10.3 Constructions With Se

True or False: In Spanish, verbs that are not reflexive can be used with se to form impersonal constructions.

True or False: Se can also be used to form constructions in which the person performing the action is not expressed or is de-emphasized.

"Spanish is spoken in Costa Rica."

"They need medicine right away."

With impersonal constructions with se, the third person singular verb form is used with _______ nouns and the third person plural form is used with _____ nouns.

"It sells clothing"

"They sell shirts"

True or False: You often see the impersonal se in signs, advertisements, and directions.

True or False: Se also describes accidental or unplanned events. In this construction, the person who performs the action is de-emphasized, implying that the accident or unplanned event is not his or her direct responsibility.

"I left behind the recipe."

"You dropped the cup."

"He damaged the radio"

"We broke the bottles"

"Y'all forgot the pills." (vosotros for d.o.)

"Their lost the keys."

Completa las oraciones con se impersonal y los verbos en presente: __ ______ (enseñar) cinco lenguas en esta universidad.

Completa las oraciones con se impersonal y los verbos en presente: __ _____ (comer) muy bien en Las Delicias.

Completa las oraciones con se impersonal y los verbos en presente: __ _____ (vender) muchas camisetas allí

Completa las oraciones con se impersonal y los verbos en presente: __ _____ (servir) platos exquisitos cada noche.

Completa las oraciones con se y los verbos en pretérito: (I broke) las gafas.

Completa las oraciones con se y los verbos en pretérito: (You [fam., sing.] dropped) las pastillas.

Completa las oraciones con se y los verbos en pretérito: (They lost) la receta.

Completa las oraciones con se y los verbos en pretérito: (You [form., sing.] left) aquí la radiografia.