Checkpoint 25

Quick Answer

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

• use the preterite, imperfect, and imperfect progressive tenses together in a conversation

• describe a day at the beach

• talk about surfing

• talk about Puerto Rico

• discuss a trip

• talk about a typical Puerto Rican food

• use the imperfect progressive tense

• decribe unpleasant situations in the past

• discuss stories in Spanish

• use common vocabulary related to fairy tales

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
absorto	lost (in thought), engrossed
adoptivo	adopted
atractivo	attractive
aventurero	adventurous
bello	beautiful
bravo	rough
caluroso	hot
cariñoso	loving
cómico	funny
estrecho	narrow
estridente	loud
extraordinario	extraordinary
fabuloso	fabulous
folclórico	folk
furioso	violent
gigante	gigantic
lujoso	luxurious
misterioso	mysterious
musculoso	muscly
orgulloso	proud
pacífico	pacific, peaceful
precioso	beautiful
quemado	burnt, burned
sabroso	delicious
situado	located
sociable	friendly
soleado	sunny
suficiente	enough

Adverbs

Spanish	English
claramente	clearly
excesivamente	excessively
extremadamente	extremely

Nouns

Spanish	English
el acento	accent
el adoquín	cobblestone
el aficionado	amateur
el apasionado	enthusiast
la bahía	bay
el beso	kiss
la bienvenida	welcome
el, la boricua	Boricua
el brócoli	broccoli
Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires
la calabaza	pumpkin
el calambre	cramp
el Capitolio	capitol
el, la colega	coworker
la colina	hill
la costa	coast
Costa Rica	Costa Rica
el elfo	elf
el equilibrio	balance
la fantasía	fairy tale, fantasy
la farola	streetlight
el fuerte	fort
la galleta	cookie
el gobierno	government
el grado Fahrenheit	degree Fahrenheit
el hada	fairy
el helicóptero	helicopter
la mansión	mansion
las manualidades	crafts
el mofongo	mofongo
la mosca	fly
la multinacional	multinational
la muralla	wall
la novela	novel
el océano	ocean
las palomitas	popcorn
el paraíso	paradise
el pariente	relative
Playa Tamarindo	Tamarindo Beach
el, la profesional	professional
el propietario	owner
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico
el puertorriqueño, la puertorriqueña	Puerto Rican
el pulpo	octopus
San Juan	San Juan
el siglo	century
el sueño	dream
el, la surfista	surfer
el tejado	roof
el tiburón	shark

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el, la agente de bolsa	stockbroker
la alarma de incendios	fire alarm
la ciencia ficción	science fiction
los fuegos artificiales	fireworks
la tabla de surf	surfboard

Prepositional Phrases

Spanish	English
de verdad	real
en cuanto	as soon as
sin duda	without a doubt

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Spanish	English
diluviar	to pour (rain)
ladrar	to bark
sonar	to ring

Verbs in the Imperfect

Here are the verbs in the imperfect you learned!

Imitar

Imitar(to copy) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	imitaba	I copied
tú	imitabas	you copied	informal singular you
vos	imitabas	you copied	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	imitaba	he, she copied
usted	imitaba	you copied	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	imitábamos	we copied
vosotros, vosotras	imitabais	you copied	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	imitaban	they copied
ustedes	imitaban	you copied	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llamarse

Llamarse(to be named) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me llamaba	I was named
tú	te llamabas	you were named	informal singular you
vos	te llamabas	you were named	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se llamaba	he, she was named
usted	se llamaba	you were named	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos llamábamos	we were named
vosotros, vosotras	os llamabais	you were named	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se llamaban	they were named
ustedes	se llamaban	you were named	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verbs in the Imperfect Progressive

Here are the verbs in the imperfect progressive you learned!

Spanish	English
estaba bañándome	I was showering
estaba bebiendo	I was drinking
estaba caminando	I was walking
estábamos cenando	we were having dinner
estaba comiendo	I was eating
estaba durmiendo	I was sleeping
estaba escribiendo	I was writing
estábamos escuchando	we were listening
estaban esperando	they were waiting
estaba haciendo	I was doing
estaba manejando	I was driving
estabámos paseando	we were taking a walk
estaba relajándome	I was relaxing
estaba reparando	I was fixing
estaba soñando	he was dreaming
estaba trabajando	I was working

Verbs in the Preterite

Here are the verbs in the preterite you learned!

Acordarse

Acordarse(to remember) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me acordé	I remembered
tú	te acordaste	you remembered	informal singular you
vos	te acordaste	you remembered	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se acordó	he, she remembered
usted	se acordó	you remembered	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos acordamos	we remembered
vosotros, vosotras	os acordasteis	you remembered	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se acordaron	they remembered
ustedes	se acordaron	you remembered	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Arrancar

Arrancar(to start) is an -ar verb with an irregular yo form in the preterite.

When used to mean to start, arrancar tends to be used in the third-person singular or third-person plural.

arrancó (it started)

arrancaron (they started)

Chocarse

Chocarse(to crash into) is an -ar pronominal verb with an irregular yo form in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me choqué	I crashed into
tú	te chocaste	you crashed into	informal singular you
vos	te chocaste	you crashed into	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se chocó	he, she crashed into
usted	se chocó	you crashed into	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos chocamos	we crashed into
vosotros, vosotras	os chocasteis	you crashed into	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se chocaron	they crashed into
ustedes	se chocaron	you crashed into	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Despertarse

Despertarse(to wake up) is an -ar reflexive verb that is regular in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me desperté	I woke up
tú	te despertaste	you woke up	informal singular you
vos	te despertaste	you woke up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se despertó	he, she woke up
usted	se despertó	you woke up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos despertamos	we woke up
vosotros, vosotras	os despertasteis	you woke up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se despertaron	they woke up
ustedes	se despertaron	you woke up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Estallar

Estallar(to shatter) is an -ar verb that is regular in the preterite.

When used to mean to shatter, estallar tends to be used in the third-person singular or third-person plural.

estalló (it shattered)

estallaron (they shattered)

Gritar

Gritar(to shout) is an -ar verb that is regular in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	grité	I shouted
tú	gritaste	you shouted	informal singular you
vos	gritaste	you shouted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	gritó	he, she shouted
usted	gritó	you shouted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	gritamos	we shouted
vosotros, vosotras	gritasteis	you shouted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	gritaron	they shouted
ustedes	gritaron	you shouted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Montarse

Montarse(to get into [a vehicle]) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me monté	I got into
tú	te montaste	you got into	informal singular you
vos	te montaste	you got into	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se montó	he, she got into
usted	se montó	you got into	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos montamos	we got into
vosotros, vosotras	os montasteis	you got into	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se montaron	they got into
ustedes	se montaron	you got into	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Oler

Oler(to smell) is an -er verb that is regular in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	olí	I smelled
tú	oliste	you smelled	informal singular you
vos	oliste	you smelled	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	olió	he, she smelled
usted	olió	you smelled	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	olimos	we smelled
vosotros, vosotras	olisteis	you smelled	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	olieron	they smelled
ustedes	olieron	you smelled	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preguntar

Preguntar(to ask) is an -ar verb that is regular in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pregunté	I asked
tú	preguntaste	you asked	informal singular you
vos	preguntaste	you asked	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	preguntó	he, she asked
usted	preguntó	you asked	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preguntamos	we asked
vosotros, vosotras	preguntasteis	you asked	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	preguntaron	they asked
ustedes	preguntaron	you asked	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Surfear

Surfear(to surf) is an -ar verb that is regular in the preterite.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	surfeé	I surfed
tú	surfeaste	you surfed	informal singular you
vos	surfeaste	you surfed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	surfeó	he, she surfed
usted	surfeó	you surfed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	surfeamos	we surfed
vosotros, vosotras	surfeasteis	you surfed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	surfearon	they surfed
ustedes	surfearon	you surfed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Saber

Saber(to find out, to know) is a stem-changing verb in the preterite. That means that its "stem," sab, changes to sup in all forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	supe	I found out
tú	supiste	you found out	informal singular you
vos	supiste	you found out	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	supo	he, she found out
usted	supo	you found out	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	supimos	we found out
vosotros, vosotras	supisteis	you found out	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	supieron	they found out
ustedes	supieron	you found out	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)