Mega Repaso A1 — Spanish A1 Lesson 16

¡Felicidades!

Welcome to Lesson 16

Mega Repaso A1

The ultimate review! Let's put everything together.

Say it, then make it yours: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Follow with your own answer: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

What We'll Review Today

Gender & Articles~5 min
SER vs ESTAR~5 min
Present Tense (Regular & Irregular)~5 min
TENER & GUSTAR~5 min
HAY & Prepositions~5 min
Past Tense (Pretérito)~10 min
Final Challenge (Dialogues & Translation)~10 min

Gender & Adjective Agreement

Masculine (el / un)

El gato negro / Un coche rápido

Feminine (la / una)

La casa blanca / Una mujer inteligente

Adjectives must match the noun in gender (-o/-a) and number (add -s or -es).

Review Quiz: Articles & Agreement

1. The red cars

2. A big house

Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Now say or write your own answer to: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

SER vs ESTAR

SER

Description (soy alto)

Occupation (eres doctor)

Characteristic (es simpático)

Time (son las dos)

Origin (somos de México)

Relationship (son mis amigos)

ESTAR

Position (está sentado)

Location (estamos en Madrid)

Action (están comiendo)

Condition (estoy cansado)

Emotion (está feliz)

Spot the Mistake

Find and click the incorrect word:

Nosotros somos muy cansados hoy.

estamos is correct. Being tired is a condition/state, so we use Estar.

Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Now say or write your own answer to: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

Present Tense (Regulars)

For habits, routines, and current facts.

-AR (hablar)

hablo

hablas

habla

hablamos

hablan

-ER (comer)

como

comes

come

comemos

comen

-IR (vivir)

vivo

vives

vive

vivimos

viven

Review Quiz: Present Tense

1. Ellos ______ (hablar) mucho.

2. Tú ______ (vivir) en Madrid.

Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Now say or write your own answer to: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

TENER & GUSTAR

TENER (to have)

tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen

Tengo hambre. (I am hungry)

Tengo que estudiar. (I have to study)

GUSTAR (to be pleasing)

me gusta, te gusta, le gusta, nos gusta, les gusta (+ plural -n)

Me gusta el café.

Me gustan los perros.

Sentence Reorder

Build the sentence: "I don't like to wake up early."

Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Now say or write your own answer to: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

HAY & Prepositions

HAY [eye] (There is / There are)

Hay un gato. (There is a cat.)

Hay tres libros. (There are three books.)

Prepositions of Place

en = in/on

sobre = on/over

debajo de = under

al lado de = next to

delante de = in front of

detrás de = behind

Speaking Practice

Translate out loud:

1. There are two dogs next to the house.

2. There is a book on the table.

1. Hay dos perros al lado de la casa.

2. Hay un libro en (o sobre) la mesa.

Past Tense (Pretérito)

For completed actions in the past.

Regular Endings

-AR: é, aste, ó, amos, aron

-ER/-IR: í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

Common Irregulars (No accents!)

ir/ser: fui, fuiste, fue...

tener: tuve, tuviste, tuvo...

hacer: hice, hiciste, hizo...

estar: estuve, estuviste, estuvo...

Review Quiz: Past Tense

1. Yo ______ (hablar) con mi amigo.

2. Ayer nosotros ______ (ir) a la tienda.

3. Ella ______ (tener) que estudiar.

Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Now say or write your own answer to: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

Sentence Reorder

Build the sentence: "What did you do yesterday?"

Think before you reveal the answer: Model answer: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Now say or write your own answer to: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

Dialogue: Un repaso

Read the dialogue. Click the Spanish text to see the translation.

Laura

¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás hoy?

Hi! How are you today?

Pedro

Estoy muy bien, gracias. Pero estoy un poco cansado.

I am very well, thanks. But I am a little tired.

Laura

¿Por qué? ¿Qué hiciste ayer?

Why? What did you do yesterday?

Pedro

Tuve que trabajar mucho. Y luego fui al supermercado.

I had to work a lot. And then I went to the supermarket.

Laura

A mí no me gusta el supermercado. Hay mucha gente siempre.

I don't like the supermarket. There are always a lot of people.

Final Challenge (1/3)

Choose the correct tense (Present or Past):

"Hoy yo (hablo/hablé) con mi madre, pero ayer (hablo/hablé) con mi padre."

Model first, then personalise it: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Continue with one more detail. Partner prompt: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

Final Challenge (2/3)

Choose the correct phrase:

"The girls are tired."

Model first, then personalise it: Soy estudiante, estoy cansado/a y tengo hambre. Continue with one more detail. Partner prompt: Di una frase con ser, estar y tener.

English-speaker check: English uses one ‘to be’; Spanish chooses meaning: identity, condition, or a tener expression.

Final Translation Challenge

Translate out loud:

"Yesterday I went to a Spanish restaurant. The food was very good and I had a great time."

"Ayer fui a un restaurante español. La comida fue (o estaba) muy buena y tuve un buen tiempo."

Course Complete!

You have officially completed the A1 Spanish course!

You can now introduce yourself, describe things, order food, talk about your routines, and tell stories in the past.

¡Felicidades y buen trabajo!

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