Los números ordinales (first, second, third…)

Los números ordinales  1—primero*  2—segundo  3—tercero*  4—cuarto  5—quinto  6—sexto  7—séptimo  8—octavo  9—noveno  10—décimo

How to use them as adjectives  In front of a singular, masculine noun, you drop the last ‘O’ from primero and tercero (and all adjectives).  primer periódo  tercer piso  buen día  In front of feminine nouns and plurals, primero, tercero and all other numbers/adjectives take the appropriate form.  primera vez  tercera hora  buenos días

Cuánto tiempo hace…

Para hacer la pregunta…  To say how long something has been happening…  ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que Juan es miembro del club de español?  Hace 5 años que es miembro del club  Hace + # + time frame + que + conjugated verb

 You are going to use a PRESENT TENSE verb to express that the action started in the past and continues today…  ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que estudias historia? Can translate as: How long have you studied history?  OR: How long have you been studying history?  (When you translate it to Spanish, be careful not to directly translate the word “been” unless you need to use the verb SER or ESTAR.)

Escribe en tu papel… 1) ¿ Cuánto tiempo hace que _____________ (she has been teaching algebra)?

2) How long have you known the word?

3) How long have you been a member of the science club?

 4) How long have you been explaining the right answers?

Para responder:  The verb “hacer” can be used in a number of ways to indicate the length of time an action has been taking place. The first way uses the formula: Hace + tiempo + que + verbo

Hace un año que estudio español. I have been studying Spanish for one year. Hace dos segundos que ellas estudian inglés. They have been studying English for two seconds.

 To make this type of expression negative, just add the word "no" before the verb, as in the following formula:  Hace + tiempo + que + no + present tense form of the verb  Hace un año que no estudio español. I haven't studied Spanish for a year.  Hace dos segundos que ellas no estudian inglés. They haven't studied English for two seconds.

¡Práctica!  5) I have studied German for two weeks.

 6) We have been translating for 30 minutes.

 7) I have been giving a speech to the class for 99 days.

 8) He has been getting bad grades for 8 months.

Hagan preguntas/respuestas con estas palabras:  Contestar  Conversar  Dar un discurso  Enseñar  Entregar  Explicar  Pedir ayuda  Reprobar  Estudiar

Quick write  Work with one or two people to write a creative (preferably funny) conversation using your latest vocab lists.  Must have at least 50 vocab words/phrases (25ish from each of the two lists)  Must include “hace que” in a question form AND sentence/answer form.  All vocab words must be underlined  More or less equal lines for everybody  Everyone has to take turns writing, no matter how “nice” (or not) the handwriting  DO NOT THINK IN ENGLISH! Write straight in Spanish to avoid untranslatable words/phrases.  Do not spend a lot of time deciding characters and such! Can be about anything school related  Due at the end of class FRIDAY.