Year 10 Spanish Review

mí (me)
ti (you, sing.)
él (him)
ella (her)
nosotros/as (us)
vosotros/as (you, pl.)
ellos/ellas (them)
Note that con (with) has irregular forms:
conmigo = with me contigo = with you

These pronouns are used to replace a noun after prepositions such as para (for), con (with), sin (without), de (of, about, from), and prepositions of place such as delante de (in front of), detrás de (behind) and al lado de (next to).

Adela habla mucho de mí. = Adela talks a lot about me.

-o > -u stem change
dormí dormiste durmió
dormimos dormisteis durmieron

-y stem change
leí leíste leyó
leímos leísteis leyeron

There are some verbs that have a spelling change in the 'he/she' and the 'they' forms of the preterite tense.
-e > -i stem change
preferí preferiste prefirió
preferimos preferisteis prefirieron

Grande is shortened to gran when placed before a masculine or feminine noun, and means 'great', e.g. una gran fiesta.

Some adjectives can be placed before a noun. When placed before a masculine noun, they have a shorted form.
bueno > buen
malo > mal
primero > primer
tercero > tercer
alguno > algún
ninguno > ningún

al.... = on/upon... al llegar = on arriving
antes de... = before... antes de ir = before going
después de... = after... después de comer = after eating

¿De qué hablas? What are you talking about?
¿De quién es ese libro? Whose is that book?
¿Con quién fuiste? Who did you go with?
¿A quién viste? Who did you see?
¿Para qué es eso? What is that for?
¿En qué consiste? What does it consist of?

The verbs seguir and continuar must be followed with the present participle of a verb to express the idea of 'to continue/keep on doing something'.
Seguimos practicando los bailes tradicionales. = We keep on practising traditional dances.
Es importante continuar respetando otras culturas. = It is important to continue respecting other cultures.