Checkpoint 10

Quick Answer

¡Hola!In the lessons leading up to these checkpoint lessons, you learned to do the following in Spanish:

• ask someone for their opinion

• state your opinion

• ask someone if they agree

• state what you like and don’t like

• state what you love

• ask others what they like

• ask others about their Spanish skills

• state your opinion about Spanish

• express what people are starting to do

• ask about prices

• state where an apartment is located

• describe an apartment

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Nouns

Spanish	English
la verdad	truth, true
el animal	animal
la comida	food
la historia	history
el museo	museum
el ruido	noise
el teatro	theater
el examen	exam
la lengua	language
la literatura	literature
la tarea	homework
el anuncio	ad
el banco	bank
el cajero automático	ATM
el centro	downtown
el código	code
la farmacia	pharmacy
la luz	light
el número	number
el periódico	newspaper
el precio	price
la renta	rent
la secadora	dryer
el tamaño	size

Adjectives

Spanish	English
importante	important
moderno	modern
peligroso	dangerous
raro	weird
triste	sad
temprano	early
corto	short
fácil	easy
frecuente	frequent
interesante	interesting
nuevo	new
útil	useful
perfecto	perfect

Adverbs

Spanish	English
más	more
tan	so
todavía	still
ya	already
arriba	upstairs

Conjunctions

Spanish	English
como	since
porque	because

Interrogative

Spanish	English
por qué	why

Indirect Object Pronouns

Spanish	English
le	him, her, it, you (formal)
les	them, to them

Numbers

Spanish	English
cien	one hundred
mil	one thousand
millón	one million

Prepositions

Spanish	English
por (mí)	as far as (I’m) concerned
según	according to
para	for

Prepositional Pronouns

Spanish	English
mí	me
ti	you (informal)

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Creer

Creeris a regular -er verb that means to believe.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	creo	I believe
tú	crees	you believe	informal singular you
vos	creés	you believe	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cree	he, she believes
usted	cree	you believe	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	creemos	we believe
vosotros, vosotras	creéis	you believe	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	creen	they believe
ustedes	creen	you believe	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Opinar

Opinaris a regular -ar verb that means to think.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	opino	I think
tú	opinas	you think	informal singular you
vos	opinás	you think	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	opina	he, she thinks
usted	opina	you think	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	opinamos	we think
vosotros, vosotras	opináis	you think	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	opinan	they think
ustedes	opinan	you think	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Parecer

Pareceris an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to think.

Spanish	English	When It's Used	Example
me parece	I think	With a singular noun.	Me parece lindo.(I think it's nice.)
me parecen	I think	With a plural noun.	Me parecen lindos.(I think they're nice.)
te parece	you think or do you think	With a singular noun.	¿Te parece lindo?(Do you think it's nice?)
te parecen	you think or do you think	With a plural noun.	¿Te parecen lindos?(Do you think they're nice?)
le parece	he/she thinks or does he/she think	With a singular noun.	¿Le parece lindo?(Does he/she thinks it's nice?)
les parecen	he/she thinks or does he/she think	With a plural noun.	¿Les parecen lindos?(Does she think they're nice?)
les parece	they think or do they think	With a singular noun.	¿Les parece lindo?(Do they think it's nice?)
les parecen	they think or do they think	With a plural noun.	¿Les parecen lindos?(Do they think they're nice?)

Pensar

Pensar(to think) is stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," pe, changes to pie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pienso	I think
tú	piensas	you think	informal singular you
vos	pensás	you think	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	piensa	he, she thinks
usted	piensa	you think	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pensamos	we think
vosotros, vosotras	pensáis	you think	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	piensan	they think
ustedes	piensan	you think	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Traducir

Traduciris an -ir verb with an irregular yo form that means to translate.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	traduzco	I translate
tú	traduces	you translate	informal singular you
vos	traducís	you translate	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	traduce	he, she translates
usted	traduce	you translate	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	traducimos	we translate
vosotros, vosotras	traducís	you translate	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	traducen	they translate
ustedes	traducen	you translate	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Disfrutar

Disfrutaris a regular -ar verb that means to enjoy.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	disfruto	I enjoy
tú	disfrutas	you enjoy	informal singular you
vos	disfrutás	you enjoy	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	disfruta	he, she enjoys
usted	disfruta	you enjoy	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	disfrutamos	we enjoy
vosotros, vosotras	disfrutáis	you enjoy	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	disfrutan	they enjoy
ustedes	disfrutan	you enjoy	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Entender

Entender(to understand) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," ente, changes to entie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	entiendo	I understand
tú	entiendes	you understand	informal singular you
vos	entendés	you understand	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	entiende	he, she understands
usted	entiende	you understand	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	entendemos	we understand
vosotros, vosotras	entendéis	you understand	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	entienden	they understand
ustedes	entienden	you understand	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Mejorar

Mejoraris a regular -ar verb that means to improve.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	mejoro	I improve
tú	mejoras	you improve	informal singular you
vos	mejorás	you improve	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	mejora	he, she improves
usted	mejora	you improve	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	mejoramos	we improve
vosotros, vosotras	mejoráis	you improve	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	mejoran	they improve
ustedes	mejoran	you improve	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Vivir

Viviris a regular -ir verb that means to live.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	vivo	I live
tú	vives	you live	informal singular you
vos	vivís	you live	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	vive	he, she lives
usted	vive	you live	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	vivimos	we live
vosotros, vosotras	vivís	you live	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	viven	they live
ustedes	viven	you live	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Ahorrar

Ahorraris a regular -ar verb that means to save.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ahorro	I save
tú	ahorras	you save	informal singular you
vos	ahorrás	you save	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ahorra	he, she saves
usted	ahorra	you save	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ahorramos	we save
vosotros, vosotras	ahorráis	you save	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ahorran	they save
ustedes	ahorran	you save	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Decir

Decir(to say) is a stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	digo	I say
tú	dices	you say	informal singular you
vos	decís	you say	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	dice	he, she says
usted	dice	you say	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	decimos	we say
vosotros, vosotras	decís	you say	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dicen	they say
ustedes	dicen	you say	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Encontrar

Encontrar(to find) is a stem-changing verb. That means that its "stem," enco, changes to encue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	encuentro	I find
tú	encuentras	you find	informal singular you
vos	encontrás	you find	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	encuentra	he, she finds
usted	encuentra	you find	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	encontramos	we find
vosotros, vosotras	encontráis	you find	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	encuentran	they find
ustedes	encuentran	you find	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Enseñar

Enseñaris a regular -ar verb that means to show.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	enseño	I show
tú	enseñas	you show	informal singular you
vos	enseñás	you show	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	enseña	he, she shows
usted	enseña	you show	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	enseñamos	we show
vosotros, vosotras	enseñáis	you show	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	enseñan	they show
ustedes	enseñan	you show	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Entrar

Entraris a regular -ar verb that means to enter.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	entro	I enter
tú	entras	you enter	informal singular you
vos	entrás	you enter	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	entra	he, she enters
usted	entra	you enter	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	entramos	we enter
vosotros, vosotras	entráis	you enter	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	entran	they enter
ustedes	entran	you enter	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Funcionar

Funcionaris a regular -ar verb that means to work when used with inanimate objects.

Spanish	English	When it is used	Example
funciona	it works	With a singular noun.	La lavadora funciona.(The washing machine works.)
funcionan	they work	With a plural noun.	Las lavadoras funcionan.(The washing machines work.)

Quejarse

Quejarseis a pronominal verb that means to complain.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me quejo	I complain
tú	te quejas	you complain	informal singular you
vos	te quejás	you complain	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se queja	he, she complains
usted	se queja	you complain	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos quejamos	we complain
vosotros, vosotras	os quejáis	you complain	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se quejan	they complain
ustedes	se quejan	you complain	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Encantar

Encantaris a regular -ar verb that means to love.

Spanish	English	When It's Used	Example 1	Example 2
me encanta	I love	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	Me encanta el teatro.(I love the theater.)	Me encanta bailar.(I love to dance.)
me encantan	I love	With a plural noun.	Me encantan los perros.(I love dogs.)
te encanta	you love or do you love	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	¿Te encanta bailar?(Do you love to dance?)	¿Te encanta el té?(Do you love tea?)
te encantan	you love or do you love	With a plural noun.	¿Te encantan los gatos?(Do you love cats?)
le encanta	he/she loves or does he/she love	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	¿Le encanta bailar?(Does he love to dance?)	¿Le encanta el té?(Does he love tea?)
le encantan	he/she loves or does he/she love	With a plural noun.	¿Le encantan los gatos?(Does she love cats?)
les encanta	they love or do they love	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	¿Les encanta bailar?(Do they love to dance?)	¿Les encanta el té?(Do they love tea?)
les encantan	they love or do they love	With a plural noun.	¿Les encantan los gatos?(Do they love cats?)

English

me encanta	I love
me encantan	I love
te encanta	you love or do you love
te encantan	you love or do you love
le encanta	he/she loves or does he/she love
le encantan	he/she loves or does he/she love
les encanta	they love or do they love
les encantan	they love or do they love

When It's Used

me encanta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
me encantan	With a plural noun.
te encanta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
te encantan	With a plural noun.
le encanta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
le encantan	With a plural noun.
les encanta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
les encantan	With a plural noun.

Example 1

me encanta	Me encanta el teatro.(I love the theater.)
me encantan	Me encantan los perros.(I love dogs.)
te encanta	¿Te encanta bailar?(Do you love to dance?)
te encantan	¿Te encantan los gatos?(Do you love cats?)
le encanta	¿Le encanta bailar?(Does he love to dance?)
le encantan	¿Le encantan los gatos?(Does she love cats?)
les encanta	¿Les encanta bailar?(Do they love to dance?)
les encantan	¿Les encantan los gatos?(Do they love cats?)

Example 2

me encanta	Me encanta bailar.(I love to dance.)
me encantan
te encanta	¿Te encanta el té?(Do you love tea?)
te encantan
le encanta	¿Le encanta el té?(Does he love tea?)
le encantan
les encanta	¿Les encanta el té?(Do they love tea?)
les encantan

Gustar

Gustaris a regular -ar verb that means to like.

Spanish	English	When It's Used	Example 1	Example 2
me gusta	I like	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	Me gusta el teatro.(I like the theater.)	Me gusta bailar.(I like to dance.)
me gustan	I like	With a plural noun.	Me gustan los perros.(I like dogs.)
no me gusta	I don't like	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	No me gusta bailar.(I don't like to dance.)	No me gusta el café.(I don't like coffee.)
no me gustan	I don't like	With a plural noun.	No me gustan los gatos.(I don't like cats.)
te gusta	you like or do you like	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	¿Te gusta bailar?(Do you like to dance?)	¿Te gusta el té?(Do you like tea?)
te gustan	you like or do you like	With a plural noun.	¿Te gustan los gatos?(Do you like cats?)
le gusta	he/she likes or does he/she like	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	¿Le gusta bailar?(Do you like to dance?)	¿Le gusta el té?(Do you like tea?)
le gustan	he/she likes or does he/she like	With a plural noun.	¿Le gustan los gatos?(Does she like cats?)
les gusta	they like or do they like	With an infinitive or a singular noun.	¿Les gusta bailar?(Do they like to dance?)	¿Les gusta el té?(Do they like tea?)
les gustan	they like or do they like	With a plural noun.	¿Les gustan los gatos?(Do they like cats?)

English

me gusta	I like
me gustan	I like
no me gusta	I don't like
no me gustan	I don't like
te gusta	you like or do you like
te gustan	you like or do you like
le gusta	he/she likes or does he/she like
le gustan	he/she likes or does he/she like
les gusta	they like or do they like
les gustan	they like or do they like

When It's Used

me gusta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
me gustan	With a plural noun.
no me gusta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
no me gustan	With a plural noun.
te gusta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
te gustan	With a plural noun.
le gusta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
le gustan	With a plural noun.
les gusta	With an infinitive or a singular noun.
les gustan	With a plural noun.

Example 1

me gusta	Me gusta el teatro.(I like the theater.)
me gustan	Me gustan los perros.(I like dogs.)
no me gusta	No me gusta bailar.(I don't like to dance.)
no me gustan	No me gustan los gatos.(I don't like cats.)
te gusta	¿Te gusta bailar?(Do you like to dance?)
te gustan	¿Te gustan los gatos?(Do you like cats?)
le gusta	¿Le gusta bailar?(Do you like to dance?)
le gustan	¿Le gustan los gatos?(Does she like cats?)
les gusta	¿Les gusta bailar?(Do they like to dance?)
les gustan	¿Les gustan los gatos?(Do they like cats?)

Example 2

me gusta	Me gusta bailar.(I like to dance.)
me gustan
no me gusta	No me gusta el café.(I don't like coffee.)
no me gustan
te gusta	¿Te gusta el té?(Do you like tea?)
te gustan
le gusta	¿Le gusta el té?(Do you like tea?)
le gustan
les gusta	¿Les gusta el té?(Do they like tea?)
les gustan

Verb Phrases

Here are the verb phrases you learned!

Estar de Acuerdo

In these lessons you learn the present tense conjugations of estar de acuerdo, an irregular verb phrase that means to agree.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	estoy de acuerdo	I agree
tú	estás de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you
vos	estás de acuerdo	you agree	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	está de acuerdo	he, she agrees
usted	está de acuerdo	you agree	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	estamos de acuerdo	we agree
vosotros, vosotras	estáis de acuerdo	you agree	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	están de acuerdo	they agree
ustedes	están de acuerdo	you agree	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tener Razón

Tener razón(to be right) is a stem-changing verb phrase with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	tengo razón	I am right
tú	tienes razón	you are right	informal singular you
vos	tenés razón	you are right	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	tiene razón	he, she is right
usted	tiene razón	you are right	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tenemos razón	we are right
vosotros, vosotras	tenéis razón	you are right	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tienen razón	they are right
ustedes	tienen razón	you are right	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Empezar A

Empezar a(to start) is a stem-changing verb phrase. That means that its "stem," empe, changes to empie in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	empiezo	I start
tú	empiezas	you start	informal singular you
vos	empezás	you start	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	empieza	he, she starts
usted	empieza	you start	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	empezamos	we start
vosotros, vosotras	empezáis	you start	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	empiezan	they start
ustedes	empiezan	you start	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Lograr Metas

Lograr metasis a regular -ar verb phrase that means to achieve goals.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	logro metas	I achieve goals
tú	logras metas	you achieve goals	informal singular you
vos	lográs metas	you achieve goals	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	logra metas	he, she achieves goals
usted	logra metas	you achieve goals	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	logramos metas	we achieve goals
vosotros, vosotras	lográis metas	you achieve goals	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	logran metas	they achieve goals
ustedes	logran metas	you achieve goals	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Phrases

Check out the phrases you learned!

Spanish	English
(No) Es cierto.	It’s (not) true.
¿Qué opina?	What do you think?
¿Qué opinas?	What do you think?
¿Qué piensa?	What do you think?
¿Qué piensas?	What do you think?
¿Qué te parece?	What do you think about that?
sin embargo	however
tener razón	to be right
a mí no	I don't.
a mí sí	I do.
a mí también	Me too.
a mí tampoco	Me neither.
claro que no	Of course not.
claro que sí	Of course.
¿Le gusta?	Does she/he like it?
¿Le gustan?	Does she/he like them?
¿Les gusta?	Do they like it?
¿Les gustan?	Do they like them?
¿Te gusta?	Do you like it?
¿Te gustan?	Do you like them?
cada vez	every time
Me gustan las lenguas nuevas.	I like new languages.
Quiero mejorar mi español.	I want to improve my Spanish.
¿Se requiere un depósito?	Is a deposit required?
encima de	on top of

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