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¡Con brío!
Second Edition
Grammar Handbook
By Donna Shelton
Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

¡Con brío! Second Edition
María Concepción Lucas Murillo
Laila M. Dawson
Grammar Handbook
Table of Contents
Guide to Using the Grammar Handbook
The ¡Con brío! Grammar Handbook, written by Donna Shelton in collaboration with the book
authors, provides instructors and students with a variety of contextualized, discrete-point
exercises to supplement the more open-ended and communicative activities found in the
textbook itself. The handbook presents an abbreviated grammar explanation, additional
examples, and at least one exercise for every ¡Manos a la obra! grammatical concept in the
book. Page number references direct the student to the appropriate sections of ¡Con brío! for the
full explanation. The handbook also offers additional examples and exercises for many of the
concepts presented in the …y algo más thumbtack boxes in each chapter.
Instructors have several options for utilizing the Grammar Handbook. They could choose to
assign the activities in the Grammar Handbook as preparation for lessons in which the students
will complete the communicative tasks of the chapter, or they could use the handbook activities
in class after presenting a new concept and before beginning the communicative tasks.
Instructors could also use the handbook’s exercises as structured practice for students who need
extra assistance with a particular grammar point.
In addition to the exercises that practice concepts presented in ¡Con brío!, the Grammar
Handbook also includes a number of Expansión sections. They provide complete explanations
and examples of concepts that are not fully developed or not covered in the textbook for
instructors who would like to incorporate additional grammatical concepts into their courses.
Each of these sections also offers at least one contextualized, controlled practice activity. The
Expansión sections are related to concepts that are presented in ¡Con brío!, and they follow the
handbook exercises related to those concepts. For example, in Capítulo 4 an Expansión section
on verbs such as fascinar and interesar follows the exercises on the verbs gustar and encantar.
In Capítulo 11, Expansión sections on the future of probability and the future perfect follow the
practice exercises dealing with the future tense.
An Answer Key for each chapter of the Grammar Handbook is also available on WileyPLUS.
Using the Table of Contents
This Table of Contents for the ¡Con brío! Grammar Handbook aligns the grammatical concepts
of each textbook chapter with the corresponding sections of the handbook, and it lists the
activities available for each section by number. The ¡Manos a la obra! sections are identified by
number, page number, and the name of the grammatical concept. The …y algo más concepts are
indicated by page number. In some Escenas of the textbook a ¡Manos a la obra! concept is
followed by a closely related …y algo más thumbtack box: the Grammar Handbook combines
the two into one ¡Manos a la obra! section, with page number references to both. The
Expansión sections are listed with the title describing the grammar concept presented.
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Capítulo 1: Primeros pasos

Textbook Section Grammar Handbook Section Handbook Activity
¡Manos a la obra! 1, p. 7 ¡Manos a la obra! 1, 2, 3

Ser (to be) + de + place of origin
¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad?, p. 9 ¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad? 4
¡Manos a la obra! 2, p. 11 ¡Manos a la obra! 5
Adjectives, an introduction
…y algo más, p. 13 …y algo más 6
Answering yes/no questions
Expansión 7
Word order in yes/no questions
…y algo más, p. 14 …y algo más 8
Numbers 0 to 59
…y algo más, p. 21 …y algo más 9, 10
Days of the week

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Capítulo 1: Primeros pasos
Recuerda…
¡Manos a la obra!
Ser (to be) + de + place of origin See p. 7 of your textbook
The chart in your textbook presents subject pronouns and the verb ser. In this
section you will use ser to say where people are from.
Spanish uses two different words to express you, singular: tú is generally used
when the relationship is informal (first-name basis); usted is used when the
relationship is more distant (last-name basis).
Señor Abarca, ¿es usted de Panamá? Mr. Abarca, are you from Panama?
Elena, tú eres de Venezuela, ¿no? Elena, you are from Venezuela, right?
Because Spanish verb forms almost always indicate the subject of a sentence,
subject pronouns are usually omitted.
Somos de Albuquerque. We are from Albuquerque.
Soy de San Diego. I am from San Diego.
Subject pronouns are used, however, to clarify or contrast.

Ellos son de Chile, pero yo soy de Perú. They are from Chile, but I am from Peru.
Ella es de Cuba y él es de España. She is from Cuba and he is from Spain.
1. ¿Tú o usted? You are taking a day-long tour of the Mexican archaeological site of
Teotihuacán with a group of tourists from all over the world. Some are your friends, but others
you have only met today. How do you address them? Choose between tú and usted. Follow the
model.
Modelo la señora Anderson → usted
1. Manuel, un amigo de la universidad → _______________________

2. el doctor Rioseco → _______________________
3. la profesora Chang → _______________________
4. Claire, una compañera de clase → _______________________

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5. Juanito, un adolescente → _______________________

6. el señor Lombardi → _______________________
2. Una conversación en el restaurante. During your lunch break you talk to Sofía, a fellow
student, about some of the other tour participants. Substitute the appropriate subject pronouns for
the underlined phrases in Sofía’s statements. Follow the model.
Modelo Sofía: Claire y Elise son de París.
Sofía: Ellas son de París.
1. Sofía: La profesora Chang y el señor Song son de Shanghái.

Sofía: ___________________________________________________________________
2. Sofía: Mario es estudiante.
Sofía: ___________________________________________________________________
3. Sofía: Angélica es de Houston.
Sofía: ___________________________________________________________________
4. Sofía: Carlos y yo somos amigos.
Sofía: ___________________________________________________________________
5. Sofía: El señor Lombardi y el señor Katsumoto son profesores.
Sofía: ___________________________________________________________________
6. Sofía: Rebeca y yo somos de Denver.
Sofía: ___________________________________________________________________
3. ¿De dónde son? By the end of the tour you have learned where each of the participants is
from. Complete the following description with the correct form of the verb ser and the
preposition de. Follow the model.
Modelo Claire / Francia
Claire es de Francia.
1. La profesora Chang / China
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Juanito y Manuel / Ecuador
_________________________________________________________________________
3. La señora Anderson y yo / Estados Unidos
_________________________________________________________________________

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4. El señor Lombardi / Italia

_________________________________________________________________________
5. Tú / Japón
_________________________________________________________________________
6. El doctor Rioseco y la señora Rioseco / España
_________________________________________________________________________
¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad? See p. 9 of your textbook

See the inside front and back covers of your textbook for listings of countries and
nationalities.
Many nationalities have two forms: those ending in –o refer to a male, and those
ending in –a, to a female.
Hernán es salvadoreño. Hernán is Salvadoran.
María Luz es salvadoreña también. María Luz is Salvadoran also.
The nationalities that end in –e have only one form, used for both males and
females.
Teresa es nicaragüense. Teresa is Nicaraguan.
Pablo no es nicaragüense. Pablo is not Nicaraguan.
Nationalities that end in a consonant add –a to indicate a female. Notice that the
accent is dropped in the feminine form.
Pierre es francés. Pierre is French.
Marie es francesa. Marie is French.
4. Un examen de cultura. Federico is studying for a test over Hispanic culture, and he’s having
trouble remembering where the important writers and artists are from. Help him by providing the
correct information. Follow the model.
Modelo Federico: ¿De dónde es Diego Rivera? ¿Es argentino?

Tú: No, es de México. Es mexicano.
Federico: ¿De dónde es Frida Kahlo? ¿Es venezolana?
Tú: No, es de México. Es (1)________________________________ .

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Federico: ¿Y Wifredo Lam? ¿Es puertorriqueño?
Tú: No, es de Cuba. Es (2)______________________________ .
Federico: ¿De dónde es Gabriel García Márquez? ¿Es de Colombia?
Tú: Sí, es (3)____________________________ .
Federico: ¿De dónde es Gabriela Mistral? ¿Es peruana?
Tú: No, es de Chile. Es (4)_____________________________ .
Federico: ¿Y Sandra Cisneros? ¿Es de Estados Unidos?
Tú: Sí, es (5)_____________________________ .
Federico: ¿De dónde es Miguel Ángel Asturias? ¿Es hondureño?
Tú: No, es de Guatemala. Es (6)______________________________ .
Recuerda…
¡Manos a la obra!
Adjectives, an introduction See p. 11 of your textbook
All these adjectives are cognates.
Most adjectives have a masculine form (ending in –o), used when describing a
masculine noun, and a feminine form (ending in –a), used when describing a
feminine noun.
Alberto es extrovertido. Alberto is extroverted.
Chavela es introvertida. Chavela is introverted.
Adjectives that end in –e, -ista, or most consonants do not change in form when
describing a female.
La señorita Salas es inteligente. Miss Salas is intelligent.
La profesora Alvarado es optimista. Professor Alvarado is optimistic.
Natalia es muy sentimental. Natalia is very sentimental.
To describe more than one person, adjectives are made plural by adding –s to
those that end in a vowel and –es to those that end in a consonant.
Cristina y Elena son cómicas. Cristina and Elena are funny.
Juan y Ernesto son puntuales. Juan and Ernesto are punctual.

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5. La red social. All of Lucía’s friends took a quiz on their social network that revealed their
personality traits. Lucía disagrees with the results. Complete her reactions with the adjectives in
the correct form. Follow the model.
Modelo Gladys no es modesta, pero Isabel y Sonia son modestas.
1. Rafael no es introvertido, pero Elena es _________________________________________ .
2. Silvia y Mónica no son pacientes, pero Gladys es _________________________________ .
3. Sonia es impulsiva, pero Rafael y Roberto no son _________________________________ .
4. Roberto no es organizado, pero Isabel y Silvia son _________________________________ .
5. Elena es optimista, pero Rafael y Mónica no son __________________________________ .
6. Roberto y Sonia no son sentimentales, pero Silvia es _______________________________ .
…y algo más
Answering yes/no questions See p. 13 of your textbook
To answer a yes/no question affirmatively, sí (yes) is used before the statement.

¿Eres atlético? Sí, soy atlético. Are you athletic? Yes, I am athletic.
¿Es él paciente? Sí, es paciente. Is he patient? Yes, he is patient.
To answer a yes/no question negatively, no is used before the statement and also
before the verb.
¿Son ellos flexibles? No, no son flexibles. Are they flexible? No, they are not
flexible.
¿Es ambiciosa? No, no es ambiciosa. Is she ambitious? No, she is not
ambitious.
To make a statement negative, no is used before the verb.

Gilberto no es arrogante. Gilberto is not arrogant.
Julia no es muy responsable. Julia is not very responsible.
6. El profesor de biología. Alejandro is thinking about taking a course from a new biology
professor, but he is not sure. Answer Alejandro’s questions using the information in parentheses
as a guide. Follow the model.

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Modelo ¿Es puntual? (Sí)

Sí, es puntual.
1. ¿Se llama Eduardo Espinosa? (Sí)
__________________________________________________________________________
2. ¿Es de Chile? (No)
__________________________________________________________________________
3. ¿Es argentino? (Sí)
__________________________________________________________________________
4. ¿Es organizado? (Sí)
__________________________________________________________________________
5. ¿Es cómico? (No)
__________________________________________________________________________
6. ¿Es flexible? (No)
__________________________________________________________________________

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Expansión
Word order in yes/no questions
To ask a yes/no question, you have two options.
The first is simply to use a rising intonation when asking the question, with
questions marks in the written form.
¿Ella es de Colorado? (rising intonation) Is she from Colorado?
¿Jorge es panameño? (rising intonation) Is Jorge Panamanian?
The second option is to invert the word order and start the question with the verb.
If the subject is shorter than any remaining information, place the subject
immediately after the verb. When a pronoun is the subject, it is placed immediately
after the verb.
¿verb + shorter subject + remainder?
¿Es Ud. chileno? Are you Chilean?
¿Es Ana de Colombia? Is Ana from Colombia?
¿Es Miguel inteligente y dinámico? Is Miguel intelligent and dynamic?
If the subject is longer than any remaining information in the question, place the
subject at the end of the question.
¿verb + remainder + longer subject?
¿Es paciente la profesora Ortiz? Is Professor Ortiz patient?
¿Son creativos Carmen y Tomás? Are Carmen and Tomás creative?
7. Los estudiantes de biología. Alejandro enrolled in the biology course, but now he’s curious
about his fellow students. What yes/no questions did Alejandro ask to get these answers?
Following the model, write out his questions.
Modelo Sí, Gladys es de Ecuador.
¿Es Gladys de Ecuador?
1. Sí, soy de Puerto Rico.
__________________________________________________________________________
2. No, Adela no es extrovertida. Es un poco introvertida.
__________________________________________________________________________
3. No, Carolina y Patricia no son cubanas. Son dominicanas.
__________________________________________________________________________

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4. Sí, Noemí y Lorenzo son de Uruguay.

__________________________________________________________________________
5. No, Esteban no es egoísta e irresponsable. Es muy generoso y responsable.
__________________________________________________________________________
6. Sí, Marta y yo somos venezolanas. Somos de Caracas.
__________________________________________________________________________
…y algo más
Numbers 0 to 59 See p. 14 of your textbook
Uno shortens to un before a masculine noun and becomes una before a feminine
noun.
1 televisor un televisor 1 alumna una alumna
1 mochila una mochila 1 alumno un alumno
Likewise, veintiuno shortens to veintiún before a masculine noun and becomes

veintiuna before a feminine noun. The same changes take place with treinta y uno,
cuarenta y uno, and so on.
21 computadoras veintiuna computadoras
31 hombres treinta y un hombres
41 mujeres cuarenta y una mujeres
8. En el laboratorio. Professor Navarro’s class went to the computer lab this morning to work
on a project. Write out the number of items and people in the lab. Follow the model.
Modelo 31 alumnos
treinta y un alumnos
1. 1 profesora _________________________________________________________
2. 25 cuadernos _________________________________________________________
3. 41 computadoras _________________________________________________________
4. 51 bolígrafos _________________________________________________________
5. 34 libros _________________________________________________________

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6. 21 mochilas _________________________________________________________
…y algo más
Days of the week See p. 21 of your textbook
El lunes means on Monday; el martes means on Tuesday, and so on.
Los lunes means on Mondays, every Monday; los martes means on Tuesdays,
every Tuesday, and so on.
El partido de tenis es el sábado. The tennis game is on Saturday.
El jueves hay un programa especial. On Thursday there is a special program.
Los viernes hay partidos de béisbol. On Fridays there are baseball games.
Los conciertos son los domingos. The concerts are every Sunday.
9. Las películas. There’s a Hispanic film series this week. Following the model, tell what day
each film will be shown. Remember that the first day of the week in Spanish-speaking countries
is Monday.
L M M J V S D
Como agua
Diarios de El laberinto El hijo de la
Volver para El abuelo Mar adentro
motocicleta del fauno novia
chocolate
Modelo El abuelo, de la novela de Benito Pérez Galdós, es el sábado.
1. Mar adentro, con Javier Bardem, es _____________________________ .
2. Como agua para chocolate, una película mexicana, es _____________________________ .
3. El laberinto del fauno, de Guillermo del Toro, es _____________________________ .
4. Diarios de motocicleta, con Gael García Bernal, es _____________________________ .
5. El hijo de la novia, una película argentina, es _____________________________ .
6. Volver, con Penélope Cruz, es ____________________________ .
10. Los deportes1. Soledad and her boyfriend Fernando are very athletic and play a variety of
sports as often as they can. Based on the calendar below, indicate the days they have games in
each sport this month. Follow the model.

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L M M J V S D
2 3 4
Golf Fútbol Sófbol Vólibol Tenis Béisbol
Hockey Golf Fútbol Sófbol Vólibol Tenis Béisbol
Hockey Golf Fútbol
Modelo Hay partidos de hockey los lunes.
1. Hay partidos de tenis ______________________________________ .
2. Hay partidos de fútbol _____________________________________ .
3. _____________________________________ hay partidos de vólibol.
4. Hay partidos de golf _______________________________________ .
5. _____________________________________ hay partidos de béisbol.
6. Hay partidos de sófbol _____________________________________ .

1
sports, 2soccer, 3softball, 4volleyball

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Capítulo 1: clave de respuestas
1. ¿Tú o usted? You are taking a day-long tour of the Mexican archaeological site of
Teotihuacán with a group of tourists from all over the world. Some are your friends, but others
you have only met today. How do you address them? Choose between tú and usted. Follow the
model.
1. tú
2. usted
3. usted
4. tú
5. tú
6. usted
2. Una conversación en el restaurante. During your lunch break you talk to Sofía, a fellow
student, about some of the other tour participants. Substitute the appropriate subject pronouns for
the underlined phrases in Sofía’s statements. Follow the model.
1. Ellos son de Shanghái.
2. Él es estudiante.
3. Ella es de Houston.
4. Nosotros somos amigos.
5. Ellos son profesores.
6. Nosotras somos de Denver.
3. ¿De dónde son? By the end of the tour you have learned where each of the participants is
from. Complete the following description with the correct form of the verb ser and the
preposition de. Follow the model.
1. La profesora Chang es de China.
2. Juanito y Manuel son de Ecuador.
3. La señora Anderson y yo somos de Estados Unidos.
4. El señor Lombardi es de Italia.
5. Tú eres de Japón.
6. El doctor Rioseco y la señora Rioseco son de España.

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4. Un examen de cultura. Federico is studying for a test over Hispanic culture, and he’s having
trouble remembering where the important writers and artists are from. Help him by providing the
correct information. Follow the model.
1. mexicana
2. cubano
3. colombiano
4. chilena
5. estadounidense
6. guatemalteco
5. La red social. All of Lucía’s friends took a quiz on their social network that revealed their
personality traits. Lucía disagrees with the results. Complete her reactions with the adjectives in
the correct form. Follow the model.
1. introvertida
2. paciente
3. impulsivos
4. organizadas
5. optimistas
6. sentimental
6. El profesor de biología. Alejandro is thinking about taking a course from a new biology
professor, but he is not sure. Answer Alejandro’s questions using the information in parentheses
as a guide. Follow the model.
1. Sí, se llama Eduardo Espinosa.
2. No, no es de Chile.
3. Sí, es argentino.
4. Sí, es organizado.
5. No, no es cómico.
6. No, no es flexible.
7. Los estudiantes de biología. Alejandro enrolled in the biology course, but now he’s curious
about his fellow students. What yes/no questions did Alejandro ask to get these answers?
Following the model, write out his questions.
1. ¿Eres (tú) de Puerto Rico?
2. ¿Es Adela extrovertida?
3. ¿Son cubanas Carolina y Patricia?

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4. ¿Son de Uruguay Noemí y Lorenzo?

5. ¿Es Esteban egoísta e irresponsable?
6. ¿Son (Uds./ Marta y tú) venezolanas?
8. En el laboratorio. Professor Navarro’s class went to the computer lab this morning to work
on a project. Write out the number of items and people in the lab. Follow the model.
1. una profesora
2. veinticinco cuadernos
3. cuarenta y una computadoras
4. cincuenta y un bolígrafos
5. treinta y cuatro libros
6. veintiuna mochilas
9. Las películas. There’s a Hispanic film series this week. Following the model, tell what day
each film will be shown. Remember that the first day of the week in Spanish-speaking countries
is Monday.
1. el domingo
2. el jueves
3. el martes
4. el lunes
5. el viernes
6. el miércoles
10. Los deportes. Soledad and her boyfriend Fernando are very athletic and play a variety of
sports as often as they can. Based on the calendar below, indicate the days they have games in
each sport this month. Follow the model.
1. los sábados
2. los miércoles
3. Los viernes
4. los martes
5. Los domingos
6. los jueves

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Capítulo 1: Primeros pasos

¡Manos a la obra! 1, p. 7 ¡Manos a la obra! 1, 2, 3

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Subject pronouns are used, however, to clarify or contrast.

1. Manuel, un amigo de la universidad → _______________________

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5. Juanito, un adolescente → _______________________

1. Sofía: La profesora Chang y el señor Song son de Shanghái.

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4. El señor Lombardi / Italia

¿Cuál es tu nacionalidad? See p. 9 of your textbook

Modelo Federico: ¿De dónde es Diego Rivera? ¿Es argentino?

Tú: No, es de México. Es (1)________________________________ .

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Federico: ¿Y Wifredo Lam? ¿Es puertorriqueño?

Tú: No, es de Cuba. Es (2)______________________________ .

Federico: ¿De dónde es Gabriel García Márquez? ¿Es de Colombia?

Tú: Sí, es (3)____________________________ .

Federico: ¿De dónde es Gabriela Mistral? ¿Es peruana?

Tú: No, es de Chile. Es (4)_____________________________ .

Federico: ¿Y Sandra Cisneros? ¿Es de Estados Unidos?

Tú: Sí, es (5)_____________________________ .

Federico: ¿De dónde es Miguel Ángel Asturias? ¿Es hondureño?

Tú: No, es de Guatemala. Es (6)______________________________ .

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Modelo Gladys no es modesta, pero Isabel y Sonia son modestas.

1. Rafael no es introvertido, pero Elena es _________________________________________ .

2. Silvia y Mónica no son pacientes, pero Gladys es _________________________________ .

3. Sonia es impulsiva, pero Rafael y Roberto no son _________________________________ .

4. Roberto no es organizado, pero Isabel y Silvia son _________________________________ .

5. Elena es optimista, pero Rafael y Mónica no son __________________________________ .

6. Roberto y Sonia no son sentimentales, pero Silvia es _______________________________ .

To answer a yes/no question affirmatively, sí (yes) is used before the statement.

To make a statement negative, no is used before the verb.

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Modelo ¿Es puntual? (Sí)

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4. Sí, Noemí y Lorenzo son de Uruguay.

Likewise, veintiuno shortens to veintiún before a masculine noun and becomes

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Modelo El abuelo, de la novela de Benito Pérez Galdós, es el sábado.

1. Mar adentro, con Javier Bardem, es _____________________________ .

2. Como agua para chocolate, una película mexicana, es _____________________________ .

3. El laberinto del fauno, de Guillermo del Toro, es _____________________________ .

4. Diarios de motocicleta, con Gael García Bernal, es _____________________________ .

5. El hijo de la novia, una película argentina, es _____________________________ .

6. Volver, con Penélope Cruz, es ____________________________ .

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Hockey Golf Fútbol Sófbol Vólibol Tenis Béisbol

Hockey Golf Fútbol Sófbol Vólibol Tenis Béisbol

Hockey Golf Fútbol Sófbol Vólibol Tenis Béisbol

Hockey Golf Fútbol

Modelo Hay partidos de hockey los lunes.

1. Hay partidos de tenis ______________________________________ .

2. Hay partidos de fútbol _____________________________________ .

3. _____________________________________ hay partidos de vólibol.

4. Hay partidos de golf _______________________________________ .

5. _____________________________________ hay partidos de béisbol.