Checkpoint 7

Quick Answer

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

• talk about things you know how to do

• talk about things you don't know how to do

• ask for the time

• say what time it is

• talk about the weather

• talk about temperature

• talk about the seasons

• talk about chores and tidy up

• negotiate who should do what chore

Vocabulary

Let’s review the vocabulary you learned!

Numbers

Spanish	English
veintiuno	twenty-one
veintidós	twenty-two
veintitrés	twenty-three
veinticuatro	twenty-four
veinticinco	twenty-five
veintiséis	twenty-six
veintisiete	twenty-seven
veintiocho	twenty-eight
veintinueve	twenty-nine
treinta	thirty
cuarenta	forty
cincuenta	fifty

Time Words

Spanish	English
ahora	now
la medianoche	midnight
el mediodía	noon
el minuto	minute
el reloj	clock or watch

Weather Words

You learned the following basic terms for talking about the weather.

Spanish	English
el grado	degree
el tiempo	weather
la temperatura	temperature

Seasons

Spanish	English
la primavera	spring
el verano	summer
el otoño	fall or autumn
el invierno	winter

Other Nouns

Spanish	English
la basura	trash
el juguete	toy
la lavadora	washing machine
el lavaplatos	dishwasher

Adverbs

Spanish	English
adentro	inside
afuera	outside

Frequency Words and Phrases

Spanish	English
a la semana	a week
cada día	every day
cada semana	every week
el día de la semana	day of the week
mientras	while

Time Phrases

Spanish	English
¿Qué hora es?	What time is it?
de la mañana	in the morning
de la noche	at night or in the evening
de la tarde	in the afternoon or in the evening
en punto	on the dot
menos cuarto	quarter to or quarter til
y cuarto	fifteen or quarter past
y media	thirty or half past

Weather Phrases

Spanish	English
¿Qué temperature hace?	What's the temperature?
¿Qué tiempo hace?	What's the weather like?
Hace calor.	It's hot.
Hace frío.	It's cold.
Hace sol.	It's sunny.
Hace viento.	It's windy.
Hace buen tiempo.	The weather is nice.
Hace mal tiempo.	The weather is bad.
Está lloviendo.	It's raining.
Está nevando.	It's snowing.
Está nublado.	It's cloudy.

Verbs

Here are the present tense verbs you learned!

Caminar

Caminaris a regular -ar verb that means to walk.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	camino	I walk
tú	caminas	you walk	informal singular you
vos	caminás	you walk	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	camina	he, she walks
usted	camina	you walk	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	caminamos	we walk
vosotros, vosotras	camináis	you walk	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	caminan	they walk
ustedes	caminan	you walk	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Cantar

Cantaris a regular -ar verb that means to sing.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	canto	I sing
tú	cantas	you sing	informal singular you
vos	cantás	you sing	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	canta	he, she sings
usted	canta	you sing	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cantamos	we sing
vosotros, vosotras	cantáis	you sing	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cantan	they sing
ustedes	cantan	you sing	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Contar

Contaris a stem-changing verb that means to count. Its "stem," co, changes to cue in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cuento	I count
tú	cuentas	you count	informal singular you
vos	contás	you count	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cuenta	he, she counts
usted	cuenta	you count	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	contamos	we count
vosotros, vosotras	contáis	you count	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cuentan	they count
ustedes	cuentan	you count	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Deber

Deberis a regular -er verb that means must, should, or ought to.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	debo	I must/should/ought to
tú	debes	you must/should/ought to	informal singular you
vos	debés	you must/should/ought to	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	debe	he, she must/should/ought tos
usted	debe	you must/should/ought to	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	debemos	we must/should/ought to
vosotros, vosotras	debéis	you must/should/ought to	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	deben	they must/should/ought to
ustedes	deben	you must/should/ought to	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hablar

Hablaris a regular -ar verb that means to speak or to talk.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	hablo	I speak
tú	hablas	you speak	informal singular you
vos	hablás	you speak	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	habla	he, she speaks
usted	habla	you speak	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	hablamos	we speak
vosotros, vosotras	habláis	you speak	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	hablan	they speak
ustedes	hablan	you speak	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Lavar

Lavaris a regular -ar verb that means to wash.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	lavo	I wash
tú	lavas	you wash	informal singular you
vos	lavás	you wash	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	lava	he, she washes
usted	lava	you wash	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	lavamos	we wash
vosotros, vosotras	laváis	you wash	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	lavan	they wash
ustedes	lavan	you wash	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Limpiar

Limpiaris a regular -ar verb that means to clean.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	limpio	I clean
tú	limpias	you clean	informal singular you
vos	limpiás	you clean	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	limpia	he, she cleans
usted	limpia	you clean	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	limpiamos	we clean
vosotros, vosotras	limpiáis	you clean	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	limpian	they clean
ustedes	limpian	you clean	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llenar

Llenaris a regular -ar verb that means to fill or to fill up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	lleno	I fill/fill up
tú	llenas	you fill/fill up	informal singular you
vos	llenás	you fill/fill up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	llena	he, she fills/fills up
usted	llena	you fill/fill up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	llenamos	we fill/fill up
vosotros, vosotras	llenáis	you fill/fill up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	llenan	they fill/fill up
ustedes	llenan	you fill/fill up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Llover

Spanish	English
llueve	it rains

Montar

Montaris a regular -ar verb that means to ride.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	monto	I ride
tú	montas	you ride	informal singular you
vos	montás	you ride	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	monta	he, she rides
usted	monta	you ride	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	montamos	we ride
vosotros, vosotras	montáis	you ride	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	montan	they ride
ustedes	montan	you ride	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Nevar

Spanish	English
nieva	it snows

Ordenar

Ordenaris a regular -ar verb that means to organize or to tidy up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	ordeno	I organize/tidy up
tú	ordenas	you organize/tidy up	informal singular you
vos	ordenás	you organize/tidy up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	ordena	he, she organizes/tidies up
usted	ordena	you organize/tidy up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ordenamos	we organize/tidy up
vosotros, vosotras	ordenáis	you organize/tidy up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ordenan	they organize/tidy up
ustedes	ordenan	you organize/tidy up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Poner

Poneris an -er verb with an irregular yo form that means to put.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	pongo	I put
tú	pones	you put	informal singular you
vos	ponés	you put	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	pone	he, she puts
usted	pone	you put	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	ponemos	we put
vosotros, vosotras	ponéis	you put	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	ponen	they put
ustedes	ponen	you put	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Preparar

Prepararis a regular -ar verb that means to prepare or to make.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	preparo	I prepare
tú	preparas	you prepare	informal singular you
vos	preparás	you prepare	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	prepara	he, she prepares
usted	prepara	you prepare	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	preparamos	we prepare
vosotros, vosotras	preparáis	you prepare	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	preparan	they prepare
ustedes	preparan	you prepare	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Recoger

Recogeris an -er verb with a spelling change in the yo form that means to pick up.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	recojo	I pick up
tú	recoges	you pick up	informal singular you
vos	recogés	you pick up	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	recoge	he, she picks up
usted	recoge	you pick up	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	recogemos	we pick up
vosotros, vosotras	recogéis	you pick up	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	recogen	they pick up
ustedes	recogen	you pick up	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Saber

Saberis a regular -er verb except for the yo form, which is irregular. Saber means to know or to know how to.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sé	I know
tú	sabes	you know	informal singular you
vos	sabés	you know	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sabe	he, she knows
usted	sabe	you know	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sabemos	we know
vosotros, vosotras	sabéis	you know	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	saben	they know
ustedes	saben	you know	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Sacar

Sacaris a regular -ar verb that means to take out.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	saco	I take out
tú	sacas	you take out	informal singular you
vos	sacás	you take out	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	saca	he, she take outs
usted	saca	you take out	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	sacamos	we take out
vosotros, vosotras	sacáis	you take out	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	sacan	they take out
ustedes	sacan	you take out	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Tocar

Tocaris a regular -ar verb that means to play when used with a musical instrument.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	toco	I play
tú	tocas	you play	informal singular you
vos	tocás	you play	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	toca	he, she plays
usted	toca	you play	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	tocamos	we play
vosotros, vosotras	tocáis	you play	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	tocan	they play
ustedes	tocan	you play	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)