Read Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish Online

Authors: Margarita Madrigal

Tags: #Reference, #Language Arts & Disciplines

Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (16 page)

EXERCISE IN WRITING

Following is a list of nouns converted into verbs.

  1. Use a sheet of lined paper that has been divided into three columns, and cover up all but the first (left-hand) column below.
  2. Drop “ación” from each noun in the first column.
  3. Add “é” for me (as in the second column below), and write the verb in the first column of your sheet.
  4. Add “ó” for anybody else, writing the verb in the second column of your sheet.
  5. Then translate the verb into English.
  6. Now check your three columns with the three right-hand columns below.

NOUNS CONVERTED INTO VERBS PAST TENSE (PRETERITE)

NOUNS
FIRST PERSON
THIRD MAN
 
la acumulación
acumulé
acumuló
accumulated
la acusación
acusé
acusó
accused
la administración
administré
administró
administrated
la admiración
admiré
admiró
admired
la adoración
adoré
adoró
adored
la afirmación
afirmé
afirmó
affirmed
la agitación
agité
agitó
agitated
la animación
animé
animó
animated
la anticipación
anticipé
anticipó
anticipated
la apreciación
aprecié
apreció
appreciated
la aproximación
aproximé
aproximó
approximated
la asociación
asocié
asoció
associated
la aspiración
aspiré
aspiró
aspired

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