Migration: -er and -ir verbs 1st and 3rd person (present)
I can use -er and -ir verbs with subject pronouns to describe a Cuban family in the USA.
- Year 9
Migration: -er and -ir verbs 1st and 3rd person (present)
I can use -er and -ir verbs with subject pronouns to describe a Cuban family in the USA.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- For present-tense -ir verbs, the verb ending -imos refers to ‘we’.
- For present-tense -er verbs the verb ending -emos refers to ‘we’.
- For both -er and -ir verbs, the verb ending -en refers to ‘they’.
- ‘Sentir’ and ‘oír’ are stem-changing verbs.
- Subject pronouns add emphasis or appear in comparisons.
Keywords
Stem-changing verb - verb that has a spelling change in the stem
Subject pronoun - type of pronoun that acts as the subject of a sentence; an example in English is ‘we’
1st person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'we'
Common misconception
-er and -ir verbs have the same verb ending in the 1st person plural, present tense.
-er and -ir verbs have different endings in the 1st person plural, present tense. For -er verbs, it is -emos and for -ir verbs, it is -imos.
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Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which verb is in a plural form?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
