The use of TENER in its the forms laid out in Lesson 1 with the addition of the word QUE and any verb in its infinitive form (the base form that you'll find in the dictionary: TENER is an example) expresses the notion of "having to" do something... an obligation of some kind.

Examples:

Yo tengo que comer mejor. (I have to eat better.)

Para hablar bien el español, tú tienes que estudiar y practicar. (In order to speak Spanish well, you have to study and practice.)

Assignment 1

This is a standing assignment and applies to every week. Read a children's book in Spanish and bring it to class with things to say about it. Visit your local library. Or check out the online offerings here! (If you need assistance please contact us.)

Assignment 2

Write ten sentences (double spaced) using the verb TENER with various subjects, including proper nouns (names) and inanimate objects.

Examples:

Roberto y Marta tienen dos gatos. (Roberto and Marta have two cats.)

El perro tiene pulgas. (The dog has fleas.)

Assignment 3

Write 5 sentences (double spaced!) that are examples of lesson 2. What do you have to do? What does your neighbor have to do?...

AMARILLO HOMEWORK 2 (due at class 3)

Lesson 1: Pluralization

A. To words that end in vowels, add "s"

Examples:

el taco, los tacos

la casa, las casas

B. To words that end in consonants, add "es"

Examples:

el reloj, los relojes

el avión, los aviones

C. "Z" at the end of a word changes to "c"

Examples:

el lápiz, los lápices

la nariz, las narices

D. Days of the week

The weekdays Monday through Friday (lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes) have the same form when both singular and plural. Saturday and Sunday receive an S in the plural (sábado/sábados, domingo/domingos).

LESSON 2: Accent marks

There are two groups of words WITHOUT accent marks in Spanish:

Words in the letters A, E, I, O, U, N, or S.
Words ending in other consonants.

A.1. Words without an accent mark that end in a vowel, or the letters "n" or "s," are orally stressed on the second-to-last syllable.

Examples:

CA-sa

som-BRE-ros

e-XA-men

A.2. If a word in this group is stressed on a different syllable, an accent mark is placed on that syllable.

Examples:

PLÁ-ta-no

a-vi-ÓN

A.3. Regarding words in this group that end in "n" or "s:" because the plural form (“-es”) adds a syllable, sometimes they may need (or no longer need) an accent mark.

Examples:

el examen, los exámenes

la nación, las naciones

B.1. In words without an accent that end in a consonant other than "n" or "s, are orally stressed on the last syllable.

Examples:

fe-li-ci-DAD

re-LOJ

B.2. If a word in this group is stressed on a different syllable, an accent mark is placed on that syllable.

Examples:

LÁ-piz

ÁR-bol

Assignment 1

Read a children's story book in Spanish and bring it to class tell a partner about it in Spanish. You can check out such books from your local library, or find them online.

Assignment 2

Keeping in mind the rules above...

A. Make these words plural:

1. el capitán

2. la actriz

3. el cocinero

4. la cocinera

5. el ingeniero

6. el empleado

7. la voz

8. el patrón

9. la comida

10. la nación

B. Make these words singular

1. los lápices

2. los franceses

3. los lunes

4. los ingleses

5. los jóvenes

6. los árboles

7. las mujeres

8. los martes

9. las veces

10. las narices

Assignment 3

Write 5 brand new creative sentences using TENER to express possession. Include some of the singular/plural pairs from Assignment 1, above.

Assignment 4

Write 5 brand new creative sentences using TENER QUE to express obligation. Include some of the singular/plural pairs from Assignment 1, above.

AMARILLO HOMEWORK 3 (due at class 4)

Lesson 1: Possessive Adjectives

These express possession and correspond in their form to the number (singular/plural) and (in the case of “nuestro”) gender to the nouns they modify.

mi, mis (my)

tu, tus (your, familiar)

su, sus (his; her; its; your—singular, formal)

nuestro, nuestros, nuestra, nuestras (our)

su, sus (their; your—plural (y’all’s))

Examples:

Mi perro es grande. (My dog is big.)

Mis zapatos también son grandes. (My shoes are also big.)

Nuestra casa tiene tres dormitorios. (Our house has three bedrooms.)

Nuestros dormitorios son amplios. (Our bedrooms are roomy.)

Lesson 2: Expressions with TENER

Some expressions which in English are expressed using the verb TO BE are expressed in Spanish with the verb TENER.

tener miedo (to be afraid... literally, to have fear)
tener frío (to be cold... literally, to have cold)
tener calor (to be hot literally, to have heat)
tener vergüenza (to be ashamed or embarrassed literally, to have shame)
tener prisa (to be in a hurry... literally, to have haste)
tener sueño (to be sleepy... literally, to have sleepiness)
tener hambre (to be hungry... literally, to have hunger)
tener sed (to be thirsty... literally, to have thirst)
tener X años (to be so many years old... literally, to have so many years)

Examples:

Necesito cerrar la ventanta porque tengo frío. (I need to close the window because I’m cold.)
El abuelo de Roberto tiene 87 años. (Roberto’s grandpa is 87 years old.)

Assignment 1

Read a children's story book in Spanish and bring it to class tell a partner about it in Spanish. You can check out such books from your local library, or find them online.

Assignment 2

Write a creative sentence for each of the expressions in Lesson 2 (there are 9 expressions) using as many different possessive adjectives from Lesson 1 (and their various forms) as you can. As always, DOUBLE SPACE, and use new vocabulary from the unit or elsewhere (move beyond “taco,” “casa,” and “sombrero”!)

Example:

Raúl tiene miedo cuando su doctor dice, "Tenemos que hablar." (Raul is scared when his doctor says, “We have to talk.”)

Assignment 3

STUDY YOUR NUMBERS! (See page 5 of the unit.) Using a deck of cards, test yourself at random on single digit numbers, then, using two cards at a time, on two-digit numbers.

Amarillo Homework Class 4 (Due at class 5)

Assignment 1

Read a children's story book in Spanish and bring it to class tell a partner about it in Spanish. You can check out such books from your local library, or find them online.

Assignment 2

Write a chant in the spirit of the one on page 3 of the unit. Endeavor to include:

the vocabulary on page 5 of the unit
the verb TENER
the expression TENER QUE + INFINITIVE
other expressions that use TENER, like TENER MIEDO
possessive adjectives

If you can, make it rhyme. Even if you don't, try to keep the rhythm be consistent. Please DOUBLE SPACE.

Amarillo Homework Class 5 (due at class 6)

Lesson: Regular Verbs of the First Conjugation (-AR Verbs)

This is the biggest group of verbs in Spanish. They are regular because their root does not change and their endings are

Anatomy of a first conjugation verb: HABLAR (to talk/speak)

The form of “HABLAR,” ending in “R,” is called the “infinitive.”

HABL- is the root.

-AR is the infinitive ending.

When conjugating -AR verbs in the present indicative, you take off the infinitive ending and add these six endings:

-O -AMOS

-AS

-A -AN

So HABLAR is conjugated like this:

yo hablo (I talk)

tú hablas (You talk (informal)

él habla (He talks)

ella habla (She talks)

usted habla (You talk) (formal)

nosotros hablamos (We talk)

ellos hablan (They talk) (masculine/mixed gender)

ellas hablan (They talk) (feminine)

ustedes hablan (Y’all talk)

Here are some more verbs in this group:

escuchar (to listen)

caminar (to walk)

tomar (to take)

bailar (to dance)

estudiar (to study)

manejar (to drive)

parar (to stop)

mirar (to look/to see)

buscar (to look for)

All those verbs are conjugated in the same way as HABLAR.

Assignment 1

Read a children's story book in Spanish and bring it to class tell a partner about it in Spanish. You can check out such books from your local library, or find them online.

Assignment 2

Write out the conjugation of all 10 of the above verbs (or other regular -AR verbs that you would like to add to your vocabulary), following the example of HABLAR.

Assignment 3

Practice the endings and separate conjugations orally, memorizing them so that you can do it with your eyes closed.

Assignment 4

Write a creative sentence using each verb (10 in total), varying the subject (not just using YO for all of them). Please DOUBLE SPACE.

Example: Tú hablas seis lenguas cuando estás borracho.

Amarillo Homework Class 6 (due at class 7)

Lesson 1: Regular Verbs of the Second Conjugation (-ER Verbs)

This is the second biggest group of verbs in Spanish. They're regular because their root doesn’t change and their endings follow a consistent pattern.

Here are the endings:

-O -EMOS

-ES

-E -EN

So COMER (to eat) is conjugated like this:

yo como

tú comes

él come

ella come

usted come

nosotros comemos

ellos comen

ellas comen

ustedes comen

Here are some more verbs in this group:

beber (to drink)

meter (to insert/put in)

leer (to read)

creer (to believe)

All these verbs are conjugated in the same way as COMER.

Lesson 2: Regular Verbs of the Third Conjugation (-IR Verbs)

This is the third biggest group of verbs in Spanish. They’re regular for the same reasons. Note that third conjugation endings are the same as second conjugation endings with the exception of the NOSOTROS form.

Here are the endings:

-O -IMOS

-ES

-E -EN

So VIVIR (to live) is conjugated like this:

yo vivo

tú vives

él vive

ella vive

usted vive

nosotros vivimos

ellos viven

ellas viven

ustedes viven

Here are some more verbs in this group:

escribir (to write)

describir (to describe)

recibir (to receive)

cubrir (to cover)

All these verbs are conjugated in the same way as VIVIR.

Assignment 1

Read a children's story book in Spanish and bring it to class tell a partner about it in Spanish. You can check out such books from your local library, or find them online.

Assignment 2

Write out the conjugation of all 10 of these verbs below, following the examples for COMER and VIVIR above. (You are welcome to substitute other regular -ER and -IR verbs that you would like to add to your vocabulary.)

comer (to eat)

beber (to drink)

meter (to insert/put in)

leer (to read)

creer (to believe)

vivir (to live)

escribir (to write)

describir (to describe)

recibir (to receive)

cubrir (to cover)

Assignment 3

Practice the endings and separate conjugations orally, memorizing them so that you can do it with your eyes closed.

Assignment 4

Write a creative sentence using each verb (10 in total), varying the subject (not just using YO for all of them). Please DOUBLE SPACE.

Amarillo Homework Class 7 (due at class 8)

Assignment 1

Read a children's story book in Spanish and bring it to class tell a partner about it in Spanish. You can check out such books from your local library, or find them online.

Assignment 2

Write about your daily routine (you can make it up if you like). Use the unit vocabulary and regular verbs to express at what time and on what day(s) you normally do everyday things like walking, driving, working, and the like. Please DOUBLE SPACE.