SPANISH II
2016 – 2017
There will be a test in the first week of school on the verb endings for –ar, -er, and –ir verbs in the
PRESENTE y PRETÉRITO. I will write the English form and you will translate into Spanish. For
example:
you (fam) read ______lees_______
or
they remembered ____recordaron____
The verbs whose meanings you need to know (all taken from Chapters 1 – 6 in your Spanish I
textbook) are on the back of this page. The endings are listed in the chart below.
PRESENTE
PRETÉRITO
-ar
-er
-ir
-ar
-er / -ir
-o
-o
-o
-é
-í
-as
-es
-es
-aste
-iste
-a
-e
-e
-ó
-ió
-amos
-emos
-imos
-amos
-imos
-áis
-éis
-ís
-asteis
-istesi
-an
-en
-en
-aron
-ieron
Singular
yo
(I)
tú
(you)
él/ella/usted
(he/she/you)
Plural
nosotros/-as
(we)
vosotros/-as
(you [y’all])
ellos/ellas/ustedes
(they/you [y’all])
The following verbs will be used. Be sure you know their meanings. During the summer you
can practice with online flashcards and games at quizlet.com/spicciolo. Click on the tab that
says “Folders”.
Open the “Summer Work” folder.
Select the one entitled “Spanish II Summer Work”.
There is a downloadable app for this site, so you can put it on your smart phone.
Additionally, you can print flashcards from this site if you prefer to work with the words that way.
buscar – to look for
caminar – to walk
cenar – to eat dinner
contestar – to answer
desayunar – to eat breakfast
descansar – to rest
dibujar – to draw
enseñar – to teach
llegar – to arrive
llevar – to carry, to wear
regresar – to return
tomar – to take, to eat, to drink
viajar – to travel
almorzar (ue) – to eat lunch
cerrar (ie) – to close
comenzar (ie) - to begin
contar (ue) – to tell, to count
empezar (ie) – to begin
encontrar (ue) – to find
jugar (ue) – to play
mostrar (ue) – to show
pensar (ie) – to think
recordar (ue) – to remember
beber – to drink
abrir – to open
comer – to eat
asistir a – to attend
comprender – to understand
compartir – to share
conocer** – to know(to be familiar with) conducir** – to drive
correr – to run
decidir – to decide
creer – to believe
describir – to describe
hacer – to do, to make
escribir – to write
leer – to read
recibir – to receive
ofrecer** – to offer
traducir** - to translate
parecer** – to seem
venir – to come
saber# – to know (a fact)
vivir – to live
tener – to have
STEM-CHANGING VERBS
entender (ie) – to understand
perder (ie) – to lose
poder (ue) – can, to be able
querer (ie) – to want
volver (ue) – to return
conseguir (i) – to get, to obtain
decir (i) – to say, to tell
dormir (ue) – to sleep
preferir (ie) – to prefer
repetir (i) – to repeat
“YO – GO” VERBS
(Verbs that end in “-go” in the “yo” form)
(hacer) … hago = I do, I make
(venir) … vengo = I come
(tener) … tengo = I have
(decir) … digo = I say, I tell
IRREGULAR VERBS
estar – estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están
ir – voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van
ser – soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son
saber - # sé (only the “yo” form is irregular in the present tense)
FIRST PERSON SPELLING CHANGES
** conozco
** ofrezco
** parezco
** conduzco
** traduzco
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