Post-class Multiple Choice Chp. 4
Which of the following highlighted words is an error, and why? "Llevo una semana sin que mi hija me haya llamado. La he llamado cuatro veces. ¡No me está contestado! Bueno, me imagino que ya se ha cansado de escuchar mis mensajes de voz..." a) Contestado--> Contestando. The present progressive form does NOT use a past participle. b) Se ha cansado---> Se ha cansada. My daughter is feminine, so it needs to be "cansada". c) Ha se cansado ---> The reflexive pronoun goes between the two verbs. d) Haya llamado--> Ha llamado. The present perfect indicative is needed here in Spanish
a) Contestado--> Contestando. The present progressive form does NOT use a past participle.
What grammar feature(s) is/are included in the following sentence? "Creo que nos entenderemos mejor en cuanto hablemos más." a) Future and a conjunction of time b) Subjunctive with doubt/negation c) Present subjunctive and past subjunctive d) Future and past subjunctive
a) Future and a conjunction of time
Which of the following is not an imperfect verb form? a) iba b) fui c) era d) éramo
b) fui
Is the following situation a good reason to employ the present perfect? Why or why not? Explaining to your teacher that her use of technology has really helped you to understand the content. a) No, because the teacher already used all of the technology she is going to use. b) Yes, because technology is something that classrooms will continue to use into the future. c) No, because if the teacher is still using technology, it won't make sense to use the present perfect. d) Yes, because you can talk about what HAS helped, and use the grammar to emphasize that it is still ongoing and presumably helpful.
d) Yes, because you can talk about what HAS helped, and use the grammar to emphasize that it is still ongoing and presumably helpful.
Which of the following is a FALSE statement? a) The conditional can only be used alongside the past subjunctive. b) The hipótesis form includes a past subjunctive form after the word "si". c) The speaker/writer can choose the order of the clauses in the hipótesis form. d) The "hipótesis" form uses the past subjunctive and the conditional.
a) The conditional can only be used alongside the past subjunctive.
What verb conjugation of "creer" is most appropriate to complete the following sentence, and why? "Cuando era niña, mi abuelo no _________ que las chicas pudieran practicar deportes." a) The imperfect, because it was an ongoing belief. b) The past subjunctive, because the grandfather was doubting/denying something. c) The preterite, because the grandfather stopped believing that at one point. d) The present perfect, because the grandfather might still think it.
a) The imperfect, because it was an ongoing belief.
Which of the following inferences can you make from the following sentence? "Yo pensaba que mis compañeros llegarían para ver la película a las 2, pero no creo que vengan." a) The movie is about to start. b) The speaker is not surprised the friends aren't coming. c) The movie just got released. d) The friends are usually late.
a) The movie is about to start.
Which of the following is an INCORRECT pairing of infinitive verb and past subjunctive form? a) Pensar, pensara b) Hacer, hiciera c) Decir, diciera d) Oír, oyera
c) Decir, diciera
Which of the following English sentences, upon translation to Spanish, would likely make use of the hipótesis structure? a) I think that he never believed that my tattoos were art. b) If we start talking about what "counts" as art, we won't be able to agree. c) If we had more time, we could visit the new wing of the museum. d) When I was a kid, I would never choose art over sports.
c) If we had more time, we could visit the new wing of the museum.
Which of the following forms is an INCORRECTLY conjugated form of the past subjunctive? a) Tú tuvieras b) Nosotros comeremos c) Yo escuchara d) Ellos hablaran
b) Nosotros comeremos
Which of the following words is NOT a past participle? a) Hablando b) Visto c) Hablado d) Comido
a) Hablando
Which of the following highlighted verb forms is incorrectly used and why? "Mis padres no ENTIENDEN la tecnología. Ayer, mi padre me envió diez fotos de su gato. Yo le DECí que debe escoger la mejor foto y mandarme una. Él RESPONDIó que me envió diez para dejarme seleccionar mi favorita." a) Decí --> Dije, because decir is irregular in the preterite. b) Decí --> Decía, because the verb should be in the imperfect. c) Respondió---> Respondía, because it should be in the imperfect for this type of action. d) Entienden --> Entendían, because my parents didn't used to understand, in the past.
a) Decí --> Dije, because decir is irregular in the preterite.
Which of the following sentences includes an example of the past subjunctive? a) El profe nos recomendó que leyéramos los ensayos de Anzaldúa. b) Cuando entré en el salón, vi que todos estaban leyendo. c) Creo que ellos ya leyeron todos los ensayos. d) Espero que hayas leído los ensayos de Anzaldúa.
a) El profe nos recomendó que leyéramos los ensayos de Anzaldúa.
Which of the following situations would most likely necessitate use of the preterite? a) Explaining to your Spanish teacher that you did your homework. b) Explaining that you usually agree with your parents about good music. c) Explaining what music you listened to in middle school. d) Explaining which types of arguments you used to have with your parents
a) Explaining to your Spanish teacher that you did your homework.
Which of the following sentences will, upon translation to Spanish, likely make use of the present perfect? a) Have you finished that essay yet? b) I was going to finish that essay but then I realized I didn't want to. c) I know that you didn't finish that essay yet! d) You really need to finish that essay!
a) Have you finished that essay yet?
.Which of the following options completes the sentence, and why? "Cuando era niña, __________ con el Presidente." a) It could be "hablé" or "hablaba". It depends on what you're saying. b) "Hablé," because you only did it once. c) "Hablaba," because it's in the past. d) It could be "hablé" or "hablaba". They mean the same thing in this context.
a) It could be "hablé" or "hablaba". It depends on what you're saying.
Which of the following situations would most likely necessitate the use of the imperfect? a) Setting the scene in a story you're telling. b) Telling your roommates what you expect from them regarding house up-keep. c) Explaining to your parents why you arrived home late last night. d) Talking about an event from a different century
a) Setting the scene in a story you're telling.
Which of the following highlighted words is incorrect, and why? "Durante los últimos veinte años, HEMOS VISTO varios cambios a la identidad lingüística del estado de Texas. Muchas personas TUVIERAN miedo de que el inglés DESAPARECIERA pero resultó que el inglés todavía es muy común, pero cada vez más se escucha más español. Ahora somos una comunidad más bilingüe que antes." a) Tuvieran--> Tenían. This verb can be in the indicative imperfect, because it's in the principle clause. b) Desapareciera--> Iba a desaparecer. You don't need the past subjunctive here, just the past indicative. c) Tuvieran-->Tenían. Thus verb can be in the preterite because emotions/reactions don't trigger the subjunctive in the past. d) Hemos visto---> Hemos veído. This past participle was incorrectly formed.
a) Tuvieran--> Tenían. This verb can be in the indicative imperfect, because it's in the principle clause.
Which of the following verbs has a REGULAR verb conjugation in the preterite tense? a) Decir b) Conocer c) Poner d) Andar
b) Conocer
In which situation would you most likely make use of the hipótesis structure? a) Explaining what you will say to your teacher if they accuse you of cheating. b) Explaining what you would say to your teacher if they accused you of cheating. c) Explaining a misunderstanding that has happened and what you will do to clarify it. d) Explaining your ideas about why a teacher probably misunderstood you and accused you of cheating.
b) Explaining what you would say to your teacher if they accused you of cheating.
Which of the following English sentences will, upon translation, make use of the "hipótesis" structure presented specifically in Chapter 4 of Acercándome? a) Would you please help me later on, if I pay you? b) If I didn't know better, I would think that's an original Picasso! c) I would have helped you if I had known you needed it! d) I'll pay you back for that print as soon as I get some cash.
b) If I didn't know better, I would think that's an original Picasso!
Why is the past subjunctive useful to know in Spanish? a) It lets you avoid giving direct commands. b) It lets you apply what you know about how the present subjunctive works to situations in the past. c) It lets you express habitual actions in the past. d) It allows you to talk about what you hope people will do.
b) It lets you apply what you know about how the present subjunctive works to situations in the past.
Which of the following statements about present perfect conjugation is TRUE? a) "Haber" is conjugated in the present tense and is followed by the "-ando"/"-iendo" form. b) It requires two verbs to conjugate: Haber and a past participle. c) "Haber" is conjugated in the past tense and is followed by an infinitive. d) It is conjugated like the preterite.
b) It requires two verbs to conjugate: Haber and a past participle.
Which situation would NOT likely make use of the past subjunctive? a) Explaining that you used to listen to your Dad's favorite music as long as he would also listen to yours. b) Telling someone what you used to believe about your cultural identity. c) Articulating what you were hoping you would see your city do to celebrate Black History Month, even if it didn't end up happening. d) Explaining that you didn't used to think cultural identity was something you had.
b) Telling someone what you used to believe about your cultural identity.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding the formation of the conditional tense in Spanish? a) The conditional tense has the same irregular stems as the future tense. b) The conditional tense doesn't include any accent marks. c) The conditional tense form generally uses the entire infinitive form, plus an ending. d) The conditional tense endings are the same as the IR/ER imperfect tense endings.
b) The conditional tense doesn't include any accent marks.
Which of the following inferences CAN you make about the following? "Cuando recibí mi nota en el examen 3 de español, decidí estudiar un poquito más. Hablé con mi profesora sobre varias estrategias de estudiar el vocabulario y la gramática. Ella tenía muchas ideas y me dijo que espera que yo saque una nota muy alta en el examen final." a) The final exam was going to be much harder than Exam 3. b) The final exam hasn't happened at the time of this statement. c) The final exam happened last semester. d) The student is hoping to meet with his/her teacher again before the exam.
b) The final exam hasn't happened at the time of this statement.
Which verb form(s) are needed to form the "hipótesis" structure in Spanish? a) The hipótesis structure is essentially the conditional form. b) The hipótesis structure is always two clauses, and uses the past subjunctive and the conditional. c) The hipótesis structure is always two clauses, and uses the present subjunctive and the future. d) The hipótesis structure uses the past subjunctive and the imperfect.
b) The hipótesis structure is always two clauses, and uses the past subjunctive and the conditional.
What CAN you infer from the following excerpt of talk? "Yo estaba esperando ir con ustedes y me puso muy triste que ustedes fueran a la fiesta sin mí." a) The speaker usually gets invited to parties. b) The party has already started, and has likely already ended. c) The speaker didn't know about the party. d) The speaker's friends purposefully left her out.
b) The party has already started, and has likely already ended.
Which of the following phrases would, upon translation, NOT likely make use of the conditional form in Spanish. a) If I were you, I would... b) When I was a kid, I would... c) If I were taller, I could... d) If I weren't from here, I wouldn't like...
b) When I was a kid, I would...
Which of the following Spanish sentences is an example of the hipótesis structure? a) Esa artista debe venir al festival para vender sus fotografías. b) Mi padre no quería que yo gastara mi dinero en arte. c) Creo que si tuviera el dinero, compraría más fotografías de esa artista. d) Tengo miedo que vaya a llover antes de que empiece el festival.
c) Creo que si tuviera el dinero, compraría más fotografías de esa artista.
In what situation is the present perfect going to be most useful? a) If you want to explain to your roommates that what they're doing is bothering you. b) If you need to explain to your parents where you were last weekend. c) If you want to list to your parents all the things you've done this month to help around the house. d) If you want to explain exactly what your roommates did that bothered you.
c) If you want to list to your parents all the things you've done this month to help around the house.
Which of the following is NOT an accurate formation of the present perfect? a) ¿Has decidido ya? b) Hemos decidido visitar la Universidad de Texas. c) Mi hermana ha decidida ir a la Universidad de Texas. d) Yo he decidido asistir una escuela en Europa.
c) Mi hermana ha decidida ir a la Universidad de Texas.
Which of the following verb structures is most appropriate to complete the following sentence, and why? "Si ellos ______________ (saber) que ese retrato no es el original, creo que no lo querrían comprar." a) Imperfect. It's referring to the past, so it should be in a past tense form. b) Conditional. It's a hypothetical situation, and "if they knew" is the condition. c) Past subjunctive. It's a hipótesis structure, and the past subjunctive follows the "si" clause. d) Conditional. It's a hipótesis structure, and the conditional follows the "si" clause.
c) Past subjunctive. It's a hipótesis structure, and the past subjunctive follows the "si" clause.
Which of the following highlighted words is incorrect, and what is the appropriate correction? "TENDRíAMOS que pagar más si QUERRíAMOS SENTARNOS más cerca al escenario." a) Sentarnos--> Nos sentar b) Querríamos-->Queríamos c) Querríamos-->Quisiéramos d) Tendríamos--> Tuviéramos
c) Querríamos-->Quisiéramos
What of the following statements is NOT true about formation of the past subjunctive forms? a) If you leave off an accent mark on a future form like "Hablará," you end up with a past subjunctive form. b) The past subjunctive "yo" and "él/ella" forms are the same as one another. c) The past subjunctive looks like the present subjunctive, and you can tell the difference based on context. d) The past subjunctive has all of the same irregularities as the preterite verb forms.
c) The past subjunctive looks like the present subjunctive, and you can tell the difference based on context.
What CAN you infer about the situation referred to in the following sentence? "Lucía, te he escuchado bien, pero todavía no estoy de acuerdo con lo que dices. Tendrás que quedarte en casa este fin de semana. Ya he decidido." a) Last weekend, Lucía had to stay home. b) The person speaking wants to talk more before the weekend. c) The weekend is still upcoming. d) Lucía is hoping to stay home over the weekend.
c) The weekend is still upcoming.
Is the highlighted verb form in the sentence below a correct use of the past subjunctive? Why? "A nuestros padres les importaba mucho que APRENDIéRAMOS el idioma de inglés." a) Yes, because a conjunction of contingency/purpose triggers it. b) No, because it was a hope of the parents for the future, so the present subjunctive should be used. c) Yes, because an emotion/reaction of the parents triggers it. d) No, because it's in the past and it's now certain that it happened.
c) Yes, because an emotion/reaction of the parents triggers it.
Which of the following constructions is an example of the present perfect? a) Yo no leí ese libro. b) Estoy leyendo ese libro ahora. c) Yo he leído ese libro. d) ¿Quieres leer ese libro?
c) Yo he leído ese libro.
Which of the following grammar feature(s) is/are included in the following sentence? "Yo pensaba que mis compañeros llegarían para ver la película a las 2, pero no creo que vengan." a) Preterite, past subjunctive, subjunctive with doubt/negation b) Imperfect, hipótesis c) Preterite, conditional d) Imperfect, conditional, subjunctive with doubt/negation
d) Imperfect, conditional, subjunctive with doubt/negation
Why is knowing the "hipótesis" structure helpful in Spanish? a) It allows you to explain why you did something. b) It allows you to hypothesize about the future. c) It allows you to talk about what you have already done. d) It allows you to explain the conditions under which you would do something.
d) It allows you to explain the conditions under which you would do something.
Why is the present perfect grammar useful? a) It is interchangeable with the present tense, so it gives you an extra option. b) It is interchangeable with the preterite tense, so it gives you another option. c) It lets you explain what you're doing right now. d) It give you an additional way to characterize your past actions, particularly if they still are relevant in the present.
d) It give you an additional way to characterize your past actions, particularly if they still are relevant in the present.
Which of the following sentences, upon translation to Spanish, will likely make use of the past subjunctive? a) Have they realized yet that we stole their flag? b) I used to believe that flags were the most important form of cultural identify. c) I doubt they will let us raise our flag. d) It really bothered me that they refused to raise the country's flag.
d) It really bothered me that they refused to raise the country's flag.
Which of the following is FALSE about the following sentence? Mi madre me dijo que cuando ella era niña no había brecha generacional entre ella y sus padres pero no la creo. a) It uses "decir" in the preterite and "ser" in the imperfect, both of which are irregular. b) It uses the imperfect form of "haber". c) It uses "era," which is an irregular verb form. d) It's grammatically incorrect because it uses the preterite, imperfect and present tense in the same sentence.
d) It's grammatically incorrect because it uses the preterite, imperfect and present tense in the same sentence.
Is the "hipótesis" structure likely to be used in the translation of the following sentence? Why or why not? I would like to say that I am familiar with a number of Mexican artists, but the truth is I really only know Frida Kahlo's work. a) Yes. "I would like" will use the conditional form and the sentence is therefore a hipótesis structure. b) Yes. It is a sentence with more than one clause that uses the conditional tense. c) No. You can't use the hipótesis structure if the conditional verb form starts the sentence. d) No. The conditional would be used in the translation, but there is no condition or "si" clause.
d) No. The conditional would be used in the translation, but there is no condition or "si" clause.
Which grammar feature(s) is/are included in the following excerpt? "No creo que sea normal discutir tanto con tus padres. Sé que todos los estudiantes universitarios tienen momentos de desilusión, pero creo que ya ha llegado a ser un problema y creo que debes hablar con ellos este fin de semana." a) Preterite and present perfect. b) Subjunctive with dudar/negar and the preterite. c) Subjunctive with emotions/reactions and the preterite. d) Subjunctive with dudar/negar and the present perfect.
d) Subjunctive with dudar/negar and the present perfect.
Which of the following highlighted verb forms is incorrectly used and why? "Cuando mi padre SUPO que yo voy a visitar Marruecos, no le gustaba la idea, pero hablé con él por teléfono ayer y al final me EXPLICó que sólo quiere que yo TENíA mucho cuidado." a) Explicó-->Explica. This should be in the present because the next verb is in the present. b) Supo---> Sabía. This should be in the imperfect because he generally knew it in the past. c) Tenía ---> Tuve. This should be in the preterite tense because it already happened. d) Tenía---> Tenga, because "quiere que" triggers the present subjunctive
d) Tenía---> Tenga, because "quiere que" triggers the present subjunctive
What type of inference can you NOT make based on the following sentence? "Yo salí de casa y le mandé un texto a mi madre diciéndole que iba a un concierto." a) The speaker both left the house and send a text message in the past. b) The text message explained the speaker's plans. c) The speaker didn't necessarily leave the house and send the text message at the same time. d) The concert has already happened.
d) The concert has already happened.
What type of inference CAN you make based on the following sentence? "Mi madre me dice que yo era muy tímida de niña." a) The mother didn't think her daughter was shy in the past, but she thinks it now. b) The speaker has outgrown her shyness. c) The speaker agrees with her mother. d) The daughter and mother sometimes speak about speaker's childhood.
d) The daughter and mother sometimes speak about speaker's childhood.
If you wanted to tell your friend what you were doing before they interrupted you, which past tenses would you likely use? a) All verbs would be in the imperfect. b) The preterite for what you were doing and the imperfect to refer to the interruption. c) All verbs could be in the preterite or the imperfect, as long as you just choose one tense. d) The imperfect for what you were doing and the preterite to refer to the interruption.
d) The imperfect for what you were doing and the preterite to refer to the interruption.
Which is the INACCURATE statement about the preterite/imperfect distinction? a) The preterite moves the plot along with concrete events. b) The imperfect tense is used to fill in background information. c) The two are often used together to differentiate between types of past actions. d) The preterite is the past tense, while the imperfect is for things that are still happening.
d) The preterite is the past tense, while the imperfect is for things that are still happening.
Which of the following sentences includes an example of the present perfect? a) Llegaremos a las dos en punto. b) Estamos llegando ya, no te preocupes. c) Estamos a punto de llegar. d) ¡Creo que por fin hemos llegado!
d) ¡Creo que por fin hemos llegado!