Me llamo: _________________________________________ Hoy es_____________ el __________ de ____________

Realidades A: Mis Amigos y Yo

1. Infinitivesa. An infinitive is: ___a verb that end with -er, -ir, -ar_______________

b. There are two parts of every verb: ____root/stem____ and _____ending________

c. Chapter 1A Verb Vocabulary: DEFINE THE VERBS BELOW!

2. Gustara. Gustar is used to tell what you _like___ but it really means ___to be pleasing____,

b. To say you like/dislike SOMETHING or AN OBJECT:

i. ME + GUSTA(N) + ARTICLE + NOUN

ii. Use GUSTA when the noun is: ______singular_________

iii. Use GUSTAN when the noun is: ______plural________

iv. Write a sentence below telling an OBJECT that you like:

to dance to listen to music to swim to write stories

to skateboard

to run to ski to draw to sing

to spend time with friends

to watch TV to use the computer to talk on the phone to play the guitar

to read magazines

___Me gusta______________________

c. To say you like/dislike DOING SOMETHING or AN ACTION (verb):

i. ME + GUSTA + INFINITIVE

ii. Write a sentence below telling an ACTION that you like to do:

___Me gusta__________________________________________

d. To say you like something A LOT, use: ______mucho_______

e. To say you like something MORE, use: _____más__________________

f. To negate, write _no__ before ME GUSTA(N).

g. Translate the following sentences to English:

i. No me gusta trabajar los domingos. = ___I don’t like to work on Sundays._____

ii. Me gustan más los artistas mexicanos. = __I like Mexican artists more._____

iii. Me gusta mucho la sopa. = __I like to soup a lot._____

3. Adjectivesa. An adjective is a word that __describes a noun_____.

b. Adjectives need to agree in _____gender_______ and ______quantity_______.

bueno(a) Good

inteligente Intelligent/smart

ordenado(a) Organized

paciente Patient

serio(a) Serious

simpático(a) Nice/kind

c. The two genders are _____masculine_______ and ______feminine_______.

d. The two quantities are _______singular______ and ______plural_______.

e. In Spanish, the adjective is usually placed ___AFTER____ the noun it is describing.

f. Chapter 1B Adjective Vocabulary: DEFINE THE ADJECTIVES BELOW.

g.

h. Define these adjectives, too!

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Adjective Agreement & Placementa. Nouns and their adjectives must agree in TWO WAYS:

i. ________gender_________

ii. ________quantity________________

b. The two GENDERS are: ______masculine______ and _____feminine_____

c. The two QUANTITIES are: ______singular_____ and _____plural_______

d. Translate the following phrases while demonstrating correct noun/adjective agreement:

i. the artistic girls = ______las chicas artísticas___________

ii. the talented boys = ______los chicos talentosos_____________________

iii. He is patient. = ______Él es paciente.___________________

iv. They are studious. = ______Ellos son estudiosos.____________________

artistic Unorganized/messy impatient hardworking

lazy brave talented funny

shystudious sociable athletic

5. Definite Articlesa. Definite articles mean: _____the______

b. Just like nouns and adjectives, articles have to agree in gender & quantity.

c. There are ___4__ definite articles. Fill in the box below with the articles.

MASCULINE FEMININE

SINGULAR el la

PLURAL los las

d. Write the correct definite article for each noun:

i. __los___ cuadernos

ii. __la____ fruta

iii. __el____ libro

iv. __los____ deportes

v. __las____ mochilas

6. Indefinite Articles a. Indefinite articles can mean: _____one______, _______a______, _______an_______,

b. There are __4___ indefinite articles. Fill in the box below with the articles.

MASCULINE FEMININE

SINGULAR un una

PLURAL unos unas

c. Write the correct indefinite article for each noun:

i. __unos___ cuadernos

ii. __una___ fruta

iii. __un___ libro

iv. _unos____ deportes

v. _unas___ mochilas

7. Making Plurals

a. Rules for making nouns and adjectives plural:

b. Fill in the chart using the rules (Pay attention to articles!):

SINGULAR PLURAL

la pared Las paredes

la mano las manos

el lápiz Los lápices

el teléfono Los teléfonos

el profesor los profesores

8. Negating Sentencesa. To negate a verb, write __no____ before the conjugated verb.

b. Negate the following sentences:

i. Ella es alta. = ________Ella no es alta.________________

ii. Yo soy mexicano. = ________Yo no soy mexicano.___________

iii. La clase es difícil. = ________La clase no es difícil.__________

9. Questionsa. ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo…..

b. ¿Cómo estás hoy? Yo estoy ….

c. ¿Cómo eres tú? Yo soy….

d. ¿Cómo se llama su mejor (best) amigo/a? Mi mejor amigo se llama….

e. ¿Cómo es él/ella (su mejor amigo/a)? Ella/él es….

If it ends in a vowel: add an ‘s’

If it ends in a consonant: Add “es”

If it ends in a Z: Take away the “z” and add “ces”

f. ¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad? (remember: DONT CHELP) Yo soy.../Mi nacionalidad es…

g. ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Me gusta…[VERB]

h. ¿Qué te gusta más (more): leer o ver la televisión? Me gusta _________ más.

i. ¿Qué te gusta hacer los sábados? Los sábados me gusta…

j. ¿Qué te gusta hacer cuando hace calor? Cuando hace calor me gusta….

10. Likes and Dislikes. Draw and caption 3 things you like to do and 3 things you do not like to do.Me gusta…. No me gusta….