Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

172 •  Chapter 2: Las personas y las perspectivas ❏ I can give a few details about someone’s personality. ❏ I can express some defining characteristics of both people and things. ❏ I understand how and when to change an adjective’s gender and number. Lengua 2.2: Stem-changing verbs 1 ❏ I understand the conjugation rules for stem-changing verbs in the present tense. ❏ With information such as (o:ue) or (e:ie), I can conjugate stem-changing verbs in the present tense, though it might take me longer for some subjects. ❏ I am able to use the yo form of several common stem-changing verbs in my speech and writing, such as quiero , puedo , and entiendo . Lengua 2.3: Estar with adjectives ❏ I can conjugate estar in the present tense for all subjects. ❏ I can ask and answer questions about how someone is feeling. ❏ I can usually select the correct form of an adjective to accompany estar . ❏ I can use estar to express states and conditions of objects. Lengua 2.4: Ser versus estar ❏ I can list several uses of ser and several uses of estar . ❏ If someone says that ser is permanent and estar is temporary, I can explain why that is incorrect. ❏ I can usually choose correctly between ser and estar in my own speech and writing, though it may take me longer for some uses. Lengua 2.5: Possessive adjectives ❏ I understand how and when to pluralize possessive adjectives. ❏ I understand when to use the feminine forms nuestra and nuestras . ❏ I know where to place possessive adjectives in relation to the noun they describe. ❏ I can almost always choose the correct possessive adjectives in my speech and writing. Lengua 2.6: Tener expressions ❏ I can conjugate tener in the present tense for all subjects. ❏ I can ask and answer questions about someone’s age. ❏ I can understand several expressions with tener expressing states and conditions when I am reading or listening. ❏ I can use a few common expressions with tener expressing states and conditions in my speech and writing.