Expresate!: Spanish 1
Expresate!: Spanish 1
1st Edition
Rinehart, Winston and Holt
ISBN: 9780030452048
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Exercise 1
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you need to say who completes the given activity, and when and how they do it.

The example model reads:

*(not) to play (my grandparents/my brother)*

*My grandparents never play video games.
My brother sometimes plays chess with me.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The given activity is *(no) acostarse*, which means *(not) to go to bed*. Now, you have to say when and how you and your best friend go or don’t go to bed. For example:

*Yo siempre me acuesto temprano. (I always go to bed early.)*
*Mi mejor amigo siempre se acuesta después de cenar. (My best friend always goes to bed after having dinner.)*

Step 3
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Note that “acostarse” has an **o – ue** stem change in these forms.
Step 4
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Here are some time expressions you may want to use:

*siempre (always)*

*jámas/nunca (never)*

*antes de (before)*

*después de (after)*

*tarde (late)*

*temprano (early)*

Exercise 2
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you need to say who completes the given activity, and when and how they do it.

The example model reads:

*(not) to play (my grandparents/my brother)*

*My grandparents never play video games.
My brother sometimes plays chess with me.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The given activity is (no) vestirse, which means (not) to get dressed. Now you have to say when and how your parents and your older brother or sister get dressed. For example:

*Mis padres siempre se visten después de levantarse.
(My parents always get dressed after they get up.)*

*Mi hermano mayor a veces se viste con prisa antes de ir al colegio.
(My brother sometimes gets dressed in a hurry before going to school.)*

Step 3
3 of 4
Note that “vestirse” has an **e – i** stem change in these forms.
Step 4
4 of 4
Here are some time expressions you may want to use:

*siempre (always)*

*jámas/nunca (never)*

*antes de (before)*

*después de (after)*

*tarde (late)*

*temprano (early)*

Exercise 3
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you need to say who completes the given activity, and when and how they do it.

The example model reads:

*(not) to play (my grandparents/my brother)*

*My grandparents never play video games.
My brother sometimes plays chess with me.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The given activity is *(no) pedir verduras en restaurantes*, which means *(not) to ask for vegetables in restaurants*. Now you have to say when and how you and your friends ask or don’t ask for vegetables in restaurants. For example:

*Yo nunca pido verduras en restaurantes.
(I never ask for vegetables in restaurants.)*

*Mis amigos siempre piden verduras en restaurantes.
(My friends always ask for vegetables in restaurants.)*

Step 3
3 of 4
Note that “pedir” has an **e – i** stem change in these forms.
Step 4
4 of 4
Here are some time expressions you may want to use:

*siempre (always)*

*jámas/nunca (never)*

*a veces (sometimes)*

*antes de (before)*

*después de (after)*

Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you need to say who completes the given activity, and when and how they do it.

The example model reads:

*(not) to play (my grandparents/my brother)*

*My grandparents never play video games.
My brother sometimes plays chess with me.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The given activity is *(no) tener prisa*, which means *(not) to be in a hurry*. Now you have to say when your professor and parents are or are not in a hurry. For example:

*Mi profesor siempre tiene prisa antes de terminar la clase.
(My professor is always in a hurry before finishing a class.)*

*Mis padres a veces tienen prisa antes de ir al trabajo.
(My parents sometimes are in a hurry before going to work.)*

Step 3
3 of 4
Note that “tener” has an **e – ie** stem change in these froms.
Step 4
4 of 4
Here are some time expressions you may want to use:

*siempre (always)*

*jámas/nunca (never)*

*a veces (sometimes)*

*antes de (before)*

*después de (after)*

*tarde (late)*

*temprano (early)*

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