SAT II Spanish : Spanish Verbs
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Example Question #1 : Conditional / El Condicional
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Me __________ ir al concerto contigo, pero no tengo dinero.
gusto
gustaba
gustaría
gustó
gustan
gustaría
The correct answer is "gustaría," the conditional tense. When translated the sentence means "I would like to go to the concert but I don't have money."
"Gusto" is the wrong tense and person. "Gustaba" and "gustó" are the wrong tense, and "gustan" is the wrong tense and number.
Example Question #1 : Indicative / Indicativo
Please fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Lo digo que en Oslo __________ frío en el invierno.
hace
sea
es
haga
está
hace
The correct answer is "hace." First the correct verb must be chosen. With expressions of weather in Spanish, the verb "hacer" is used. Then we are left with "hace" and "haga." Even though there is a "que" introducing a new clause in the sentence, the indicative is used, because there is no emotion or doubt expressed in the first clause; therefore, "hace" must be used.
Example Question #1 : Subjunctive / Subjuntivo
What is grammatically incorrect about this sentence?
No creo que ellas pueden resolver los problemas.
The second verb is in the incorrect form.
There is an "a" missing.
The tense of the first verb is incorrect
The definite article in the sentence is incorrect.
The third verb shouldn't be an infinitive.
The second verb is in the incorrect form.
The correct answer is that the second verb in the sentence "pueden" is incorrect. Since the sentence is expressing a doubt, the subjunctive mood must be used. Instead of "pueden," "puedan" is used.
Example Question #4 : Sat Subject Test In Spanish
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Nosotros __________ allí por ocho años.
íbamos
estábamos
éramos
vivimos
vivíamos
vivimos
The correct answer is vivimos. Even though the example given "por ocho años" was an action that occurred over a long period of time, since a definitive beginning and ending period is given in the sentence, the only viable verb is "vivimos," as all of the other verbs are in the imperfect tense.
Example Question #1 : Imperfect / El Imperfecto
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Cuando era joven, yo __________ cada día.
caminé
caminaría
caminaba
había caminado
he caminado
caminaba
The correct answer is "caminaba." Since the action happened repeatedly in the past, the tense that is needed is the imperfect. The other tenses cannot work, since they do not express the continuous action of the imperfect.
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