Checkpoint 29

Quick Answer

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

• use the present perfect to ask about experiences

• talk about movies and television series

• use movie and television vocabulary

• ask about experiences in the past

• talk about trips

• use vocabulary and phrases related to tourism

introduce another person

• talk about life experiences and events

• use the present perfect to talk about your life

• use vocabulary related to chores

ask if someone has done their chores

• talk about when you did certain activities

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

SpanishEnglish
acuáticowater
cautivadorenchanting
divinodivine
dobladodubbed
empedradocobblestone
genialgreat
lavadowashed
muchísimoa lot of, lots of
naturalnatural
subtituladosubtitled
turquesaturquoise
últimolatest

Adverb

SpanishEnglish
últimamentelately

Nouns

SpanishEnglish
AsiaAsia
la aspiradoravacuum
BogotáBogota
la Catedral del MarCathedral of the Sea
CentroaméricaCentral America
el céspedlawn
el cinethe movies, movie theater
el club club
la comediacomedy
la competenciacompetition
la competicióncompetition
el Cono SurSouthern Cone
el cuentostory
el depósitotank
el episodioepisode
la fotografíaphotography
la lecturareading
el maridohusband
el merenguemerengue
la poesíapoetry
el polvodust
las ruinasruins
el rúterrouter
la selvajungle
los subtítulossubtitles
SudaméricaSouth America
la tradicióntradition
la zonaarea

Noun Phrases

SpanishEnglish
las artes marcialesmartial arts
el control remotoremote control
la obra de teatroplay
la versión originaloriginal language

Present Perfect Trigger Words

Here are the key words that trigger the use of the present perfect.

Trigger Word in SpanishTranslation
alguna vezever
aúnyet (negative phrases), still (affirmative and interrogative phrases)
ayeryesterday
desdesince
durante+ nounduring + noun, for + noun
desde cuándohow long
desde+ nounsince + noun
en tu vidain your life
esta mañanathis morning
esta semanathis week
este añothis year
este mesthis month
hace un momentoa moment ago
hoytoday
jamásnever
nuncanever
por+ time nounfor + time noun
recientementerecently
tempranoearly
toda+ possessive + vidapossessive + whole life
toda mi vidamy whole life
todavíayet (negative phrases), still (affirmative and negative phrases)
últimamentelately
yayet (interrogative phrases), already (affirmative phrases)

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Colgar

Colgar(to hang up) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)ConjugationTranslationNotes
yohe colgadoI have hung up
has colgadoyou have hung upinformal singular you
voshas colgadoyou have hung upinformal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ellaha colgadohe, she has hung up
ustedha colgadoyou have hung upformal singular you
nosotros, nosotrashemos colgadowe have hung up
vosotros, vosotrashabéis colgadoyou have hung upinformal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellashan colgadothey have hung up
ustedeshan colgadoyou have hung upplural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Completar

Completar(to complete, to do) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)ConjugationTranslationNotes
yohe completadoI have done
has completadoyou have doneinformal singular you
voshas completadoyou have doneinformal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ellaha completadohe, she has done
ustedha completadoyou have doneformal singular you
nosotros, nosotrashemos completadowe have done
vosotros, vosotrashabéis completadoyou have doneinformal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellashan completadothey have done
ustedeshan completadoyou have doneplural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Fregar

Fregar(to wash, to scrub) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)ConjugationTranslationNotes
yohe fregadoI have scrubbed
has fregadoyou have scrubbedinformal singular you
voshas fregadoyou have scrubbedinformal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ellaha fregadohe, she has scrubbed
ustedha fregadoyou have scrubbedformal singular you
nosotros, nosotrashemos fregadowe have scrubbed
vosotros, vosotrashabéis fregadoyou have scrubbedinformal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellashan fregadothey have scrubbed
ustedeshan fregadoyou have scrubbedplural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Planchar

Planchar(to iron) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)ConjugationTranslationNotes
yohe planchadoI have ironed
has planchadoyou have ironedinformal singular you
voshas planchadoyou have ironedinformal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ellaha planchadohe, she has ironed
ustedha planchadoyou have ironedformal singular you
nosotros, nosotrashemos planchadowe have ironed
vosotros, vosotrashabéis planchadoyou have ironedinformal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellashan planchadothey have ironed
ustedeshan planchadoyou have ironedplural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Regar

Regar(to water) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)ConjugationTranslationNotes
yohe regadoI have watered
has regadoyou have wateredinformal singular you
voshas regadoyou have wateredinformal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ellaha regadohe, she has watered
ustedha regadoyou have wateredformal singular you
nosotros, nosotrashemos regadowe have watered
vosotros, vosotrashabéis regadoyou have wateredinformal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellashan regadothey have watered
ustedeshan regadoyou have wateredplural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Reiniciar

Reiniciar(to restart) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)ConjugationTranslationNotes
yohe reiniciadoI have restarted
has reiniciadoyou have restartedinformal singular you
voshas reiniciadoyou have restartedinformal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ellaha reiniciadohe, she has restarted
ustedha reiniciadoyou have restartedformal singular you
nosotros, nosotrashemos reiniciadowe have restarted
vosotros, vosotrashabéis reiniciadoyou have restartedinformal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellashan reiniciadothey have restarted
ustedeshan reiniciadoyou have restartedplural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)