NEW SET
A
     Choose the correct translation for each of the following English
sentences.
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1. We travel.
   
   A. Viajo.
   B. Viajamos.
   C. Viaje.
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2
Correct.
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2
VIAJAR is a verb of the first conjugation.  It has the ending -amos in the
first person plural, present indicative. (B)
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2. Doesn't he speak Spanish?
  
   A. ¿No hablan español?
   B. ¿No hablas español?
   C. ¿No habla español?
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3
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
3
This is a negative interrogative sentence.  The adverb "no" must precede
the verb.  Since "he" is third person singular, "habla," the third person
singular of the verb, is used.
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3. They don't work, do they?
   
   A. ¿No trabajan?
   B. Trabajan, ¿no?
   C. No trabajan, ¿verdad?
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4
Correct.
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4
Tag-phrases like "do they" after a negative verb are expressed by "¿verdad?".
(C)
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4. We understand.
   
   A. Comprenden.
   B. Comprendemos.
   C. Comprende.
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5
Correct.
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5
COMPRENDER is a verb of the second conjugation.  It has the ending -emos
in the first person plural, present indicative. (B)
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5. You don't write.
   
   A. No escribo.
   B. No escribir.
   C. No escribes.
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6
Correct.
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6
The form "escribes" translates as "you write."
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6. He is a lawyer.
   
   A. Está abogado.
   B. Eres abogado.
   C. Es abogado.
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7
Correct.
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7
"Es" is the third person singular of the verb SER (to be).  SER, not ESTAR,
is used to connect the subject to a noun or pronoun. (C)
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7. They are from Chile.
  
   A. Están de Chile.
   B. Son de Chile.
   C. Estar de Chile.
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Correct.
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Place of origin is expressed by the verb SER plus the preposition DE. (B)
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8. She is tired.
  
   A. Está cansada.
   B. Eres cansado.
   C. Son cansadas.
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B
Correct.
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B
Adjectives such as "tired," which express a non-permanent condition, follow
the proper form of ESTAR, not SER.  "She is" is the third person singular
"está," present indicative.
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NEW SET
B
     Choose the correct translation for each of the following English
sentences:
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9. It is [made of] gold.
   
   A. Son oro.
   B. Están en oro.
   C. Es de oro.
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2
Correct.
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2
The material of which a thing is made is expressed by the verb SER plus the
preposition DE.
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10. We never sing.
   
    A. No cantan.
    B. No cantamos nunca.
    C. No cantas nunca.
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3
Correct.
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3
"Nunca" used after the verb requires "no" before the verb.  Here, the verb
form is "cantamos," first person plural, present indicative.
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11. The child's dog
   
    A. el niño perro
    B. el perro del niño
    C. el perro niño
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4
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
4
The word order is:  "The dog of the child."  Spanish has no possessive
form corresponding to "child's."
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12. I am going to the movies.
   
    A. Vais al cine.
    B. Van al cine.
    C. Voy al cine.
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5
Correct.
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wrong answer explanation
5
"Voy" is the first person singular present indicative of the irregular verb
IR--to go. (C)
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13. They have a house.
    
    A. Tenemos casa.
    B. Tienen una casa.
    C. Tienes casa.
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Correct.
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"Tienen" is the third person plural of the irregular verb TENER. (B)
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14. Are you hungry?
   
    A. ¿Está Ud. hambre?
    B. Ser hambre.
    C. ¿Tiene Ud. hambre?
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7
Correct.
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7
Spanish says, "Have you hunger?". (C)
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15. Mary is very thirsty.
   
    A. María tiene mucha sed.
    B. María es muy sed.
    C. María tiene mucho sed.
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C
Correct.
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C
Spanish says, "Mary has much thirst."  "Sed" is feminine singular, so
"mucha" agrees in gender and number. (A)
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