Name: Homeroom teacher: 5 th Grade Spanish Review Packet 2017-2018
Señora Feick
CONJUGATION: WHAT S THAT? From Encarta: to state the forms of a verb: A verb such as "to speak" ("to speak" is the infinitive form in English. The same form, the infinitive form, is "hablar" in Spanish) has forms that vary according to who is doing the speaking, for example, and when. In English, you conjugate without thinking. (I think, you think, she thinks it looks different when the person is she ) HOW DO I CONJUGATE A VERB? Step 1: know the verb infinitive (the word that ends in ar, -er, or ir) you wish to conjugate Step 2: take off the ar, -er, or ir ending Step 3: add on the new ending that matches the person Example: I want to say I talk in Spanish. form. Hablar means to talk, and yo means I. So, let s conjugate hablar in the 1 st person yo 1. Hablar = to talk 2. Hablar habl 3. Hablo
Yo hablo = I talk Use this chart to help you determine what ending to put on a verb when you conjugate. In 4 th Grade, you only learned the endings for verbs that end in AR. Person -AR Verb Endings I Yo o You Tú as He She You (Formal) Él Ella Usted a We Nosotros amos
They All of you Ellos Ellas Ustedes an Practicamos! Let s practice.
Directions: Use the chart on the previous page to fill in the endings for each verb. 1. I talk = yo habl 2. You talk = tú habl 3. He talks = él habl 4. We talk = nosotros habl 5. They talk = ellos habl Directions: Conjugate each verb for the given person. Example: yo/tomar = yo tomo 1. Yo/bailar = yo 2. Ella/levantar = ella 3. Nosotros/saltar = nosotros 4. Tú/cantar = tú 5. Ellos/sacar = ellos 6. Él/mirar = él 7. Nosotros/estudiar = 8. Yo/escuchar = 9. Ellos/practicar =
Ser = to be This is one of the most important verbs you can know in Spanish. In English, this verb looks like this: I am You are He is She is We are They are We use this verb to talk about who people are and what they are like. Examples: He is my friend. She is tall. We are students. In Spanish, this verb looks like this: I am = Yo soy You are = Tú eres He is = Él es She is = Ella es We are = Nosotros somos They are = Ellos son
This is not like the other verbs you have learned; you cannot conjugate it like you do the others. You will need to memorize these forms. In 4 th grade, you learned the following vocabulary to use with the verb ser. Spanish English Spanish English el muchacho Boy (teenager) serio(a) serious la muchacha Girl (teenager) tímido(a) shy el amigo Friend (boy) simpático(a) nice la amiga Friend (girl) sincero(a) sincere el alumno Student (boy) americano(a) from America la alumna Student (girl) argentino(a) from Argentina el profesor Teacher (boy) chileno(a) from Chile la profesora Teacher (girl) colombiano(a From Colombia el colegio School cubano(a) from Cuba la escuela School mexicano(a) from Mexico la clase class peruano(a) from Peru alto(a) tall puertorriqueño(a) From Puerto Rico bajo(a) short venezolano(a) From Venezuela
guapo(a) bonito(a) feo(a) rubio(a) moreno(a) pelirrojo(a) gracioso(a) cómico(a) Handsome beautiful ugly blonde hair brown hair red hair funny comical Why is there an (a) after some of these words? When we use an adjective to describe a boy, we end the word in an o. When we use an adjective to describe a girl, we end the word in an a. Él es alto. Ella es graciosa. Tener = to have This is another very important verb to know in Spanish. I have = Yo tengo You have = Tú tienes He has = Él tiene She has = Ella tiene We have = Nosotros tenemos They have = Ellos tienen This is not like the other verbs you have learned; you cannot conjugate it like you do the others. You will need to memorize these forms. Directions: Using the chart above, write the translation for each phrase. I have =
You have = She has = We have = They have = He has = Directions: Write 3 sentences about your family using tener and the family vocabulary on the next page. 1. 2. 3. La Familia- Family Vocabulary from 4th Grade
Spanish la familia los padres el abuelo la abuela el nieto la nieta el padre el padrastro la madre la madrastra el hijo la hija el hermano la hermana el hermanastro la hermanastra el tío la tía el sobrino la sobrina el/la primo(a) el perro (perrito) el gato English family parents grandpa grandma grandson granddaughter father step-father mother step-mother son daughter brother sister step-bother step-sister uncle aunt nephew niece cousin (boy/girl) dog (puppy) cat