Entertainment (AQA GCSE Spanish): Flashcards

Exam code: 8692

1/25

0Still learning

Know0

Cards in this collection (25)

  • Define la canción.

    La canción means song (f) in Spanish.

  • Define el concierto.

    El concierto means concert (m) in Spanish.

  • Define la película.

    La película means film (f) in Spanish.

  • Define el personaje.

    El personaje means character (m) in Spanish.

  • Define el papel.

    El papel means role (m) in Spanish.

  • After opinion phrases such as me gusta, does Spanish use the -ing form or the infinitive?

    Spanish always uses the infinitive, for example me gusta ver la televisión (I like watching TV).

  • How do you say 'I love reading novels' in Spanish?

    'I love reading novels' is me encanta leer las novelas in Spanish.

  • How do you say 'I prefer going to the cinema' in Spanish?

    'I prefer going to the cinema' is prefiero ir al cine in Spanish.

  • Mi película       es una comedia. (My favourite film is a comedy.)

    Mi película favorita es una comedia. (My favourite film is a comedy.) Favorita agrees with the feminine singular noun película.

  • Mis personajes       son divertidos. (My favourite characters are funny.)

    Mis personajes favoritos son divertidos. (My favourite characters are funny.) Favoritos agrees with the masculine plural noun personajes.

  • What is the present-tense yo (I) form of ver?

    The present-tense yo form of ver is veo (I watch/see).

  • True or False?

    The adjective favorito never changes its ending.

    False.

    Favorito must agree with the noun in gender and number: favorito, favorita, favoritos, favoritas.

  • True or False?

    La telerrealidad means 'reality TV'.

    True.

    La telerrealidad means reality TV.

  • What are the three types of Spanish verb, according to their infinitive ending?

    The three types are -ar, -er and -ir verbs.

  • What are the two steps to form a regular verb in the present tense?

    Step 1: remove the infinitive ending to leave the stem; Step 2: add the correct ending for each pronoun to the stem.

  • What is the yo (I) ending for regular -er verbs like leer?

    The yo form of leer is leo – regular -er verbs take -o in the yo form.

  • What is the vosotros (you, plural) form of escribir?

    The vosotros form of escribir is escribís.

  • Nosotros       una revista de moda. (We read a fashion magazine.)

    Nosotros leemos una revista de moda. (We read a fashion magazine.)

  • Ellos       historias interesantes. (They write interesting stories.)

    Ellos escriben historias interesantes. (They write interesting stories.)

  • Define the relative pronoun que.

    Que means who or which, and is used to refer back to a person or thing already mentioned.

  • Una película       me gusta... (A film which I like...)

    Una película que me gusta... (A film which I like...)

  • At Higher tier, when do you use the relative pronoun lo que instead of que?

    You use lo que to refer back to a general idea rather than a specific person or thing, e.g. lo que me gusta es la música (the thing that I like is the music).

  • True or False?

    A verb that is regular in the present tense is regular in every other tense too.

    False.

    Even if a verb is regular in the present tense, it may be irregular in a different tense, so always check.

  • True or False?

    In the Spanish sounds ga, go and gu, the g is a hard sound.

    True.

    In ga, go and gu the g is a hard sound, as in a mi amiga le gusta el protagonista.

  • Define the verb stem.

    The verb stem is the part of the verb left after removing the -ar / -er / -ir infinitive ending, e.g. escucharescuch-, to which the present-tense endings are added.

Sign up to unlock flashcards

or