Expresate!: Spanish 1
Expresate!: Spanish 1
1st Edition
Rinehart, Winston and Holt
ISBN: 9780030452048
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Exercise 1
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This section asks you to complete the various sentences for either yourself, your friends, your classmates or you teacher depending on what is indicated by the subject. The first sentence reads “I _______ very tall”.
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You are given the choices “I am” and “I am not”. Since the subject is *yo*, this question will be answered about you. Because of the subjective nature of these sentences, your answers may differ from your classmates.
Exercise 2
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This section asks you to complete the various sentences for either yourself, your friends, your classmates or you teacher depending on what is indicated by the subject. The second sentence reads “Professor, you ________ dark-haired”.
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You are given the options “are” and “are not”. The subject is the formal “you” (*usted*) since we’re talking to our teacher. Since these sentences are completely subjective, your answer may differ from your classmates.
Exercise 3
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This section asks you to complete the various sentences for either yourself, your friends, your classmates or you teacher depending on what is indicated by the subject. The third sentence reads “you _______ timid”. You are also provided with the direction that this sentence is directed at the person sitting next to you.
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The options you are given are “are” and “are not”. We know the subject is *tú* which is why the conjugation of *ser* you are given is *eres*. Remember, these sentences are subjective and your answer may differ from that of your classmates.
Exercise 4
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This section asks you to complete the various sentences for either yourself, your friends, your classmates or you teacher depending on what is indicated by the subject. The fourth sentence reads “My best friend ______ funny”.
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The options you are given are “is” and “is not”. The subject pronoun would be *él* which is why *ser* is conjugated as *es*. The subjective nature of these statements means your answer may differ from your classmates.
Exercise 5
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This section asks you to complete the various sentences for either yourself, your friends, your classmates or you teacher depending on what is indicated by the subject. The fifth sentence reads “My friends and I ________ serious”.
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The options you are given are “are” and “are not”. “My friends and I” can also be thought of as “we” (*nosotros*), which is why *ser* is conjugated as *somos*. Your answer may differ from that of your classmates.
Exercise 6
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This section asks you to complete the various sentences for either yourself, your friends, your classmates or you teacher depending on what is indicated by the subject. The sixth sentence reads “the students ________ silly”.
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The options you are given are “are” and “are not”. The subject pronoun that could be used in place of “the students” is *ellos* (they), which is why *ser* is conjugated as *son*.
Exercise 7
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This section asks you to complete the various sentences for either yourself, your friends, your classmates or you teacher depending on what is indicated by the subject. The final sentence reads “my classmates ________ lazy”.
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The options you are given are “are” and “are not”. As in the last sentence, the subject pronoun that could be used in place of “my classmates” is *ellos* (they). This is why *ser* is conjugated as *son*. Hopefully you and all your classmates agree to negate this sentence!
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