Azul Homework Class 1

Lesson: Regular Verbs of the First Conjugation (-AR) Verb

This is the biggest group of verbs in Spanish. They're regular because their root doesn't change and their endings follow a consistent patter

The anatomy of a first conjugation verb—HABLAR (to speak), for example: HABL- is the root. -AR is the infinitive ending.

When conjugating these verbs in the present indicative, there are six endings to choose from. -O, -AMOS, -AS, -A, -A

So HABLAR (to speak) is conjugated like this:

Here are some more verbs in this group: escuchar (to listen), caminar (to walk), tomar (to take), bailar (to dance), estudiar (to study), manejar (to drive), parar (to stop), mirar (to look/watch), buscar (to look for).

All these verbs are conjugated in the same fashion as HABLAR.

Assignment:

1. Write out the conjugation of all 10 of these verbs, following the example for HABLAR above.

2. Practice the endings and separate conjugations orally, memorizing them so that you can do it with your eyes closed.

3. Write a creative sentence using each verb (10 in total), varying the subject (not just using YO for all of them).

Example: Tú hablas seis idiomas. (You speak six languages.)

ALWAYS DOUBLE SPACE AND NEVER USE ENGLISH ON YOUR HOMEWORK.

Azul Homework Class 2

Lesson 1: Regular Verbs of the Second Conjugation (-ER)

This is the second biggest group of verbs in Spanish. These verbs are conjugated like this:
1. Take off the -er at the end.
2. Stick on the ending that is appropriate for the subject of the verb:
-o   -emos
-es
-e       -en

So with, for example, the verb COMER (to eat), what you get looks like this:

yo	como	nosotros	comemos
tú	comes
él ella usted el gato (the cat)	come	ellos ellas Ustedes los elefantes (the elephants)	comen

Lesson 2: Regular Verbs of the Third Conjugation (-IR)

This is the third biggest group of verbs in Spanish. These verbs are conjugated like this:
1. Take off the -ir at the end.
2. Stick on the ending that is appropriate for the subject of the verb:
-o  -imos
-es
-e  -en
NOTE that the only difference between these endings and those of the second conjugation is the letter "i" in the second person plural.

So with, for example, the verb VIVIR (to live), what you get looks like this:

yo	vivo	nosotros	vivimos
tú	vives
él ella usted el pez (the fish)	vive	ellos ellas Ustedes las hormigas (the ants)	viven

Assignments
1.  Conjugate the following verbs orally and memorize their conjugation to the point where you can do it with your eyes closed. (If you already know these verbs, you are free to practice some new ones.)
-ER: comer (to eat), beber (to drink), aprender (to learn), leer (to read), meter (to put in/insert)

-IR: escribir (to write), vivir (to live), abrir (to open), cubrir (to cover), recibir (to receive)

2. Write two unique sentences with each verb (for a total of 20 sentences). By the end, you should have used all the -ER/-IR verb endings (-o, -es, -e, -emos, -imos, -en).
Examples: Yo como aguacate en la mañana. (I eat avocado in the morning.) Tú comes zanahorias en la tarde (You eat carrots in the afternoon).

Azul Homework Class 3
Lesson: Negation

In Spanish, in order to say that you DO NOT do something, or that something DOES NOT happen,
one simple places the word NO directly before the verb being negated.

Example:
(Affirmative sentence) Yo camino en el parque. (I walk in the park.)
(Negative sentenct) Yo no camino en el parque. (I don't walk in the park.)

Assignment
Write 15 new, original negative sentences using 12 new verbs (4 from each conjugation). You may use the verbs listed below if you like.
Again, vary your subjects. Always endeavor to use nouns in your sentences that are concrete and new to you. (In other words, don't use
"taco" or "casa" or such overly familiar words.)

-AR: tocar (to touch/to play music), abrazar (to hug), enviar (to send), reparar (to repair)
-ER: correr (to run), barrer (to sweep), poseer (to possess), prometer (to promise)
-IR: decidir (to decide), definir (to define), aplaudir (to applaud), dividir (to divide)

 

Azul Homework Class 4
Lesson: Interrogative Sentences

Generally, in a DECLARATIVE SENTENCE in Spanish, the SUBJECT comes before the VERB.
Example: Ramón envia la carta. (Ramón sends the letter.)

And, again generally, in an INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE in Spanish, the VERB comes before the SUBJECT.
Example: ¿Envia Ramón la carta? (Does Ramón send the letter?) (Literally: Sends Ramón the letter?)

Notice that there is no word for "does" in the sentence in Spanish. Also notice that an interrogative clause is preceded by an inverted
question mark (¿).

Assignment
Write 12 interrogative sentences. They may be affirmative or negative. You may recycle sentences from past weeks. Endeavor to incorporate positional words
from the unit vocabulary into your sentences somehow (arriba, abajo, etc.).
Example: ¿Corremos nosotros arriba del puente? (Do we run under the bridge?)

 

Azul Homework Class 5

Lesson: QUERER, VENIR, DECIR, OÍR

These are four very important and useful irregular verbs.

They are irregular BOTH because the first person singular form (yo) does not follow the regular pattern of just dropping the infinitive ending and adding "o" AND because there is a vowel change (or addition) in the root.

QUERER - to want
quiero              queremos
quieres
quiere              quieren

VENIR - to come
vengo              venimos
viene
viene               viene

DECIR - to say or tell
digo                decimos
dices
dice                 dicen

OÍR - to hear or listen
oigo                oímos
oyes
oye                  oyen

Assignment 1
Write out the conjugation for these verbs over and over, just like I did above, until you can do it from memory without looking at another piece of paper on which they are already written.

Assignment 2
Practice the conjugations orally until you can recite them without looking.

Assignment 3
Write one original sentence using each form of each verb (20 original sentences). Use a dictionary of course and be creative. But keep them simple: don’t use words that you’ll have difficulty explaining to a partner without using English.

 

Azul Homework Class 6

Lesson: PODER - to be able to/can

This is a very useful verb that is almost always accompanied by another verb in the infinitive.

It’s conjugated like this:
puedo 		podemos
puedes
puede              pueden

Examples of the verb in use:
Los pájaros pueden volar. (Birds can fly.)
Los pájaros no pueden escribir. (Birds can’t write.)

Note that VOLAR and ESCRIBIR are infinitives. (Infinitives are the base form of the verb. They’re the principal form you find in the

dictionary and they always end in R.) VOLAR means TO FLY. ESCRIBIR means TO WRITE.

Assignment 1
Write 5 pairs of sentences using PODER.
-Each pair will use ONE form of PODER (one of the 5 forms above) and ONE subject (5 subjects over all).
-One sentence in each pair should be positive and the other negative, as in the examples above.

Assignment 2
Draw up a personal, nonfictional family tree that goes as far back as your grandparents and as far forward as your grandkids.

Label each person with his or her name and relationship to you.




 
Azul Homework Class 7
Assignment 1

Write a story, double-spaced, of a page in length, about your extended
family. Make an effort to use:

-the vocabulary on page 4 of the unit

-the verbs PODER, VENIR, OÍR, QUERER, DECIR
(What can your uncle do? When do your cousins come? What did you hear
your grandfather say? Stuff like that.)
Assignment 2

Bring family photos to share and talk about in class. Ideally, fewer
photos with more people in them.



Questions?



Last updated 3 February 2012