Checkpoint 30

Quick Answer

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

• talk about hobbies

• use the present perfect to talk about events that happened at an undefined time in the past

• use vocabulary related to common hobbies

• ask about life experiences

• use vocabulary related to extreme sports

• talk about what others have done in the past

• talk about things you have never done

• talk about common life events

• use the word nunca and other negative words

• talk about food from Spanish-speaking countries

• know a food’s origin

• use the present perfect to talk about foods you have or haven’t tried

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
atrasado	late
benéfico	charity
chino	Chinese
colgante	suspension
exótico	exotic
extravagante	extravagant
frito	fried
peruano	Peruvian
submarino	underwater

Nouns

Spanish	English
el acertijo	riddle
la acrobacia	stunt
el alfajor	alfajor
el alpinismo	mountain climbing
el anticucho	anticucho
la araña	spider
el avestruz	ostrich
la bachata	bachata
la baleada	baleada
el barranquismo	canyoning
las carimañolas	carimañolas
el casabe	casabe
la cascada	waterfall
el chapulín	grasshopper
los churros	churros
el concurso	contest
la cueva	cave
el cuy	guinea pig
el delfín	dolphin
la duna	dune
la enchilada	enchilada
la espumilla	meringue
el esquite	esquite
el fantasma	ghost
el gazpacho	gazpacho
el hobby	hobby
Honduras	Honduras
el hongo	mushroom
el iglú	igloo
el insecto	insect
el karaoke	karaoke (bar)
el kayak	kayak
el/la maratón	marathon
el mazapán	marzipan
la medusa	jellyfish
el mofongo	mofongo
las natillas	custard
el origami	origami
el pambazo	pambazo
el paracaídas	parachute
el paracaidismo	skydiving
el parapente	paragliding
la patineta	skateboard
el pilates	Pilates
la piragua	snow cone
el puenting	bungee jumping
la pupusa	pupusa
el rafting	rafting
el rapel	rappeling
el safari	safari
el sandboarding	sandboarding
la serpiente	snake
el snowboard	snowboarding
el sushi	sushi
el tequeño	tequeño
el tofu	tofu
el tostón	fried plantain
la trompeta	trumpet
Venezuela	Venezuela
la yuca	yuca

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el ala delta	hang gliding
la aurora boreal	northern lights
los casquitos de guayaba	guava shells in syrup
el castillo de arena	sandcastle
el dulce de leche	dulce de leche
el globo aeróstatico	hot-air balloon
el lomo saltado	lomo saltado
el mango enchilado	mango with chili
el mole poblano	mole poblano
el pastel de tres leches	tres leches cake

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Adoptar

Adoptar(to adopt) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he adoptado	I have adopted
tú	has adoptado	you have adopted	informal singular you
vos	has adoptado	you have adopted	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha adoptado	he, she has adopted
usted	ha adoptado	you have adopted	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos adoptado	we have adopted
vosotros, vosotras	habéis adoptado	you have adopted	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han adoptado	they have adopted
ustedes	han adoptado	you have adopted	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Atraer

Atraer(to attract, to be drawn to) is an -er verb that is regular in the present perfect.

A+ Pronoun(s)	Singular Conjugation	Plural Conjugation	Translation	Notes
a mí	me ha atraído	me han atraído	I was drawn to it / I was drawn to them
a ti	te ha atraído	te han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	informal singular you
a vos	te ha atraído	te han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
a él, a ella	le ha atraído	le han atraído	he, she was drawn to it / he, she was drawn to them
a usted	le ha atraído	le han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	formal singular you
a nosotros, a nosotras	nos ha atraído	nos han atraído	we were drawn to it / we were drawn to them
a vosotros, a vosotras	os ha atraído	os han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	informal plural you (in Spain)
a ellos, a ellas	les ha atraído	les han atraído	they were drawn to it / they were drawn to them
a ustedes	les ha atraído	les han atraído	you were drawn to it / you were drawn to them	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Detestar

Detestar(to detest) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he detestado	I have detested
tú	has detestado	you have detested	informal singular you
vos	has detestado	you have detested	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha detestado	he, she has detested
usted	ha detestado	you have detested	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos detestado	we have detested
vosotros, vosotras	habéis detestado	you have detested	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han detestado	they have detested
ustedes	han detestado	you have detested	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Diseñar

Diseñar(to design) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he diseñado	I have designed
tú	has diseñado	you have designed	informal singular you
vos	has diseñado	you have designed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha diseñado	he, she has designed
usted	ha diseñado	you have designed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos diseñado	we have designed
vosotros, vosotras	habéis diseñado	you have designed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han diseñado	they have designed
ustedes	han diseñado	you have designed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Patinar

Patinar(to skate), often used with sobre hieloto mean to ice-skate, is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he patinado	I have skated
tú	has patinado	you have skated	informal singular you
vos	has patinado	you have skated	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha patinado	he, she has skated
usted	ha patinado	you have skated	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos patinado	we have skated
vosotros, vosotras	habéis patinado	you have skated	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han patinado	they have skated
ustedes	han patinado	you have skated	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Rehacer

Rehacer(to rebuild) is an -ar verb that is irregular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he rehecho	I have rebuilt
tú	has rehecho	you have rebuilt	informal singular you
vos	has rehecho	you have rebuilt	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha rehecho	he, she has rebuilt
usted	ha rehecho	you have rebuilt	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos rehecho	we have rebuilt
vosotros, vosotras	habéis rehecho	you have rebuilt	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han rehecho	they have rebuilt
ustedes	han rehecho	you have rebuilt	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Reprobar

Reprobar(to fail) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present perfect.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	he reprobado	I have failed
tú	has reprobado	you have failed	informal singular you
vos	has reprobado	you have failed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ha reprobado	he, she has failed
usted	ha reprobado	you have failed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hemos reprobado	we have failed
vosotros, vosotras	habéis reprobado	you have failed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	han reprobado	they have failed
ustedes	han reprobado	you have failed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)