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At school: -er and -ir verbs 1st person singular preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use -er/-ir verbs to talk about what I did and do at school.
I can use accents correctly on words whose final syllable is stressed.
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- Year 8
At school: -er and -ir verbs 1st person singular preterite
Learning outcomes
I can use -er/-ir verbs to talk about what I did and do at school.
I can use accents correctly on words whose final syllable is stressed.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- If the final syllable is stressed and the word ends in a vowel or 'n' or 's' there is an accent on the final vowel.
- The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in preterite ends in -í, e.g. 'describí'.
- The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in present ends in -o, e.g.' describo'.
Keywords
Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Present - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Common misconception
-er and -ir verbs have different endings in the preterite.
-er and -ir verbs share the same endings in the preterite. The 'I' form of both -er and -ir verbs is -í.
The teacher might prefer to do Task A1 as a class activity.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English and Spanish.
Match the English and Spanish.
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Q3.Order the pronouns: I, you, he, she, we, they.
Order the pronouns: I, you, he, she, we, they.
Q4.'I do my homework before sleeping.' Choose the correct translation.
'I do my homework before sleeping.' Choose the correct translation.
Hago mis deberes después de dormir.
Haces mis deberes antes de dormir.
Haces mis deberes después de dormir.
Hacer mis deberes antes de dormir.
Q5.' las respuestas después de dar mi actividad al profesor.' Choose the correct verb.
' las respuestas después de dar mi actividad al profesor.' Choose the correct verb.
Cené
Hablé
Ayudé
Trabajé
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I learned'.
Write in Spanish: 'I learned'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.If the final syllable of a word is stressed and the word ends in , there is an accent on the final vowel.
If the final syllable of a word is stressed and the word ends in , there is an accent on the final vowel.
n or s
a consonant other than n or s
a vowel
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the English and Spanish.
Match the English and Spanish.
Q4.Which verb means 'I choose?'
Which verb means 'I choose?'
elegir
elegí
Q5.Write in English: 'Describí el libro'.
Write in English: 'Describí el libro'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I shared the answers.'
Write in Spanish: 'I shared the answers.'
