pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'

a word that communicates actions or states

a form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

the form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people

B1 - 1 bailar

B1 - 2 escucha

B1 - 3 hablar

B1 - 4 llega

B1 - 5 comprar

B1 - 6 compra

C1 - 1 Habla con una amiga en La Habana.

C1 - 2 Compra una casa en Caracas.

C1 - 3 Escucha música en Estocolmo.

C1 - 4 Llega tarde en Los Llanos

C1 - 5 Olvida un libro en Oslo.

C1 - 6 Compra un barco en California.

A big adventure: -ar verbs 3rd person singular

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Homework disaster: -ar infinitives and 3rd person singular

Conversation with a friend: -ar verbs 1st and 3rd person singular

A school play: -ar verbs 2nd person singular, information questions

This unit introduces infinitive and singular forms of prototypical and top 25 regular -ar verbs, in the context of talking about what people do. Key sounds learnt are cue, cua, cui and ce and ci.

Activities: singular -AR verbs in the present tense

What is 'to arrive, arriving' in Spanish? lleg ...

True or false? Infinitive verbs link specific people to actions.

What is 'she dances' in Spanish? bail ...

True or false? The only translation of 'compra' is 'she buys'.

Baila es importante y Andeep baila salsa.

Bailar es importante y Andeep bailar salsa.

Bailar es importante y Andeep baila salsa.

Baila es importante y Andeep bailar salsa.

What is the correct translation of 'dancing is important and Andeep dances salsa'?

to be, being (for location, moods and states)

True or false? Spanish infinitive verbs often end in -ar.

Complete the sentence with an appropriate infinitive: '__________ música es importante'.

A big adventure: -ar verbs 3rd person singular

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