Blog

Some of the uses of the verbs SER and ESTAR can be remembered by using the acronyms DOCTOR and PLACE. Look at the acronyms below. Look at the sentence below. Then pick from the four answers choices given to you and pick the description that matches how the verb SER or ESTAR is being used in the sentence below. SENTENCE: Elena, MarÍa y Xóchitl son profesoras universitarias. VERB SER Description Occupation Characteristic Time Origin (DE) Relationship ____________________ VERB ESTAR Positions Locations Actions Conditions Emotions

A noun should be learned with the article that corresponds to it. Which of the following article + noun pair is wrong?  HINT:  The pairing will be wrong because the article and noun don’t match in number (singular/plural) and gender (masculine/feminine).  However, there are some tricky exceptions that don’t follow the ending rules.

Los hijos de tu madre son _________ __________.  PICK THE MOST LOGICAL ANSWER.

The correct translation of “the parents” is ___ ________.

What is the verb ESTAR conjugation for this subject pronoun cluster? usted / él / ella.  You are using PRESENT VERB TENSE forms of the verb ESTAR.

Complete the following sentence with the correct present tense conjugation of the verb ESTUDIAR. Juan Carlos __________ español y árabe en Austin Community College. 

Look at the following sentences using verbs in present tense. Which two verbs are REGULAR VERBS that share the same ENDINGS? Yo soy muy trabajador. Tú vives en San Antonio. Tú escribes para un periódico. Yo hablo español e inglés en mi casa. Usted trabaja mucho. Usted vive en California.

Which phrase below expressing possession is closest in translation to MY SHOES?

Which of the following pairing of SUBJECT PRONOUNS ( yo / tú / usted / él / ella / nosotros / nosotras / ustedes / ellos / ellas ) and POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES is INCORRECT? HINT:  gato = male cat / gata = female cat

Which of these sentences uses the verb SER to indicate where a person is from (ORIGIN)?