Unit #5

5.1 Estar with conditions & emotions

Estar conjugated

Estoy, Estás, Está, Estamos, Están

Example of estar: Los chicos están felizes. (The boys are happy)

All adjectives agree in number and gender with the noun they modify.

Example of estar: Las chicas están tristes. (The girls are sad)

5.2 Present Progressive

Present progressive means for the action to be occurring in the moment.

How to use it: Form of estar + present participle

(Remember: Estoy, Estás, Está, Estamos, Están)

If the verb you are trying to make present progressive ends in ar, you change it to ando, and if it ends in -er or -ir, you change it to endo

ar - ando

er/ir - iendo

Examples: Hablar - Hablando (Speaking)

Comer - Comiendo (Eating)

Vivir - Viviendo (Living)

Examples: Nosotros estamos comiendo tacos (We are eating tacos)

Make sure you know the adjectives on page 188 (The blue section)

Unit #6

6.1 Saber vs. Conocer

Both mean “To know”, however, they are not interchangeable

Saber means to know facts or information

Conocer means to know or to be familiar with a person or a place

Saber Conjugated:

Sé, Sabes, Sabe, Sabemos, Saben

Conocer Conjugated:

Conozco, Conoces. Conoce, Conocemos, Conocen

Notice how they both have irregular Yo forms

6.3 Preterite

Ar endings:

é, aste, ó, amos, aron

Er/Ir endings

í, iste, ió, imos, ieron

Make sure you know the vocab from page 224 blocks 2 and 4 (block 2 is verbs and block 4 is adjectives)