This document provides a grammar review of Spanish subjects, verb conjugations, nouns, articles, and adjectives. It discusses:
- Spanish subjects and their abbreviations for "I, you, he, she, we, they"
- The three main types of verb endings (-ar, -er, -ir verbs) and how to conjugate them for different subjects
- How to make nouns plural by adding -s or -es depending on whether they end in a vowel or consonant
- Definite and indefinite articles and how they signify "the" or "a/an, some"
- Agreeing adjectives with nouns in gender and number by changing endings
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2. Spanish Subjects Yo- I Tú- Familiar You Él - He Ella- She Usted- Formal You Nosotros- We (male or mixed group) Nosotras- We (female) Vosotros- You all familiar (male or mixed group) Spain only! Vosotras- You all familiar (female) Spain only! Ellos- They (male or mixed group) Ellas- They (female) Ustedes- You all formal
3. AR Verb Endings Yo- o Tú- as Él - a Ella - a Usted - a Nosotros,as- amos Vosotros,as- áis Ellos- an Ellas- an Ustedes- an
4. ER Verb Endings Yo- o Tú- es Él - e Ella - e Usted - e Nosotros,as- emos Vosotros,as- éis Ellos- en Ellas- en Ustedes- en
5. IR Verb Endings Yo- o Tú- es Él - e Ella - e Usted - e Nosotros,as- imos Vosotros,as- ís Ellos- en Ellas- en Ustedes- en
6. Reminder In order to conjugate a verb you must first--- Find the stem. Remove the ending. Replace with appropriate ending that matches the subject of the sentence. Example. Yo- hablar Habl ar Habl Hablo
8. Answers… Check your work! Yo- bebo Nosotros- bailamos Tú- caminas Nosotras- comemos Él - habla Ellos- viven Ella- escribe Ellas- toman Usted- paga Ustedes-miran
9. Nouns, Articles, Adjectives Remember that in Spanish a sentence must agree in gender and number. That is why it is important to remember how to use nouns, articles, and adjectives in the singular and the plural.
10. Nouns Nouns are people, places, or things. A noun that ends in a vowel can be made plural by adding –s . Example: blusa – blusas A noun that ends in a consonant such as -n or -l is made plural by adding –es . Example: mantel - manteles
11. Articles Definite Articles- signify the. El- masc. sing. La- fem. sing. Los- masc. plur. Las- fem. plur. El libro- the book Los libros- the books Indefinite Articles- signify a or an in the singular and some in the plural. Un- masc. sing. Una- fem. sing. Unos- masc. plur. Unas- fem. plur. Una blusa- a blouse Unas blusas- some blouses
12. Adjectives- Agreeing in Number An adjective is a word that describes a noun. An adjective that ends in a vowel can be made plural by adding –s . Example: rojo – rojos An adjective that ends in a consonant such as -n or -l is made plural by adding –es . Example: azul - azules
13. Adjectives- Agreeing in Gender An adjective that ends in an –o is masculine and modifies masculine nouns. Example: carro rojo If you want that adjective to modify a feminine noun, you must change the –o to –a. Example: blusa roja If an adjective ends in another letter such as -e or -l, it is neutral and has no gender. It can modify a masculine or feminine word. Example: alumno inteligente casa azul
14. Adjectives- Agreeing in Gender (cont.) Once you have changed the adjective to match the noun for gender, you add an –s or –es if the noun it modifies is plural. Example: blusas rojas carros azules