Monday, May 23rd

Spanish 7:

We went over two important verbs in class:

• ir + a = to go to
• estar + en = to be in

Ir = to go
Voy    Vamos
Vas     Vais
Va       Van

Yo voy a la escuela. = I go to the school.
Yo voy al gimnasio. = I go to the gymnasium.

IMPORTANT:
 a + la does not change
a+ el changes into "al"

Estar = To be
estoy   estamos
estás   estáis
está     están

Yo estoy en la escuela. = I am in the school.
Yo estoy en el gimnasio. = I am in the gymnasium.

Spanish I:

Began the final unit of the year, Unidad 3, etapa 2

•  went over 10 irregular verbs (students were given index cards to add these cards to their verb cards at home)

Stem changing verbs:
these verbs, known as boot verbs have a different beginning for all pronouns except "nosotros" and "vosotros". It is the beginning that changes, not the ending. (See below in bold)

Jugar = to play    u to ue (the 'u' changes to 'ue')

juego     jugamos
juegas    jugáis
juega     juegan

IMPORTANT: When you are playing a sport, you use jugar + a. Remember that "a" + "el" changes into "al".

Yo juego al béisbol. = I play baseball.

Stem changing verbs like: Again the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' do NOT change.

Pensar = to think              e to ie (the 'e' changes to an 'ie')
pienso    pensamos
piensas   pensáis
piensa    piensan

The other verbs like this that you must know are: cerrar (to close), empezar (to begin), entender (to understand), merendar (to have a snack), perder (to lose), preferir (to prefer), querer (to want)
IMPORTANT: The 'e' that changes to 'ie' is the one in bold letter.