Spanish I Review Packet/Mini Lessons

Name: __________________________
Due date: ________________________

DAY ONE

I. Introduction to Spanish

Notes:

1. ¿Cómo estás? _______________________________________________________

2. ¿Cómo te llamas? ___________________________________________________

3. ¿De dónde eres? _____ _______________________________________________

4. ¿Cuántos años tienes? ________________________________________________

5. ¿Qué te gusta? ______________________________________________________

PRACTICE: Write an appropriate answer to the five questions above.

1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________

II. Numbers, Dates and Times

Notes:

Remember that we always say the date in this order:

Hoy es ___________________, el _____________________ de __________________.

And for time, we use the phrase _____________________, unless it’s 1 o’clock, then we
use ______________________.

Examples: It’s 5 o’clock. _____________________________

It’s 1 o’clock. __________________________
It’s 2:10 ______________________________

PRACTICE: Write out the following dates and times in Spanish.

1. 8:00 ______________________________________
2. 6:05 ______________________________________
3. 5:08 ______________________________________
4. 3:15 ______________________________________
 5. Tuesday, January 15 _______________________________________________
6. Friday, August 1 __________________________________________________
7. Wednesday, July 23________________________________________________
8. Sunday, May 12 ___________________________________________________
III. Seasons and Weather

The four seasons are ________________________, ____________________________,

____________________________, and ______________________________.

List some weather here:

IV. Masculine, Feminine, Singular, Plural

In Spanish, words must always MATCH the word they are describing. Is what you are describing
masculine/feminine, singular/plural?

For example, working with the word “alto,” (tall), how would we say…

1. A tall boy________________________________
2. Some tall boys____________________________
3. A tall girl________________________________
4. Some tall girls____________________________

PRACTICE: Using the vocabulary you’ve learned, translate the phrases below, careful of your
matching!

1. The yellow banana ________________________________________

2. The tall mother __________________________________________
3. The funny sisters _________________________________________
4. The stupid boys __________________________________________
5. The short aunt ___________________________________________
6. The athletic team __________________________________________
7. The good-looking boyfriend __________________________________

PRACTICE: Pick the best answer below.

1. Él es ____________.
A. atlética B. atlético C. atléticas D. atléticos

2. Elizabeth es ____________.
A. guapa B. guapo C. guapas D. guapos

3. Ella es ____________.
A. inteligenta B. inteligente C. inteligentas D. inteligentes

4. Ellos son ____________.

A. simpática B. simpático C. simpáticas D. simpáticos

5. Ellas son ____________.

A. antipático B. antipática C. antipáticas D. antipáticos
 6. Las clases son ____________.
A. divertidas B. divertida C. divertido D. divertidos

HOMEWORK FOR DAY ONE: Your essay for the final is below. Write a practice essay in the
space provided.

Write a letter to a pen pal in a Spanish speaking country. Include:

• An introduction to yourself (Your name, how old you are, what you are like)
• Your likes and dislikes (What activities do you do? When? Where? With who?)
• Your favorite classes and food (Your classes, what their like, what you like to eat)
* Your family (Who are your family members)

Your letter must be at least 60 words long.

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DAY TWO

I. CONJUGATION

There are 4 steps to conjugating regular verbs. They are:

1.___________________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________________________

-AR endings -ER endings -IR endings

PRACTICE: conjugate the following verbs

1. Ellos / hablar: ______________________

2. Nosotros / cantar: ____________________
3. Yo / estudiar _______________________
4. Ustedes / cocinar : ___________________
5. Tú / leer ______________________
6. Él / comer : ________________________
7. Ella / compartir: _______________________
8. Nosotros / beber: ___________________
9. Tú / sacar: _________________________
10. Yo / escribir: _______________________
11. Mis amigas / hablar: ______________________
12. Mis padres / leer: ______________________

V. Ser vs. Estar

Ser and Estar both mean “________________________________”

In English this conjugates to __________________________________________.

SER- use for:

ESTAR- use for:

PRACTICE: Write “ser” or “estar” depending on the situation.

1. To say someone is smart. ___________________

2. To say a food is bitter. __________________
 3. To say your mother is caring. __________________
4. To say your friend is angry. ___________________
5. To say that the store is far away. _________________

PRACTICE: Write the correct form of Ser or Estar in the sentences below.
1. Nosotros ______________________ tristes.
2. La película _____________________ abburida.
3. Vosotros _______________________ antípaticos.
4. Ms. Hornstein ________________ inteligente.
5. Ms. Hornstein _________________ felíz.
6. Sam y Ryan _________________ estudiosos.

VI. IR- the “gogo verb.”

Notes:
Ir means ________________________________

PRACTICE: Fill in the sentences below with the correct form of ir, then translate them.

1. Yo _______________ a mi casa. _______________________________________

2. ¿Tú ________ a la piscina? ___________________________________________
3. Nosotros ____________ al parque. _____________________________________
4. Ellas __________ a la tienda. _________________________________________
5. Él ________ al cine. ________________________________________________
6. María y yo ________ al restaurante. ____________________________________

VII. Jugar and Tener- Two recent verbs with irregular conjugations

Jugar means _____________________________

Tener means _____________________________ uses: ___________________________
PRACTICE: use the correct form of the verb in the sentences below, then translate.
1. Yo ________________________________ baloncesto.

Translation: _________________________________________________________

2. Mi amiga y yo ___________________________________ tenis.

Translation: _________________________________________________________

3. Roberto _________________________________ el partido con la familia.

Translation__________________________________________________________

4. Vosotros ______________________________ para Gwynn Park?

Translation__________________________________________________________

PRACTICE: Translate the following sentences.

1. Yo tengo tres hermanas. ______________________________________________

2. El tiene dos años. ___________________________________________________
3. Nosotros tenemos la clase de español. ___________________________________
4. Ellos tienen los libros. _______________________________________________

HOMEWORK FOR DAY TWO:

1. You will be turning in this packet for 3 homework grades and for many of you,

this will make or break your grade. Make sure that EVERY PART of this packet

is complete: The homework, the notes, and the PRACTICE sections.

2. Your book is due next class. Make sure that you have it and bring it to the final!!

3. STUDY FOR THE FINAL! COME TO THE REVIEW SESSIONS!