SPN 102: Activdades Semanales Present Perfect Tense

SPN 102: Present Perfect Tense 23 de Abril, 2012 

The present perfect tense indicates that the event, action, or state of being of the verb has happened very recently. This is the very first verb phrase (it has an auxiliary verb and a main verb. Ejemplo: Yo he vivido (I have lived) you will see in SPN 102.

A. The Spanish present perfect has two parts, as it does in English: the appropriate verb form of HABER (to have, not to be confused with tener, which means to own) and the past participle that follows haber, telling us what has occurred. Ejemplo: Yo he llamado a mi mamá (I have called my mother).

B. The personal forms of HABER (to have) are: Yo he; Tú has; Ella, él, usted ha; nosotros hemos; vosotros habéis; ellos; ellas; Ustedes han.

C. To form the regular past participle, drop the AR from the AR infinitive. Add ADO to the remaining of the verb, e.g. estudiar: estudi + ado = estudiado.

D. –ER, -IR verbs: Drop the ER/IR. Add IDO to the remaining stem: e.g. comer: com + ido = comido. Ir (to go): IDO E. To form irregular past participles Past participles ending in to: abierto (abrir). cubierto (cubrir), escrito (escribir), puesto (poner), visto (ver), vuelto (volver) Past participles ending in cho: dicho (decir), hecho (hacer) Past participles ending in ído: caído (caer), creído (creer), leído (leer), construído (construir), oído (oir), traído (traer)

Práctica
Ejercicio 1. Provide the present perfect conjugations with these verbs: tomar, comer, vivir; hacer, traer, ver.

Ejercicio 2. Provide the conjugation of the perfect tense of the verb in the in parenthesis. 1. ¿Cuánto tiempo __________________________ (usted) en Owensboro? (vivir) 2. Nosotros __________________________ nuestra tarea. (hacer) 3. ¿____________________ (ustedes) para el examen? (practicar) 4. ¿____________________ (tú) el vocabulario? (estudiar) 5. ¿Qué ________________________ (usted) para la reunión? (traer) 6. ¿______________________ (tú) la película “For colored girls”? 7. ¿Ya ___________________ (ustedes)? (comer) 8. Yo no _______________________ nada. (decir) 9. ¿Dónde ______________________ (usted) su tarea? (poner) 10. ¿_____________________ el mensaje que le envié? (leer)

Ejercicio 3. Write 8 sentences in the present perfect using regular past participles. Write 8 sentences in the present perfect using irregular past participles.

SPN 101: Weekly Actividades: 23 Abril 2012

SPN 101: Verbs: GUSTAR-ENCANTAR-DOLER 23 de Abril, 2012 GUSTAR (to be pleasing), ENCANTAR (to be very pleasing), and DOLER (o-ue verb) (to hurt) are verbs that use INDIRECT OBJECT pronouns (me, te, le; nos, os, les) when they are used to state what is pleasing to you or someone else, what is very pleasing to you or someone else, or what hurts you or someone. In English GUSTAR conveys the meaning of the English verb TO LIKE. Gustar/Encantar/Doler agree in number with its direct object noun (the following noun or noun phrase after the conjugated form of gustar). Formation: (A mí) me gusta el chocolate (I like chocolate; To me chocolate is pleasing) (A ti) te gustan los chocolates (You like chocolates; To you chocolates are pleasing) (A usted/A él/A ella) le gusta tomar té (You (formal) like (He/She likes) drinking tea; To you, him, her drinking tea is pleasing. (A nosotros) nos gustan las naranjas (We like oranges; To us oranges are pleasing). (A vosotras) os gusta el pollo frito (You -plural, Spain- like fried chicken; To you fried chicken is pleasing) (A ustedes, ellos, ellas) les gustan comer carne asada (They/You like eating roast beef; To you, them eating roast beef is pleasing). DOLER (o-ue verb present): Me duele/Te duele/Le duele/Nos duele/Os duele/Les duele Ejemplos: Me duele el corazón (My heart hurts; is hurting); Nos duelen las piernas (Our legs hurt; are hurting); ¿Os duele la cabeza? (Does your head hurt?; is your head hurting); A José le duele el estómago (Juan’s stomach hurts him; is hurting him) Vocabulario: El cuerpo humano (The Human Body): el ojo/los ojos (eye). La cabeza (head). El estómago (stomach). El pie/los pies (foot). La pierna/Las piernas (leg). La mano/Las manos (hand). El pecho (chest). La espalda (back). La cara (face). La boca (mouth). Los labios (lips). La oreja derecha (right ear). La oreja izquierda (left ear). Las orejas (ears). El brazo (arm). Los brazos. La rodilla (knee). El hombro (shoulder). El corazón (heart). Rules: 1. The subject of GUSTAR/ENCANTAR/DOLER is the thing/action or person that is pleased, that is liked, that is liked a lot, or that hurts. Me gustan los chocolates (chocolates, plural noun)/A mi papá le encanta bailar (dancing, singular noun). Nos duelen las piernas (legs, plural noun). 2. The indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les) always stand before these verbs. Les gusta el helado de fresa . Nos gusta el softbol. Te gusta bailar. 3. A (mí, ti, usted, él, ella, nosotros, vosotros, ustedes, ellos, X person) can be placed anywhere in the sentence to make clear who likes the thing/action: A Nora le gusta cocinar. Les gusta escuchar música romántica a mis padres. 4. Questions: YES/NO QUESTIONS: ¿Te gustan los chocolates? (Are chocolates pleasing to you?); ¿Le encantan las flores a su mamá? (Are flowers very pleasing to your mother); ¿Les duele la cabeza a ustedes? (Do your heads hurt you -plural-?) asks for YES/NO answers. You can answer with sí o no in front of the indirect object pronoun: No, no me gustan los chocolates; Sí, a mi mamá le encantan las flores; No, no nos duele la cabeza. INTERROGATIVE QUESTIONS: You can ask any question starting with an interrogative word like Qué. Ejemplo: ¿Qué deporte/comida/pasatiempo te/le gusta (a usted, a Nora, a Iván) asks for what sport/food/pastimes you (informal/formal), or someone else likes in singular. Note the use of the te/le in the question. ¿Qué deporte/comida/pasatiempo os/les gusta (a vosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas)? asks for what sport/food/pastimes you (plural Spain, you plural, they (masc, fem). Note the use of the os/les in the question. You can ask someone what is hurting him/her using: ¿Qué te/le duele (a usted, a Nora, a Iván)?. You can ask some people what is hurting them using: ¿Qué os/les duele (a vosotros, ustedes, ellos, ellas)? asks for what hurts you (plural Spain, you plural, they (masc, fem). Note the use of the os/les in the question. ACTIVIDAD 1. Provide the correct form of GUSTAR, ENCANTAR or DOLER in the blanks. 1. A mí me ________________ el color azul. (gustar) 2. A mi hermana Nora no le _________________ la piña. (gustar) 3. ¿Qué colores les ___________ a ustedes? (gustar) 4. A mis padres les ___________ ir al cine los fines de semana. (gustar) 5. A mi mamá le ___________ las películas románticas. (encantar) 6. ¿Le _______________ bailar salsa (a usted)? (gustar) 7. Me ____________________ las mañanas. encantar) 8. A mi abuelita Verónica no le ______________ la cabeza. Le duelen las piernas. 9. ¿Qué parte del cuerpo ___________________ a usted? 10. A nosotras nos _______________________ las canciones de Selena. (encantar) 11. A mi papá y a mi tío les _________________________ jugar golf. (encantar) 12. ¿Qué te _______________________ hacer en tu tiempo libre? (encantar) 13. No me _____________________ el estómago. 14. A mi hermano le ________________ la espalda y el hombro izquierdo. 15. A vosotros os ________________ las orejas. ACTIVIDAD 2. Make 12 sentences in Spanish (with their English translations) with GUSTAR (4 sentences); ENCANTAR (4 sentences) and DOLER (4 sentences). Practice the pronunciation of your sentences in different ways. Memorize your sentences. Be ready to perform them in clase, and ready to record your sentences.