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8.30: Putting It Together: ¿Qué te gusta comer?

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    Click on each link below for a review summary to help you complete the assignments and prepare for the quiz to demonstrate your mastery of the objectives.

    [reveal-answer q=”316707″]Identify places in the community[/reveal-answer]
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    business
    el negocio (business)

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    [reveal-answer q=”570694″]Understand and use the irregular verb “ir” to talk about going to places[/reveal-answer]
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    ir (to go)

    Singular Plural
    Play Audioyo voy Play Audionosotros vamos
    Play Audiotú vas Play Audiovosotros vais
    Play Audioél / ella / usted va Play Audioellos / ellas / ustedes van

    Contractions

    There are only two contractions in the whole Spanish language, and they’re frequently used with ir and other verbs of motion.

    A + el = al (to the)
    De + el = del (from the)

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    [reveal-answer q=”714888″]Use the infinitive after “ir” + “a” to talk about plans and future events[/reveal-answer]
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    The verb ir is also 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. Another way of looking at it is the rule that after a preposition (like a), a verb will always be in the infinitive.

    Play AudioYo voy a estudiar esta noche. (I’m going to study tonight.)

    Play AudioTú no vas a ganar mucho dinero aquí. (You are not going to earn much money here.)

    Play Audio¿Va usted a comer conmigo? (Are you going to eat with me?)

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    [reveal-answer q=”71965″]Identify vocabulary relating to foods, cooking and eating[/reveal-answer]
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    Platos

    barbecued meat
    la parrillada

    Play AudioComidas

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    [reveal-answer q=”638795″]Use the correct pronouns and correct forms of “gustar” to say what things you and others like and don’t like[/reveal-answer]
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    The Spanish equivalent of “I like” is me gusta, which literally means “it pleases me”. To indicate whether someone else likes something, you change the indirect object pronoun:

    singular plural
    primera (1a) Play Audiome gusta (I like) Play Audionos gusta (We like)
    segunda (2a) Play Audiote gusta (You like) Play Audioos gusta (You all like)
    tercera (3a) Play Audiole gusta (He/She likes) Play Audioles gusta (They like)

    When you use the verb gustar, the form you choose will depend on whether what you like is a singular noun, a plural noun, or a verb.

    The verb form gusta is always in the singular when the noun that is liked or disliked is singular, because *it* is pleasing to the person:

    Play Audio(A mí) me gusta la casa. (I like the house. Literally: The house pleases me.)

    What if plural things are pleasing to you? The verb form gustan is always in the plural when the noun is plural or there are two nouns, because they please the person:

    Play Audio(A mí) me gustan las casas. (I like the houses. Literally: The houses please me.)

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    [reveal-answer q=”878793″]Understand and use o-ue, e-ie, and e-i stem-changing verbs[/reveal-answer]
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    A. Verbos con cambio de raíz e>ie

    Play AudioComenzar (to start, to begin)
    Singular Plural
    1a Play Audiocomienzo Play Audiocomenzamos
    2a Play Audiocomienzas Play Audiocomenzáis
    3a Play Audiocomienza Play Audiocomienzan

    B. Verbos con cambio de raíz o>ue

    Play AudioDormir (to sleep)
    Singular Plural
    1a Play Audioduermo Play Audiodormimos
    2a Play Audioduermes Play Audiodormís
    3a Play Audioduerme Play Audioduermen

    C. Verbos con cambio de raíz e>i

    Play AudioPedir (to ask for, to request)
    Singular Plural
    1a Play Audiopido Play Audiopedimos
    2a Play Audiopides Play Audiopedís
    3a Play Audiopide Play Audiopiden

    Vocabulario: algunos verbos con cambio de raíz

    o>ue

    • Play AudioAlmorzar (to eat lunch)
    • Play AudioCostar (to cost)
    • Play AudioDevolver (to return a thing, to give back)
    • Play AudioEncontrar (to find)
    • Play AudioJugar (to play) (u>ue: juego, juegas, juega, jugamos, jugáis, juegan)
    • Play AudioPoder (to be able)
    • Play AudioRecordar (to remember)
    • Play AudioVolver (to return, to come back)

    e>ie

    • Play AudioCerrar (to close)
    • Play AudioEmpezar (to start, to begin)
    • Play AudioEntender (to understand)
    • Play AudioPensar (to think)
    • Play AudioPreferir (to prefer)
    • Play AudioPerder (to lose)
    • Sentir (to feel)
    • Play AudioTener (to have) (yo tengo, tú tienes…)
    • Play AudioVenir (to come) (yo vengo, tú vienes…)

    e>i

    • Play AudioDecir (to say, to tell) (yo digo, tú dices…)
    • Play AudioReír (to laugh) (yo río, tú ríes, él ríe, nosotros reímos, vosotros reís, ellos ríen)
    • Play AudioRepetir (to repeat)
    • Play AudioSeguir (to follow, to continue)
    • Play AudioServir (to serve)
    • Play AudioSonreír (to smile) (yo sonrío, tú sonríes…)

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    [reveal-answer q=”446708″]Learn about some typical dishes of the Hispanic World[/reveal-answer]
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    Please see the Cultura section in the Study Plan for these activities.

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