Practice Makes Perfect: Basic Spanish, Second Edition (2015)

12. Asking questions Interrogatives

Asking simple questions

Preguntas simples (Simple questions) Answer Sí (Yes) or No (No) to each of the following questions.

1. ¿Estudias tú mucho? ________
2. ¿Miras tú la televisión todo el día? ________
3. ¿Comen muchos estudiantes en la cafetería? ________
4. ¿Vendes tú carros? ________
5. ¿Beben muchos chicos y chicas la leche? ________
6. ¿Compras tú los zapatos en el restaurante? ________
7. ¿Recibes muchas cartas de Hillary Clinton? ________
8. ¿Tienes tú un maestro / una maestra de español? ________

Traducción simple

1. Do you study a lot?____________________________________________________
2. Do you eat pizza?____________________________________________________
3. Do you drink the water?____________________________________________________
4. Do you live in a house?____________________________________________________
5. Do you have a car?____________________________________________________
6. Does Juan study in his bedroom?____________________________________________________
7. Does Juana eat the rice?____________________________________________________
8. Does Hansel live with Gretel?____________________________________________________
9. Do the girls run in the school?____________________________________________________

Asking complex questions

NOTA BUENA The typical pattern for a complex question is INTERROGATIVE + VERB + SUBJECT.

¡Juguémonos a un juego! (Let’s play a game!) You’re given the answer first; match it with the appropriate question.

Traducción de repaso (Translation review)

1. When do you study? I study before the party.
2. When do you eat? I eat after the class.
3. When do you read? I read during the afternoon.
4. Why do you live with Fido? I live with Fido because I like the dog.
5. Why do you speak Spanish? I speak Spanish because they don’t understand English(inglés).
6. Why do you receive ten gifts? I receive the gifts because tomorrow is my birthday.