Lección 2: Actividades en clase
Las actividades en clase | Activities in class |
---|---|
aprender | to learn |
asistir a | to attend |
calificar | to grade |
contestar | to answer |
enseñar | to teach |
entregar | to turn in |
hacer preguntas | to ask questions |
revisar | to review, to look over |
poner atención | to pay attention |
tomar apuntes | to take notes |
Los verbos con cambios en yo
Some of the verbs used to talk about our activities in class, have changes in the yo form.
- hacer (to do, to make): hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis hacen
- poner (to put, to set): pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen
- salir (to go out, to leave): salgo, sales, sale, salimos, salís, salen
- traer (to bring): traigo, traes, trae, traemos, traéis, traen
In Spanish it is necessary to use the preposition de with the verb salir when stating that someone is leaving a place.
Español | English |
---|---|
Luis sale de la biblioteca a las ocho. | Luis leaves the library at eight o’clock. |
The verb venir (to come) has a change in the yo form as well as in some of its other forms. You will notice that it is somewhat similar to the verb tener.
Singular | Plural |
---|---|
yo vengo | nosotros/as venimos |
tú vienes | vosotros/as venís |
usted viene | ustedes vienen |
Expresando habilidades
To tell what you can or are able to do, use the verb poder (to be able to). The verb poder is followed by an infinitive (a verb ending in -ar, -er or -ir).
Singular | Plural |
---|---|
yo puedo | nosotros/as podemos |
tú puedes | vosotros/as podéis |
usted puede | ustedes pueden |
él/ella puede | ellos ellas pueden |
Español | English |
---|---|
Mis compañeros pueden estudiar conmigo. | My classmates can study with me. |
No puedo asistir a clase esta tarde. | I can’t attend class this afternoon. |