Q UASIMODO : We need someone. Necesitamos a alguien. We don’t need anyone. No necesitamos a nadie.

R EVIEW OF I NDEFINITE & NEGATIVE WORDS

S OMETHING /N OTHING I want something. Yo quiero algo. I don’t want anything. No quiero nada. I want nothing. No quiero nada. Is there something on the desk? ¿Hay algo en el escritorio? There isn’t anything on the desk. No hay nada en el escritorio. NOTE: Since this works as a NOUN in the sentence you don’t need to worry about matching gender/number to anything.

S OME / NONE There are some books. Hay algunos libros. There aren’t any books. No hay ningunos libros. I don’t see any pencils. No veo ningunos lápices. I don’t see any (pencils). No veo ningunos. We want some homework. Queremos alguna tarea. We don’t want some homework. No queremos ninguna tarea. NOTE: Since this works as a ADJECTIVE or (sometimes) as a PRONOUN you need to match gender/number to anything.

S OMEONE / NO ONE They call (llamar) someone. Ellos llaman a alguien. They don’t call anyone. Ellos no llaman a nadie. NOTE: Since this works as a NOUN in the sentence you don’t need to worry about matching gender/number to anything.

EITHER OR / NEITHER NOR … I want either apples or bananas. Quiero o manzanas o bananas. I want neither apples nor bananas. No quiero ni manzanas ni bananas. Marco is going to eat either the hamburger or the steak. Marco va a comer o la hamburguesa o el bistec. Marco isn’t going to eat the hamburger or the steak. Marco no va a comer ni la hamburguesa ni el bistec.

A LWAYS / NEVER We always talk after class. Siempre hablamos después de la clase. We never talk after class. Nunca hablamos después de la clase. No hablamos nunca después de la clase. They always eat bread. Ellos siempre comen pan. They never eat bread. Ellos nunca comen pan. Ellos no comen pan nunca. NOTE: Since this works as a ADVERB in the sentence you don’t need to worry about matching gender/number to anything.

A LSO / NEITHER I like books, too! ¡Me gustan los libros también! También me gustan los libros. I don’t like books either No me gustan los libros tampoco. Tampoco me gustan los libros. They are also studying now. Ellos estudian ahora también They aren’t studying now either. Ellos no estudian ahora tampoco. Ellos tampoco estudian ahora. NOTE: Since this works as a ADVERB in the sentence you don’t need to worry about matching gender/number to anything.

T AREA : Come up with an example sentence for each of the indefinite and negative words just like we were doing in class.

S UPERLATIVES :

S UPERLATIVES Format: El/la/los/las + [noun] + más/menos + [adj.] + de

P RÁCTICA : It is the tastiest steak on the menu. Es el bistec más rico del menú. This is the least expensive dish on the menu. Éste es el plato menos caro del menú. They are the tallest girls in the school. Ellas son las chicas más altas de la escuela. We are the nicest students in the school. Somos los estudiantes más amables de la escuela.

NOTE: The noun can be omitted if the person, place, or thing referred to is clear. Examples: Recomiendo el bistec. Es el más sabroso del menú. Javier es el más rico del mundo.

I RREGULAR S UPERLATIVES : Bueno/a (good)El/la mejor (the best) Malo/a (bad)El/la peor (the worst) Grande (big)El/la mayor (the biggest -age) Pequeño (small) El/la menor (the smallest – age) Joven (young)El/la menor (the youngest) Viejo/a (old)El/la mayor (the eldest)

E JEMPLOS : Kyle es el mayor de la familia. Kyle is the eldest in the family. Es el peor equipo del país. It is the worst team in the country. Ella es la mejor camerera del restaurante. She is the best waitress in the restaurant.

P RÁCTICA : She is the oldest in the family. Ella es la mayor de la familia. They are the worst players on the team. Ellos son los peores jugadores del equipo. The girl is the smallest (youngest) in the family. Ella es la menor de la familia.

A BSOLUTE SUPERLATIVES : This is like extremely, super, or very in English. For most adverbs/adjectives you form this by dropping the final vowel (if there is one) and adding - ísimo/a(s) Examples: El bistic está malísimo. Mi amigo es buenísma. Mis hermanos comen muchísimo.

P RÁCTICA : Do the practice at the bottom of the sheet.