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Spanish Building Vocabulary Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Building Vocabulary as it is examined in Spanish. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
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What are the present-tense endings for regular -ar verbs (all six persons)?
-o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. Example (hablar): hablo, hablas, habla, hablamos, habláis, hablan.
What are the present-tense endings for regular -er verbs (all six persons)?
-o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en. Example (comer): como, comes, come, comemos, coméis, comen.
What are the present-tense endings for regular -ir verbs (all six persons)?
-o, -es, -e, -imos, -ís, -en. Example (vivir): vivo, vives, vive, vivimos, vivís, viven.
How do the present-tense endings of -er and -ir verbs differ from each other?
They are identical except in the nosotros and vosotros forms: -er uses -emos/-éis (comemos, coméis) while -ir uses -imos/-ís (vivimos, vivís).
Conjugate the regular verb "trabajar" (to work) for yo, tú, and ellos in the present tense.
yo trabajo, tú trabajas, ellos trabajan.
Conjugate the regular verb "beber" (to drink) for yo, nosotros, and ellos in the present tense.
yo bebo, nosotros bebemos, ellos beben.
Why can Spanish subject pronouns usually be omitted in the present tense?
Because the verb ending itself indicates the person and number (e.g. hablo can only mean "I speak"), so the pronoun is redundant and dropped unless needed for emphasis or clarity.
How is the present-tense form for tú of a regular -ar verb built from its infinitive?
Drop the -ar ending to get the stem, then add -as. Example: hablar → habl- → hablas.
Conjugate the irregular verb "ser" (to be) in the present tense (all six persons).
soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.
Conjugate the irregular verb "estar" (to be) in the present tense (all six persons).
estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.
What is the key difference in usage between "ser" and "estar"?
Ser expresses permanent or defining traits (identity, origin, time, characteristics); estar expresses temporary states, conditions, emotions, and location. E.g. Soy alto (I am tall) vs. Estoy cansado (I am tired).
Conjugate the irregular verb "tener" (to have) in the present tense (all six persons).
tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, tienen.
Conjugate the irregular verb "ir" (to go) in the present tense (all six persons).
voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van.
Conjugate the verb "hacer" (to do/make) in the present tense (all six persons).
hago, haces, hace, hacemos, hacéis, hacen (irregular only in the yo form).
What is a "boot" or stem-changing verb, and which forms are NOT affected? Illustrate with "poder" (o→ue).
A stem-changing verb changes its stem vowel in all forms except nosotros and vosotros (the "boot" excludes those two). Poder: puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden.
Conjugate the e→ie stem-changing verb "querer" (to want) in the present tense.
quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren.
Which common Spanish verbs are irregular only in the first-person singular (yo) form? Give three examples.
Verbs like hacer (hago), poner (pongo), salir (salgo), traer (traigo), saber (sé), and ver (veo) are regular except in the yo form.
What is a reflexive verb, and how is it marked in the infinitive?
A reflexive verb describes an action the subject does to itself; the infinitive ends in the reflexive pronoun -se (e.g. levantarse, to get [oneself] up).
List the six Spanish reflexive pronouns by person.
me (yo), te (tú), se (él/ella/usted), nos (nosotros), os (vosotros), se (ellos/ustedes).
Conjugate the reflexive verb "levantarse" (to get up) in the present tense (all six persons).
me levanto, te levantas, se levanta, nos levantamos, os levantáis, se levantan.
Where is the reflexive pronoun placed with a conjugated verb versus an infinitive? Illustrate with "ducharse."
Before a conjugated verb (me ducho = I shower), but it may attach to the end of an infinitive (Voy a ducharme = I'm going to shower).
Give the meanings of the reflexive verbs "despertarse," "vestirse," and "acostarse."
despertarse = to wake up; vestirse = to get dressed; acostarse = to go to bed / lie down.
What is the difference between "lavar" and "lavarse"? Give an example of each.
Lavar (non-reflexive) = to wash something else (Lavo el coche = I wash the car); lavarse (reflexive) = to wash oneself (Me lavo las manos = I wash my hands).
How do you say "to brush one's teeth" reflexively in Spanish, and conjugate it for "yo"?
Cepillarse los dientes; yo form: Me cepillo los dientes (I brush my teeth). Note Spanish uses the definite article los, not a possessive.
What this deck covers
The Building Vocabulary deck follows the Spanish Building Vocabulary syllabus — 2 chapters and 6 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 25.0 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 100 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
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Building Vocabulary flashcards FAQ
How many Building Vocabulary flashcards are in this Spanish deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
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What do the Building Vocabulary cards cover?
They follow the Spanish Building Vocabulary syllabus — 2 chapters and 6 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
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