Checkpoint 39

Quick Answer

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

• talk about Saint John’s Eve

• use vocabulary related to a typical festival

• use the subjunctive to talk about conditional outcomes

• talk about a quinceañera

• use vocabulary related to parties

• use vocabulary related to being at the ocean

• talk about vacation activities

• talk about books

• use library-related vocabulary

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Adjective

Spanish	English
prestado	borrowed

Nouns

Spanish	English
la batería	battery
el brindis	toast
el carnet	card
el chambelán	escort
el chaparrón	downpour
la chipa	chipa
el chivito	chivito
el cohete	bottle rocket
el, la cuentacuentos	storyteller
la fogata	bonfire
la hoguera	bonfire
la invitación	invitation
el mbejú	mbeju
la membresía	membership
el micrófono	microphone
el mostrador	front desk
la muñeca	doll
la ola	wave
el paraguas	umbrella
Paraguay	Paraguay
el plazo	due date, deadline
la quinceañera	quinceañera
la reseña	review
el rincón	corner, part, special place
el salón	(banquet) hall
la tiara	tiara
el vals	waltz
la verificación	verification
el video	video
el, la violinista	violinist

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el boletín informativo	newsletter
el centro de atención	center of attention
la corte de honor	court of honor
el león marino	sea lion
la mesa de dulces	candy table
la prueba del vestido	dress fitting
Punta del Este	Punta del Este

Prepositional Phrase

Spanish	English
bajo control	under control

Verbs

Here are the verbs you learned!

Spanish	English
agotarse	to run out
anochecer	to get dark
aplaudir	to clap
apuntar	to write down
cumplirse	to arrive [a deadline], expire
dar la bienvenida	to welcome
desconectarse	to disconnect
entregar	to hand in
inscribirse	to sign up
pescar	to fish
planear	to plan
registrarse	to register
vencerse	to be due

Agotarse

Agotarse(to run out) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
él, ella, ello	se agote	it runs out
ellos, ellas	se agoten	they run out

Anochecer

Anochecer(to get dark) is an -er verb with a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Conjugation	Translation	Notes
anochezca	it gets dark

Cumplirse

Cumplirse(to arrive [a deadline], to expire) is an -ir pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
él, ella, ello	se cumpla	it arrives
ellos, ellas	se cumplan	they arrive

Entregar

Entregar(to hand in) is an -ar verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	entregue	I hand in
tú	entregues	you hand in	informal singular you
vos	entregues	you hand in	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	entregue	he, she hands in
usted	entregue	you hand in	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	entreguemos	we hand in
vosotros, vosotras	entreguéis	you hand in	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	entreguen	they hand in
ustedes	entreguen	you hand in	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Inscribirse

Inscribirse(to sign up) is an -ir pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me inscriba	I sign up
tú	te inscribas	you sign up	informal singular you
vos	te inscribas	you sign up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se inscriba	he, she signs up
usted	se inscriba	you sign up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos inscribamos	we sign up
vosotros, vosotras	os inscribáis	you sign up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se inscriban	they sign up
ustedes	se inscriban	you sign up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Pescar

Pescar(to fish) is an -ar verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pesque	I fish
tú	pesques	you fish	informal singular you
vos	pesques	you fish	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pesque	he, she fishes
usted	pesque	you fish	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	pesquemos	we fish
vosotros, vosotras	pesquéis	you fish	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	pesquen	they fish
ustedes	pesquen	you fish	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Planear

Planear(to plan) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	planee	I plan
tú	planees	you plan	informal singular you
vos	planees	you plan	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	planee	he, she plans
usted	planee	you plan	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	planeemos	we plan
vosotros, vosotras	planeéis	you plan	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	planeen	they plan
ustedes	planeen	you plan	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Registrarse

Registrarse(to register) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me registre	I register
tú	te registres	you register	informal singular you
vos	te registres	you register	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se registre	he, she registers
usted	se registre	you register	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos registremos	we register
vosotros, vosotras	os registréis	you register	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se registren	they register
ustedes	se registren	you register	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Vencerse

Vencerse(to be due) is a pronominal -er verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
él, ella, ello	se venza	it is due
ellos, ellas	se venzan	they are due

Want to learn more? Check out the following articles and lessons!

• Go to the Festival of San Juan in Spanish

• Plan a Quinceañera in Spanish

• Enjoy Punta del Este in Spanish

• Check Out a Book in Spanish