos We are
Tú eres You are (friendly) Vosotros sois You all are (in Spain)
Él es He is Ellos son They are (m/m&f)
Ella es She is Ellas son They are (f)
Usted es You are (polite) Ustedes son You all are
Write the correct form of SER in each sentence.
1. Mis hermanos _______________ morenos.
2. La clase _______________ grande.
3. Juan y yo _______________ bastante bajos.
4. ¿De dónde _______________ tú?
5. Yo _______________ de Nueva York.
SER usually describes permanent characteristics of
a person or thing such as personality, color and
size, nationality and origin (where you are from).
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Adjectives with the verb ser. Write the adjectives in English.
guapa/ bonita
perezoso/ perezosa
feo / fea
simpático/ simpática
moreno / morena
antipático/ antipática
pelirrojo/ pelirroja
inteligente
alto/ alta
joven
bajo/ baja
viejo/ vieja
bueno/ buena
grande
malo/ mala
pequeño/ pequeña
cómico/cómica gracioso/ graciosa
interesante
serio/ seria
aburrido/
aburrida
flaco/ flaca
delgado/delgada
nuevo/
nueva
atlético/ atlética
divertido/
divertida
gordo/
gorda
fuerte
débil
ordenado/
ordenada
generoso/
generosa
impaciente
tacaño/ tacaña
paciente
trabajador/
trabajadora
sociable
artístico/
artística
prudente
callado/
callada
calvo
atrevido/
atrevida
* Typically, adjectives that end with an –o are used for boys
and adjectives that end an –a are for girls.*
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A. Write the correct form of the verb estar in each sentence.
1. María _______________ contenta.
2. Los refrescos _______________ fríos.
3. María Luisa _______________ nerviosa.
4. ¿Cómo _______________ Ud.?
5. Nosotros _______________ bien, gracias.
ADJECTIVES TO USE WITH ESTAR
Yo estoy I am Nosotros estamos
We are
Tú estás You are (friendly) Vosotros estáis You all are (in Spain)
Él está He is Ellos están
They are (m/m&f)
Ella está She is Ellas están
They are (f)
Usted está You are (polite) Ustedes están
You all are
abierto, -a open avergonzado, -a embarrassed
alegre happy
glad
bien good, fine
así, así so, so caliente hot
aburrido, a boring cansado, -a tired
apurado, -a rushed in a hurry
enojado, a enfadado, a
angry, mad
cerrado, -a closed enfermo, -a sick
contento, -a content pleased
entusiasmado, a emocionado, aa
excited
mal poor, bad fantástico fantastic
limpio clean feliz happy
nervioso nervous frío cold
ocupado, a busy sorprendido, a surprised
preocupado, a preoccupied
worried
triste sad
sucio dirty
Estar – to be
*Estar usually describes a temporary condition, such as mood and feelings or location.*
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ir – to go
Yo I go.
I am going.
Tú You go.
You are going.
Él He goes
He is going.
Ella
She goes.
She is going.
Usted You (polite) go.
You are going.
Nosotros We go.
We are going.
Vosotros You all(informal) go.
You all are going.
Ellos/Ellas
They go.
They are going.
Ustedes You all go.
You all are going.
The verb ir is considered to be an irregular verb.
It is always followed by the word “a” (to) ***IR + A + THE INFINITIVE = TO BE GOING TO DO AN ACTIVITIY.***
Write the correct form of IR in each sentence.
1. Los estudiantes _______________ a la escuela en autobús.
2. Yo _______________ al parque en bicicleta.
3. Adela y Mariana _______________ a la tienda en coche.
4. ¿Adónde _______________ tú?
5. Pablo _______________ al restaurante a pie.
La Comunidad. Write the names of the places in the community in English.
la escuela la cafeteria
el banco el parque
el centro commercial el colegio
el parque de diversions el campo
el estadio la biblioteca
la casa de correos/ el correo
la tienda
el campo de futbol la oficina
la estacion de tren el cine
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tenemos
Tener – to have Yo tengo I have Nosotros
Nosotras
we have
Tú tienes You have Vosotros
Vosotras
You all (mostly in Spain)
have
él
ella tiene
usted
he
she
you (polite) have
ellos
ellas tienen
ustedes
They
(m/m&f or f)
You all
TENER + QUE + THE INFINITIVE = TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. ***
Write the correct form of TENER in each sentence.
1. Yo __________________ doce años.
2. Tú __________________ el pelo rubio.
3. Mateo ________________________ pelo moreno.
4. Timoteo y yo _______________________ los ojos azules.
5. Eduardo y Melissa ______________________ dos hermanos.
tenéis
has have
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Los pronombres – Subject Pronouns
Yo I
Nosotros/ Nosotras We
Tú You (friendly/informal)
Vosotros/ Vosotras You all (in Spain, friendly/informal)
Él he Ellos they (m/m&f)
Ella she Ellas they (f)
Usted (Ud.) you (polite) Ustedes (Uds.) you all (polite)
Regular –AR Verb Endings
Yo o Nosotros amos Tú as Vosotros áis Él a Ellos an
Ella a Ellas an Usted a Ustedes an
Regular –ER Verb Endings
Yo o Nosotros emos
Tú es Vosotros éis Él e Ellos en Ella e Ellas en
Usted e Ustedes en
Regular –IR Verb Endings Yo o Nosotros imos
Tú es Vosotros ís Él e Ellos en
Ella e Ellas en Usted e Ustedes en
How to change (conjugate) a verb in Spanish:
1. Write the whole verb (with the “–ar”/ “–er”/” –ir” ending) and the pronoun. The whole
verb is also called an infinitive verb. Example: Yo escuchar Tú mirar
2. Take off the ending (“-ar”). What you have left is called the stem.
Example: Yo escuchar Yo escuch___ Tú mirar Tú mir_____
3. Add the appropriate ending to the stem. NOTE: Make sure you use the correct ending for the type of verb you are changing; use “–ar” endings with “–ar” verbs.
Example: Yo escucho Tú miras
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Culture. Answer each question.
1. Which country in South America is NOT a Spanish- Speaking Country? ______________
2. Is Lasagna a TRADITIONAL Spanish food? _____________________________________
3. At what type of event would you most likely have a piñata? _______________________
4. What is a siesta? _________________________________________________________
5. What even occurs on November 2nd in Hispanic culture?
_________________________________________________________________________
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Know how to ask and answer all of these questions. You will need to answer 5 at random for
your speaking part of the final exam on June 12th to 16th.
Preguntas: Respuesta:
1. ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo ___________.
What is your name? My name is __________.
2. ¿Cómo estás? Yo estoy …
How are you? I am …
3. ¿De dónde eres? Yo soy de …
Where are you from? I am from …
4. ¿Cuántos años tienes? Yo tengo doce años.
How old are you? I am 12 years old.
5. ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono? Mi número de teléfono es…
What is your telephone number? My phone number is …
6. ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? Mi cumpleaños es el (#) de (month).
When is your birthday? My birthday is …
7. ¿Cómo eres? Yo soy …
What are you like? (personality; describe I am …
what you are like)
8. ¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es …
What is the day of the week today? Today is …
9. ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? Hoy es el (#) de (month).
What is the date today? Today is …
10. ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? Hace sol hoy./ Hace calor hoy.
What is the weather like today? It’s sunny/It’s hot.
11. ¿Qué hora es? Son las (2-12)/ Es la una.
What time is it? It’s …
12. ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Me gusta …
What do you like to do? I like to …
13. ¿Cuál es tu clase favorita? Mi clase favorita es …
What is your favorite class? My favorite class is …
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14. ¿Qué necesitas para la clase de inglés? Yo necesito …
What do you need for English class? I need …
15. ¿Quién es tu profesor / profesora de ciencias? Mi profesor/profesora de ciencias es …
Who is your Science teacher? My Science teacher is __________.
16. ¿Cómo es tu casa? Mi casa es ________.
What is your house like? My house is ________.
17. ¿Qué hay en tu dormitorio? Hay una cama/.
What is there in your bedroom? There is _____.
18. ¿Cuál es tu deporte favorito? Mi deporte favorito es…
Which is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is …
19. ¿Qué comes en el almuerzo? Yo como …
What do you eat for lunch? I eat …
20. ¿Qué te gusta beber? Me gusta beber …
What do you like to drink? I like to drink …
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The writing part of the 7th grade Final Exam will be on ________________.You will have to
choose 1 out of 3 tasks to write about. For practice, write a 40 word letter on the back of this page based on one of the following situations.
Introduce yourself to your new pen pal. You may wish to include information
such as: Your name and where you are from
Your age and when your birthday is What you look like and some of your personality traits Activities and/or things that you like/dislike
Your favorite classes/teachers
Write a letter to your pen pal telling him or her about your plans for an upcoming family party. You may wish to include: What is the occasion for the party Where the party will be held List the family members that will be there, their names, ages, what they look like,
some personality traits and their relationship to you What foods and beverages you eat and drink
Write a letter to your pen pal describing your plans for the summer. Include
information such as:
Where you are planning on spending time this summer Who you will be spending time with What activities you will participate in
The weather Summer holidays and special occasions
___________________________ (the date)
___________________________ (dear _____,)
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_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________ (closing: your friend)
_______________________ (your name)
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