Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (59 page)

ow that you have completed twenty lessons let’s try another test to see how well you are grasping the lessons.

Fill in the blanks below with the plural of the following words. You should be able to complete this test in five minutes.

Check your answers with the words below. If you have twelve or more correct answers, you have learned how to form the plurals very well. If you have fewer than eight correct answers, you are not reading the lessons carefully enough. Try to do better next time.

1. las casas
   
2. las plantas
   
3. los sombreros
   
4. las guitarras
   
5. los radios
   
6. loshombres guapos
   
7. las senoritas bonitas
   
8. los doctores
   
9. los animales
   
10. los colores
    
11. las naciones
    
12. las ciudades
    
13. las novelas interesantes
    
14. los artistas famosos
    

This is an important test because it will show you how thoroughly you have learned the verbs. I hope that you will get a high score on this one.

Fill in the blanks with the Spanish equivalents of the following English words. You should be able to complete this test in ten minutes.

This was a difficult test. If you have thirty or more correct answers you are doing extremely well. Read the next lessons at the same speed. Try to keep up the high caliber of your work. If you have no more than eighteen correct answers, you had better review the verbs before you go on to the next lessons. Check your results with the correct answers below.

1. trabajamos
   
2. compraron
   
3. canté
   
4. hablamos
   
5. van a comprar
   
6. vamos a invitar
   
7. ¿terminaron?
   
8. pasé
   
9. invitamos
   
10. recibí
    
11. vimos
    
12. oí
    
13. leímos
    
14. van a ver
    
15. cantaron
    
16. ¿cómo está María?
    
17. vieron
    
18. ¿quién vió?
    
19. escribimos
    
20. serví
    
21. comprendieron
    
22. compramos
    
23. trabajaron
    
24. comprendí
    
25. recibimos
    
26. ¿quién escribió?
    
27. ¿ivendió usted?
    
28. ví
    
29. leí
    
30. comprendimos
    
31. oyeron
    
32. voy a vender
    
33. oímos
    
34. María está contenta.
    
35. vendieron
    
36. Roberto vió
    

Now let’s see how well you can convert adjectives into adverbs. Fill in the blanks below with the adverbs which correspond to the following adjectives. The first answer has been solved for you so that you can be sure how this test should be done. You should be able to complete this test in five minutes.

If only one or two of your answers are wrong you have learned how to form adverbs very well. If you have made more than five mistakes, however, you are not reading the lessons carefully enough. Check your adverbs with the following list.

1. naturalmente
   
2. personalmente
   
3. generalmente
   
4. principalmente
   
5. posiblemente
   
6. probablemente
   
7. normalmente
   
8. finalmente
   
9. completamente
   
10. absolutamente
    
11. públicamente
    
12. comparativamente
    

las pipas

FUMAR,
to smoke

ING = ANDO (for “ar” verbs)

PRESENT PARTICIPLES

ING = IENDO (for “er” and “ir” verbs)

PRESENT PARTICIPLES

Following is a list of infinitives converted into present participles.

1. Cover up the two right-hand columns.
   
2. Remove “ar” from the infinitive in the left-hand column.
   
3. Add “ando” (as in the third column below).
   
4. Translate (as in the fourth column below).
   
5. Check your columns with the columns below.
   

1. Cover up the two right-hand columns.
   
2. Remove “er” or “ir” from the infinitives in the left-hand column.
   
3. Add “iendo” (as in the third column on the next page).
   
4. Translate (as in the fourth column on the next page).
   
5. Check your columns with the columns on the next page.