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Spanish en – in, at, by Key verbs present tense de - of, about a - to Temporary or position con – with sin - without soy I am tengo I have Vivo I live como I eat bebo I drink juego I play estoy I am eres you are tienes you have vives you live comes you eat bebes you drink juegas you play estás you are es he/she/it is tiene he/she/it has vive he/she/it lives come he/she/it eats bebe he/she/it drinks juega he/she/it play está he/she/it is somos we are somos we have vivimos we live comemos we eat bebemos we drink jugamos we play estamos we are son they are son they have viven they live comen they eat beben they drink juegan they play están they are Quiero … I want… Connectives - making your sentences longer. Necesito … I need.. y – and Tengo que …I have to… muy very un poco a little bastante quite Me gustaría .. I would like .. there is / there are Opinions and justifications Me gusta … I like No me gusta … I don’t like a veces sometimes nunca never siempre always normalmente normally a menudo often aunque although bonito pretty viejo old joven young cómodo comfortable moderno modern importante important útil useful guay cool caro expensive barato cheap serio serious hablador más + adjective + que = more … than /// menos + adjective + que = less … than. Odio … I hate … En mi opinión… In my opinion Creo que .. I believe that .. Según + name …According to .. Easy future tense-Just add an infinitive ¿Por qué? Why? ¿Quién? Who? ¿Cuál? Which? Voy a .. I’m going to … Vas a .. You are going to .. Va a .. He / she is going to … Vamos a.. We are going to … Van a … They are going to … fue - It/he/she went / was fuimos – we went/were jugué – I played jugó – he/she played jugamos – we played leí – I read Singular Plural mi my mis my tu your tus your su his/her sus his/her ¿Cuándo? When? ¿Dónde? Where? ¿Cómo? How? ¿Qué? What? Key vocabulary past tense vi – I saw / watched Adjective goes after the noun Odd ones: mejor que = better than peor que = worse than Pienso que … I think that .. fui - I went / was fenomenal great Making comparisons. Me encanta … I love también - also Adjectives. Remember! For feminine nouns, change –o to –a ending. For plurals add –s or –es ! porque becauseinteresante interesting aburrido boring divertido fun gracioso funny difícil hard fácil easy grande big guapo good looking gordo fat delgado slim feo ugly tranquilo quiet pequeño small Me gustaba .. I used to like … Hay … o – or pero – but sin embargo – however además – furthermore por lo tanto – therefore vio – he/she saw vimos – we saw leyó – he/she read leímos – we read Regular – er verbs: comí - I ate comió – he/she ate comimos – we ate bebió – he/she drank bebimos – we drank Regular – ir verbs: escribí – I wrote escribío – he/she wrote escribimos – we wrote Regular – ar verbs: nadé – I swam nadó – he/she swam nadamos –we swam visitó – he/she visited visitamos – we visited bebí - I drank visité – I visited compré – I bought compró – he/she bought compramos – we bought ¡Lo pasé mal! I had a bad time ¡Lo pasé guay! I had a great time The infinitive is the version of the verb you find in the dictionary Getting the higher levels Include a range of verbs and vocabulary. Add opinions – check the adjectives agree with gender and plural Check the adjectives are after the noun Include qualifiers such as muy, bastante when using adjectives Justify your opinions – explain why (porque….) Use connectives to extend your sentences Make at least one comparison Use different tenses: past, present and future Check spelling – accents are important Don’t just talk about yourself – he/she/we/they also