Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

82 •  Chapter 1: La clase de español Lengua 1.4: Numbers, quantity, and expressing age ❏ I can understand most numbers I read in Spanish, and I can count to twenty easily. ❏ I can ask and answer how many of something there are. ❏ I can ask and answer questions about age. ❏ I understand when to use cuántos versus cuántas . Lengua 1.5: Regular present tense conjugation ❏ I can explain what conjugation is. ❏ If I know a verb is regular, I can conjugate it in the present tense, though it may take me longer for some subjects. This is true for -ar verbs, -er verbs, and -ir verbs. ❏ If I read or hear a conjugated verb, I can figure out who the subject is (i.e., who is doing the verbal action). Lengua 1.6: Telling time, general time expressions ❏ I can ask and answer questions about what time it is. ❏ I can ask and answer questions about the time of an event. ❏ I can understand when someone tells me what time it is or the time of an event. ❏ I can understand several expressions about time, and I can use some of them (e.g., en punto , la medianoche , por la tarde , de la mañana ) Lengua 1.7: Forming questions ❏ I can ask yes/no questions. ❏ I can understand most question words when I hear or read them. ❏ I can give logical responses to questions. ❏ I can use questions to keep a conversation going. Lengua 1.8: The verb gustar ❏ I can express likes and dislikes using gustar . ❏ I understand how to determine whether a sentence should contain gusta or gustan . ❏ I understand when to use me , te , le , nos , and les . ❏ I understand when to include the word a in sentences with the verb gustar . 72. Selecciona ¿Cuál es la mejor manera de completar cada frase? What is the best way to complete each sentence? 1. ¿Cómo ________________________tu nombre? se escribe te llamas son