Spanish Verb Drills, Fourth Edition

By Vivienne Bey

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Spanish Verb Drills helps you overcome the obstacles of Spanish verbs, so that you can confidently use verbs when expressing yourself in Spanish. This book explains how the Spanish verb system works, while providing numerous exercises for you to master each point covered.

Features:

• Clear explanations of conjugations followed by numerous exercises
• Free online exercises available at mhprofessional.com to assess your skills once you have completed the book

Topics include: Regular Verbs: Present, Imperfect, Preterit, Future, Conditional, Progressive Tenses, Perfect Tenses, Perfect Subjunctive, Imperfect Subjunctive, Perfect Tenses of the Subjunctive, Reflexive Verbs, Stem-Changing Verbs--Class I, Stem-Changing Verbs--Class II, Stem-Changing Verbs--Class III, Orthographic Changes, Orthographic Stem Changes, Irregular Verbs, Irregular Past Participles, Index of Infinitives, English to Spanish, Index of Spanish Infinitives

• Language: English
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Release date: Oct 11, 2010
• ISBN: 9780071746168

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Contents

Regular Verbs: Present

Imperfect

Preterit

Future

Conditional

Progressive Tenses

Perfect Tenses

Present Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

Perfect Tenses of the Subjunctive

Reflexive Verbs

Stem-Changing Verbs—Class I

Stem-Changing Verbs—Class II

Stem-Changing Verbs—Class III

Orthographic Changes

Orthographic Stem Changes

Irregular Verbs

Irregular Past Participles

Final Review

Answer Key

Index of Infinitives, English to Spanish

Index of Spanish Infinitives

Introduction

Spanish Verb Drills is designed to help learners develop mastery of the Spanish verb system. Created to supplement the oral and written verb practice offered by standard Spanish-language textbooks, it provides students at all levels with the drill and review needed to grasp the tenses and conjugations of Spanish verbs.

Models at the beginning of each unit establish the patterns to be reinforced in the Para practicar drills, the Aplicación exercises, and the Mastery Tests. In addition, the four-part Repaso general allows students to test themselves for overall control of the Spanish verb system.

Combining the features of a workbook, textbook, and self-study manual, Spanish Verb Drills clearly and systematically explains the workings of the Spanish verb system, while providing numerous and varied exercises for thorough practice of each point covered. In addition, the Answer Key at the back of this edition provides valuable support when learners need to clarify a concept immediately.

Covering verb tenses ranging from the present indicative to the imperfect subjunctive and offering detailed treatment of stem-changing verbs, oithographic-changing verbs, and irregular verbs, Spanish Verb Drills will serve as an important study aid to all those wishing to perfect their knowledge of Spanish verbs. Equally suitable in a Spanish-language course or for self-study, this book effectively clarifies the complexities of this crucial area of Spanish-language study.

Regular Verbs

Present

Spanish verbs are classified into three classes, or conjugations, according to the final letters of their infinitives. The present tense of regular verbs is formed by adding the personal endings to the stem, which is determined by dropping the -ar, -er, or -ir of the infinitive.

1. Spanish has no equivalent for the English am (is, are) or do (does) in the present tense. The single verb hablo means I am speaking, I do speak, or I speak.

2. The pronoun subject of the Spanish verb is expressed by the ending of the verb. The verb must show this personal ending, even if a subject pronoun or noun is already present in the sentence. The subject pronouns (yo, etc.) are seldom used in actual practice, except for Ud. and Uds. Remember that there are two singular and two plural forms of the second person (you), for informal and formal use. The tú and vosotros forms of the verb may not be used with the subjects Ud. and Uds., or vice versa.

Negative: All Spanish verbs form the negative by placing no before the verb.

He eats come;    he does not eat no come.

Interrogative: All Spanish verbs in the interrogative are identical to the affirmative.

He eats come;    does he eat? ¿come?

Spanish verbs in the negative-interrogative are identical to the negative.

He does not eat no come; doesn’t he eat? ¿no come?

Para practicar

All regular verbs with infinitives ending in -ar form the present like hablar. Write the present tense of (1) acabar    to finish, and (2) tomar    to take.

All regular verbs with infinitives in -er form the present like comer. Write the present tense of (1) vender    to sell, and (2) beber    to drink.

All regular verbs with infinitives in -ir form the present like partir. Write the present tense of (1) vivir    to live, and (2) recibir    to receive.

Change the infinitives below into the correct form of the present, according to the subject indicated:

Aplicación

A. Write the verb forms in the person indicated by the pronoun:

1. nosotros (tomar) _______________________________

2. él (aprender) _______________________________

3. ellos (vender) _______________________________

4. yo (asistir) _______________________________

5. tú (contestar) _______________________________

6. Ud. (beber) _______________________________

7. nosotras (abrir) _______________________________

8. ella (necesitar) _______________________________

9. vosotros (tomar) _______________________________

10. ella (leer) _______________________________

11. yo (aprender) _______________________________

12. nosotros (temer) _______________________________

13. vosotros (recibir) _______________________________

14. ellos (escribir) _______________________________

15. ella (abrir) _______________________________

16. nosotros (enseñar) _______________________________

17. yo (contestar) _______________________________

18. nosotros (estudiar) _______________________________

19. yo (abrir) _______________________________

20. ella (tomar) _______________________________

21. Ud. (preguntar) _______________________________

22. ellas (leer) _______________________________

23. ellos (recibir) _______________________________

24. tú (temer) _______________________________

25. nosotras (leer) _______________________________

B. Change each verb form to the corresponding person of the plural, and translate the plural verb into English:

1. escribo __________________________

2. él contesta __________________________

3. vivo __________________________

4. Ud. necesita __________________________

5. él bebe __________________________

6. aprendes __________________________

7. él vende __________________________

8. asisto __________________________

9. Ud. enseña __________________________

10. abres __________________________

11. Ud. comprende __________________________

12. ella escucha __________________________

13. temes __________________________

14. ella pregunta __________________________

15. Ud. lee __________________________

16. tomo __________________________

17. recibo __________________________

18. él estudia __________________________

19. necesito __________________________

20. escribes __________________________

Mastery Test

Translate the following, using the above list of infinitives:

1. we answer __________________________

2. you (pl., fam.) sell __________________________

3. he is asking __________________________

4. they do sell __________________________

5. we do not need __________________________

6. we study __________________________

7. I am learning __________________________

8. do they listen? __________________________

9. he is not reading __________________________

10. you (s., for.) are not entering __________________________

11. we work __________________________

12. do you write? __________________________

13. they do ask __________________________

14. you (pl., for.) are taking __________________________

15. I sell __________________________

16. she does not work __________________________

17. they do not believe __________________________

18. they hide __________________________

19. he writes __________________________

20. do you fear? __________________________

21. we are living __________________________

22. he teaches __________________________

23. she fears __________________________

24. you (pl., fam.) receive __________________________

25. he is opening __________________________

26. they do not take __________________________

27. we attend __________________________

28. is he selling? __________________________

29. I study __________________________

30. I believe __________________________

31. they unite __________________________

32. they are not opening __________________________

33. you teach __________________________

34. he attends __________________________

35. we ask