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7.17: Putting It Together- ¿Dónde están mis llaves?

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    • Erica Brown, Alejandra Escudero, María Cristina Montoya, & Elizabeth Small
    • SUNY Oneonta via OER SUNY
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    See the review summaries below to help you complete the assignments and prepare for the quiz to demonstrate your mastery of the objectives.

    En la casa

    el baño (bathroom)

    • el inodoro (toilet)
    • la bañera (bathtub)
    • la ducha (shower)
    • el espejo (mirror)
    • el lavabo (sink)

    el dormitorio (bedroom)

    • la cama (bed)
    • la mesita de noche (night stand)
    • la lámpara (lamp)
    • el armario (closet)

    la sala (living room)

    • el sofá (sofa/couch)
    • el sillón (armchair)
    • la cortina (curtain)
    • la mesita (little table)
    • la alfombra (carpet)

    el comedor (dining room)

    • La mesa (table)

    la cocina (kitchen)

    • el refrigerador
    • la nevera / el congelador (freezer)
    • el fregadero (sink)
    • la estufa (stove)
    • el microondas (microwave)
    • el horno (oven)

    el patio (patio)

    el jardín (garden)

     

    Estar + location

    if you are talking about where a person or a thing is located, you will use estar:

    estar (to be)
      singular plural
    1a

    yo estoy

    nosotros estamos

    2a

    estás

    vosotros estáis

    3a

    él ella usted está

    ellos ellas ustedes están

     

    Prepositions of location

    • alrededor (around)
    • al lado de (beside, next to)
    • enfrente de (in front of)
    • a la derecha de (to the right of)
    • a la izquierda de (to the left of)
    • debajo de (under)
    • en (on, in)
    • encima de (on, above)
    • detrás de (behind)
    • cerca de (close to)
    • lejos de (far from)

     

    ¿Dónde?

    The question word used to ask about locations is ¿Dónde? (where?). It can be combined with prepositions to ask more specific questions, for example: ¿De dónde? (from where?) and ¿Adónde? (to where?).

     

    Ir + a + infinitivo

    The verb ir is used as a way to describe future plans when used in the following manner: ir + a + infinitive. It’s important to remember that you only need to conjugate ir in this kind of sentence.

    • Yo voy a estudiar esta noche. (I’m going to study tonight.)
    • Tú no vas a ganar mucho dinero aquí. (You are not going to earn much money here.)
    • Ella no va a comprar el libro. (She’s not going to buy the book.)
    • Ustedes van a mirar la tele, ¿verdad? (You all are going to watch TV, right?)

     

    Verbos con cambio de raíz (o-ue)

    Here’s an example of an o-ue verb, followed by a list of verbs that are conjugated with this pattern:

     

    Dormir (to sleep)
      Singular Plural
    1a duermo dormimos
    2a duermes dormís
    3a duerme duermen

    Verbos con cambio de raíz (stem-changing verbs) o – ue

    •  
    • Almorzar (to eat lunch)
    • Costar (to cost)
    • Devolver (to return a thing, to give back)
    • Encontrar (to find)
    • Jugar (to play) (u-ue: juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan)
    • Poder (to be able)
    • Recordar (to remember)
    • Volver (to return, to come back)

     

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