Now that you have worked through a lot of material that includes these basic patterns, and you have compared grammatically correct and incorrect sentences, write down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a sentence grammatically correct or not. For example, you might write something like: "verbs always match nouns in number, and they usually come before the noun." In other words, make your best guess for the grammar rule that makes sense out of the pattern(s) you see in the phrases you have been working with. Review if you need to, and you might briefly check your hunches against the sentences you have been working with in this or previous modules. Keep in mind that what you're after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a text book. Now check your hunch with the explanation of this principle in the following pattern.

Present tense review review present tense conjugations of regular -ar verbs. complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb given in parentheses. it may also to review the tutorial, earning and saving. type the correct answer in each box. spell all words correctly. example: yo ahorro mi dinero. (ahorrar - to save) ella dinero. (ahorrar - to save) nosotros dinero en el supermercado. (gastar - to spend) ¿tú ? (trabajar - to work) ellos en el restaurante. (trabajar - to work) yo 100€ del cajero automático. (sacar - to take out)

Mi hermano espera que el tren a tiempo. a. llegas b. llega c. llegue d. llegues

Choose the correct pronoun that completes the sentence. tú das los regalos a ellos. a me b te c le d les question 3 choose the appropriate ending for the sentence. ella te da muchos regalos a a mí b a ti c a ella d a ellos question 4 choose the correct pronoun that completes the sentence. los niños dan las flores a mí. a te b me c le d les question 5 choose the appropriate verb that completes the sentence. nosotros el dinero de mi abuela. a recibe b reciben c recibimos d recibo question 6 choose the correct pronoun that completes the sentence. el chico da las flores a su amiga. a le b te c les d nos question 7 choose the appropriate ending for the sentence. mi hermana les da los papeles a al profesor b del profesor c a los profesores d de los profesores question 8 choose the appropriate ending for the sentence. los niños le dan las flores a a ellos b a mí c a la mamá d a nosotros question 9 choose the appropriate verb that completes the sentence. nosotros los regalos en diciembre. a recibimos b recibís c recibe d reciben question 10 (1 point) choose the appropriate verb that completes the sentence. la escuela mucha tarea a nosotros. a nos dan b nos da c nos damos d nos doy