Madrigals Magic Key to Spanish (25 page)

la vacilación	vacilé	vacuó	vacillated
la variación	varié	varió	varied
la ventilación	ventilé	ventiló	ventilated
la vibración	vibré	vibró	vibrated

Now that you know the technique of changing “ación” nouns into verbs you are ready to begin working with speed. You can get the most advantage out of these verbs if you learn to form them in the flick of an eyelash.

The best way to learn to change these nouns into verbs quickly is to look at the noun, remove “ación,” and add the letter “é” in one quick mental process. Do not read the noun aloud. Just look at it, change it as quickly as you can, and repeat the verb aloud. As you read the list of nouns, change each into a verb as quickly as you can. You will find that by the time you have reached the end of the list you can change a noun into a verb in a split second.

Cover the right-hand column and translate the expressions on the left.

1. Did you vote?	¿ Votó usted?
2. Did you continue?	¿ Continuó usted?
3. Did you co-operate?	¿ Cooperó usted?
4. Did you exaggerate?	¿ Exageró usted?
5. Did you exclaim?	¿ Exclamó usted?
6. Did you participate?	¿ Participó usted?
7. Did you protest?	¿ Protestó usted?
8. Did you recite?	¿ Recitó usted?
9. Did you go in?	¿ Entró usted?
10. Did Robert vote?	¿ Votó Roberto?
11. Did Robert co-operate?	¿ Cooperó Roberto?
12. Did Robert protest?	¿ Protestó Roberto?
13. Did Mary recite?	¿ Recitó María?
14. Did Mary go in?	¿ Entró María?