ESPAÑOL 1 
CAPÍTULO 1A 
GRAMÁTICA 
PROF. MARTIN SAUCEDO 
YOUNG MEN´S COLLEGE PREP
INFINITIVES 
Verbs are words that name actions. 
The most basic form of a verb is called the infinitive. In English, you 
can spot infinitives because they usually have the word ¨to¨ in front 
of them: to swim, to read, to write. 
IN SPANISH, infinitives don´t have a separate word in front of them. 
Spanish infinitives are only one word, and always end in either –AR, 
-ER or –IR. 
Examples: nadar, escribir, leer
ACTIVIDAD: ¿CUÁL ES? 
-AR -ER -IR
NEGATIVES 
• To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you usually put the word 
NO in front of the verb or expression. In English, you usually use 
the word ¨not¨. 
• To answer a question negatively in Spanish, you often use no 
twice. The first no answers the question, the second one say ¨I do 
not…¨. This is similar to the way you answer a question in English. 
Example: ¿Te gusta escribir cuentos? – No, no me gusta.
NEGATIVES 
• In Spanish, you might use one or more negatives after using ¨no¨. 
Example: ¿Te gusta cantar? – No, no me gusta nada. 
• If you want to say that you don´t like either of the two choices, 
use ni…. Ni: 
• Example: No me gusta ni nadar ni dibujar.
ACTIVIDAD: 
¿Qué te gusta más? 
Say which one you like to do more.
ACTIVIDAD: 
!No, no me gusta! 
Respond that you don´t like these activities.
EXPRESSING AGREEMENT OR DISAGREEMENT 
• to agree with what a person likes, you use ¨a mí también¨ 
Example: -Me gusta pasar tiempo con amigos – A mí también. 
• If someone tells you that he or she dislikes something, you can agree by saying 
¨a mí tampoco¨. It´s like saying ¨me neither¨or ¨neither do I¨ in Ensligh. 
Example: No me gusta nada cantar – A mí tampoco.
ACTIVIDAD: 
• WRITE A LIST OF 3 THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AND 
• 3 THINGS YOU DON´T LIKE TO DO. 
• TELL THE ACTIVITIES ON YOUR LIST, YOUR PARTNER WILL AGREE OR DISAGREE 
BASED ON HIS PERSONAL PREFERENCES. 
EXAMPLE: - ME GUSTA MUCHO BAILAR EXAMPLE: - NO ME GUSTA 
NADA CANTAR 
- A MÍ TAMBIÉN - A MÍ TAMPOCO
TAREA 
PAGES 40 AND 41 ON REALIDADES 1 BOOK. 
- DO THE ?COMPRENDES? ACTIVITY (PG 41) ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. 
- REVIEW NOTES

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    ESPAÑOL 1 CAPÍTULO1A GRAMÁTICA PROF. MARTIN SAUCEDO YOUNG MEN´S COLLEGE PREP
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    INFINITIVES Verbs arewords that name actions. The most basic form of a verb is called the infinitive. In English, you can spot infinitives because they usually have the word ¨to¨ in front of them: to swim, to read, to write. IN SPANISH, infinitives don´t have a separate word in front of them. Spanish infinitives are only one word, and always end in either –AR, -ER or –IR. Examples: nadar, escribir, leer
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    NEGATIVES • Tomake a sentence negative in Spanish, you usually put the word NO in front of the verb or expression. In English, you usually use the word ¨not¨. • To answer a question negatively in Spanish, you often use no twice. The first no answers the question, the second one say ¨I do not…¨. This is similar to the way you answer a question in English. Example: ¿Te gusta escribir cuentos? – No, no me gusta.
  • 5.
    NEGATIVES • InSpanish, you might use one or more negatives after using ¨no¨. Example: ¿Te gusta cantar? – No, no me gusta nada. • If you want to say that you don´t like either of the two choices, use ni…. Ni: • Example: No me gusta ni nadar ni dibujar.
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    ACTIVIDAD: ¿Qué tegusta más? Say which one you like to do more.
  • 7.
    ACTIVIDAD: !No, nome gusta! Respond that you don´t like these activities.
  • 8.
    EXPRESSING AGREEMENT ORDISAGREEMENT • to agree with what a person likes, you use ¨a mí también¨ Example: -Me gusta pasar tiempo con amigos – A mí también. • If someone tells you that he or she dislikes something, you can agree by saying ¨a mí tampoco¨. It´s like saying ¨me neither¨or ¨neither do I¨ in Ensligh. Example: No me gusta nada cantar – A mí tampoco.
  • 9.
    ACTIVIDAD: • WRITEA LIST OF 3 THINGS YOU LIKE TO DO AND • 3 THINGS YOU DON´T LIKE TO DO. • TELL THE ACTIVITIES ON YOUR LIST, YOUR PARTNER WILL AGREE OR DISAGREE BASED ON HIS PERSONAL PREFERENCES. EXAMPLE: - ME GUSTA MUCHO BAILAR EXAMPLE: - NO ME GUSTA NADA CANTAR - A MÍ TAMBIÉN - A MÍ TAMPOCO
  • 10.
    TAREA PAGES 40AND 41 ON REALIDADES 1 BOOK. - DO THE ?COMPRENDES? ACTIVITY (PG 41) ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. - REVIEW NOTES