The following chores have been written in the first person.
Choose the correct verb form for the second and third person.
Follow the example.
Yo barro el suelo
Tú el suelo
Él / ella el suelo
Yo paso la aspiradora
Tú la aspiradora
Él / ella la aspiradora
Yo friego los platos
Tú los platos
Él / ella los platos
Yo limpio la casa
Tú la casa
Él / ella la casa
Yo hago la comida
Tú la comida
Él / ella la comida
Yo lavo la ropa
Tú la ropa
Él / ella la ropa
Yo tiendo la ropa
Tú la ropa
Él / ella la ropa
Yo plancho la ropa
Tú la ropa
Él / ella la ropa
FREQUENCY
In
addition to the adverbs that we looked at before (nunca -
never, a veces - sometimes,
normalmente - usually, siempre - always), there are other
expressions we can use to indicate the frequency of an
action.
- Todos los días - every day / Todos los miércoles
- every Wednesday/
Todas las semanas - every week/ Todos los meses
- every month ... etc.
- Una vez al día - once a day / Una vez a la semana
- once a week/ Dos
veces a la semana - twice a week/ Una vez al mes
- once a month ... etc.
Listen to the following conversation and decide how often
Manoli does the household chores.
¿Cuándo barre el suelo?
¿Cuándo pasa la aspiradora?
¿Cuándo friega el suelo?
¿Cuándo lava la ropa?
¿Cuándo plancha la ropa?
LAS TAPAS
In
Spain when you ask for a beer in a bar, it isn't unusual to have
a small plate of food, or 'tapa', to go with it. Tapas are often
eaten standing up, and they could be a simple plate of olives or
salted almonds, or maybe something a little more elaborate.
These tasty dishes are usually enjoyed with friends before lunch
or dinner and they go nicely with a cold beer or a glass of
wine. You'll probably see these dishes on display at the bar,
and to order them just ask for 'una racion' (a portion)
of the tapa that most takes your fancy.
La
tortilla de patatas (potato omelette), las patatas bravas (potatoes
with spicy sauce), los boquerones en vinagre (anchovies in
vinegar, los pimientos rellenos (stuffed peppers), and a
thousand and one other top quality dishes from the Spanish
kitchen, can all be enjoyed with some bread (pan) and an
ice cold beer in the summer heat.
And in amongst these delicacies, you'll also be able to find
what is arguably the best ham in the world;
el jamón de "pata negra" from the Iberican pig, raised
in the wild and fed on acorns. But a word of warning; if you ask
for ham in Spain, don't expect to get boiled ham (which the
Spanish call "jamón york", York ham) but
instead you'll get a deliciously tasty cured product that you
won't be able to stop eating in any Spanish bar or restaurant.
Regularly revise previous lessons, paying
particular attention to the points and concepts which each
lesson introduces. Listen to the sound files again and try to
understand each dialogue. Try to get your ear used to listening
to Spanish. Your goal should be to listen and not translate in
your head, but rather to understand the Spanish naturally as
soon as you hear it. Try to pay attention mainly to the
essential information when you listen to Spanish. For example,
in a conversation in which someone asks for a telephone number,
the essential thing is the number and not the other words you
hear. Repeat the dialogues out loud in order to work on
pronunciation. Little by little you will notice your
pronunciation improving.
In
addition to the adverbs that we looked at before (nunca -
never, a veces - sometimes,
normalmente - usually, siempre - always), there are other
expressions we can use to indicate the frequency of an
action.
In
Spain when you ask for a beer in a bar, it isn't unusual to have
a small plate of food, or 'tapa', to go with it. Tapas are often
eaten standing up, and they could be a simple plate of olives or
salted almonds, or maybe something a little more elaborate.
These tasty dishes are usually enjoyed with friends before lunch
or dinner and they go nicely with a cold beer or a glass of
wine. You'll probably see these dishes on display at the bar,
and to order them just ask for 'una racion' (a portion)
of the tapa that most takes your fancy.
La
tortilla de patatas (potato omelette), las patatas bravas (potatoes
with spicy sauce), los boquerones en vinagre (anchovies in
vinegar, los pimientos rellenos (stuffed peppers), and a
thousand and one other top quality dishes from the Spanish
kitchen, can all be enjoyed with some bread (pan) and an
ice cold beer in the summer heat.
