AP Spanish : Spanish Essentials

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Spanish

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Spanish Essentials

Which of the following cannot be used as a direct object noun in the sentence below? 

 

Which of the following answer choices could NOT be used to correctly complete the following sentence?

Estoy lavando __________

Possible Answers:

mi hermanito

los platos

mi coche

All of the other answer choices are acceptable direct object nouns.

Correct answer:

mi hermanito

Explanation:

The phrase "mi hermanito" (my little brother) cannot be used to complete this sentence because there is no presence of the personal “a.” Direct object nouns that represent people must have “a” inserted directly in front of them.

Example Question #1 : Noun Gender In Spanish

Fill in the blank with the correct answer. 

¿Dónde están __________ fotos?

Possible Answers:

las

el 

los

unos

la

Correct answer:

las

Explanation:

"Foto" is a shortened form of the noun fotografía, which is feminine; therefore, "fotos" is a feminine plural noun and should take "las" as its article. 

Example Question #12 : Ap Spanish Language

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

__________ viajé a España. 

Possible Answers:

El cuatro día

La cuatra día

La cuarta día

El día cuarto

El cuarto día

Correct answer:

El cuarto día

Explanation:

Ordinal numbers in spanish always come before the noun. The noun "día," though it ends in an "a," is masculine. The correct answer is el cuarto día. 

Example Question #13 : Ap Spanish Language

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun

 

 

“A ella no le gustan las fresas. Entonces, ella no __________ va a comer.”

 

 

Possible Answers:

Lo

La

Los

Las

Correct answer:

Las

Explanation:

The blank requires the use of a direct object pronoun. The pronoun must agree in gender and number with the original direct object. In this sentence, “las fresas” is the direct object; therefore, the correct direct object pronoun is “las.”

 

 

Example Question #2 : Pronouns In Spanish

Fill in the blank with the correct answer. 

—"¿Compraste los libros?"

 

—"Si, __________ compré."

Possible Answers:

los

lo

las

ellos

la

Correct answer:

los

Explanation:

The direct object must agree with the noun that it replaces. "Libros" is masculine plural, and the correct direct object in the masculine plural form is "los." 

Example Question #3 : Pronouns In Spanish

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

—¿Quieres leer un libro a Marta?

 

—Ya estoy __________.

 

Possible Answers:

leyéndoselo 

leéndoselo

leyéndolelo

leyéndolose

leyéndosele

Correct answer:

leyéndoselo 

Explanation:

The correct gerund of "leer" is "leyendo." This is due to the double-object pronoun; the indirect "le"-to her and "lo"- it (the book) are next to each other, so the "le" must change to "se." Indirect objects always come before direct objects.

Example Question #1 : Conjunctions In Spanish

Choose the correct future or conditional form of the verb in parenthesis to complete each sentence.

Si pudiera, mañana yo __________ contigo al concierto.  (ir)

Possible Answers:

 vaya

iría

iré

 irá

Correct answer:

iría

Explanation:

The past conditional form a verb, poder in this case, is a good indication that we should continue to use the conditional to complete the sentence.

If I could, I would go with you to the concert.

Example Question #2 : Conjunctions In Spanish

Choose the correct future or conditional form of the verb in parenthesis to complete each sentence.

La semana que viene, ellos __________ que regresar al colegio. (tener) 

Possible Answers:

tendrían

tendrán

tenerán

 tenerían

Correct answer:

tendrán

Explanation:

The time at which the even will take place is clearly indicated by la semana que viene; therefore, we should the future tense.

Example Question #3 : Conjunctions In Spanish

Choose the correct future or conditional form of the verb in parenthesis to complete each sentence.

¿Cuantas clases él __________ que completer si quisiera graduarse? (haber)

Possible Answers:

habría

habrá

habería

haberá 

Correct answer:

habría

Explanation:

The use of si quisiera suggests a hypothetical situation, in which case we use the conditional.

Example Question #4 : Conjunctions In Spanish

Choose the correct future or conditional form of the verb in parenthesis to complete each sentence.

Ya leiste Don Quijote, pero si yo fuera tú, lo __________ otra vez para comprenderlo mejor. (leer)

Possible Answers:

leería

 leerás

 leeré

 leerías

Correct answer:

leería

Explanation:

In this sentence, the term si yo fuera tu (if I were you) indicates what would happen given a particular circumstance. To express this, we use the conditional.

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