Qué estudia Elena? What is Elena studying?

INTERROGATIVES (Question Words)
Objectives:
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Correctly conjugate mixed –AR, -ER, and –IR verbs in the present tense
¿Qué? What?
¿Qué estudia Elena? What is Elena studying?
¿Quién?
¿Quién estudia?
Who?
Who is studying?
¿Cuándo?
When?
¿Cuándo estudia Elena? When is Elena studying?
¿Dónde?
Where?
¿Dónde estudia Elena? Where is Elena studying?
¿Cómo?
¿Cómo estudia Elena? How is Elena studying?
How?
¿Porqué?
¿Porqué estudia Elena? Why is Elena studying?
Why?
¿Cuántos(as)?
¿Cuántas horas estudia Elena? How many hours is Elena studying?
How many?
word order
To form questions using an interrogative word (question word), use the following pattern:
Question word (QW) + verb (V) + subject (S) + any other needed words
QW
V
S
¿Qué come Pedro en la cafetería? What does Pedro eat in the cafeteria?
QW
V
S
¿Dónde vives tú? Where do you live?
Exception #1
¿Quién? (Who?) questions do not have a written subject. Use the “él” or “ ella” verb ending.
QW
V
¿Quién come en la cafetería? Who eats in the cafeteria?
Exception #2
¿Cuántos(as)? (How many?) questions require you to state the object that is being counted.
QW
OBJ
V
S
¿Cuántos tacos comen ellos? How many tacos are they eating?
VERB DEFINITIONS
asistir to attend
nadar to swim
bailar to dance
necesitar to need
beber to drink
partir to leave
cantar to sing
pasar to spend
comer to eat
patinar to skate
desear to want, wish, desire
poseer to own
dibujar to draw
practicar to practice, play (sport)
enseñar to teach
recibir to receive
escribir to write
tocar to play (instrument)
escuchar to listen to
tomar to eat, drink, take
esquiar to ski
trabajar to work
estudiar to study
usar to use
hablar to speak, talk
vender to sell
leer to read
vivir to live
montar to ride
Subject Pronouns
yo
I
tú
you (informal)
él
he
ella
she
Ud. you (formal)
nosotros we (masc./mixed)
nosotras we (fem.)
ellos
they (masc./mixed)
ellas
they (fem.)
Uds. you (plural)
-AR Verbs
o
as
–ER Verbs
o
es
–IR Verbs
o
es
a
e
e
amos
emos
imos
an
en
en