1. Correct answer:
¿Quieren estudiar conmingo?
Since I want to ask my friends if they'd like to study with me, I need to conjugate a verb in the simple present matching the third person plural. So quieren is the only conjugation that meets this requirement. Thus, quieren is the conjugation of the verb querer for the third person plural in the simple present. Finally, this might be the dialogue:
- ¿Quieren estudiar conmingo?
- Sí, queremos estudiar contigo
2. Correct answer:
A. Tengo que trabajar este fin de semana
This is the correct answer, so I have to work this weekend means Tengo que trabajar este fin de semana. Thus, tengo is the conjugation of the verb tener for the first person singular in the simple present. After this conjugation must come que + an infinitive verb. This infinitive verb is trabajar that means to work. Finally, este fin de semana translates into this weekend.
3. Correct answer:
c. Sabes jugar muy bien
If you want to compliment a friend on his or her good game you'd say sabes jugar muy bien that means you know how to play very well. So sabes is the conjugation of the verb saber for the second person singular in the simple present. The verb jugar is an infinitive verb, that is the most basic form of Spanish verbs.
4. Correct answer:
d. ¿Quieres ir a la playa conmigo?
Since I'd ask a friend if he or she wants to go to the beach with me, I'd use the conjugation of the verb querer for the second person singular in the simple present, which is quieres. Then, we use the infinitive verb ir and then we talk about the beach. So playa means beach.
5. Correct answer:
a. Voy a bailar en la fiesta esta noche
Voy is the conjugation of the verb ir that matches the first person singular in the simple present. On the other hand, bailar is an infinitive verb that means to dance. Also, fiesta means party and esta noche translates into tonight. Finally, voy a bailar en la fiesta esta noche means I'm going to dance at the party tonight
6. Correct answer:
c. Ellos juegan al fútbol americano este fin de semana.
In Spanish, futbol translates into fútbol americano and soccer translates into fútbol (less common called balonpié). Therefore, juegan is the conjugation of the verb jugar that matches the third person plural in the simple present. Al is the contraction of a el. Finally, este fin de semana means this weekend.
7. Correct answer:
b. ¿puedo ir a estudiar a la biblioteca?
Since I want to ask my teacher that if I can go to study at the library, I would use the verb poder conjugated for the first person singular in the simple present, which is puedo. Next, I'd use the infinitive verb ir and then I'd talk about the library. So biblioteca means library.
8. Correct answer:
a. Voy a estudiar mucho mañana
Voy is the conjugation of the verb ir that matches the first person singular in the simple present. On the other hand, estudiar is an infinitive verb that means to study. Also, mucho is an adverb of quantity or degree. Adverbs of manner give information on the way something is done answering questions like How? or In what way? Finally, tomorrow means mañana.
9. Correct answer:
c. Béisbol is more important than fútbol in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and la República Dominicana
Béisbol translates into baseball and fútbol means soccer. This sport is more important in those countries because they face each other in the Caribbean Series. This is the highest tournament for professional baseball teams in South America, featuring the champions of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.
10. Correct answer:
a. In U.S. high schools there is more emphasis on sports than in Chile, while schools in Chile place more emphasis on academics and teams represent leagues rather than schools
U.S. high schools focuses more on Sports, This is called High school sport or prep sports and includes sporting competitions at the secondary school level. So there are a lot of athletics programs at this level. On the other hand, Chile place more emphasis on academics and teams represent leagues rather than schools. The focus is on Scientific-humanities and Technical-professional.
11. Correct answer:
c. Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin’s team
Rebecca Lobo is an American television basketball analyst. She's is better known because she's a former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association. She was named to the USA U18 team, then called the Junior World Championship Qualifying Team, in 1992. On the other hand, Sammy Sosa is a retired baseball player, Alfonso Soriano is a baseball player and Lorena Ochoa is a professional golfer.