Planes para una fiesta: singular present -er/-ir, direct object pronouns
I can use the present tense of -er and -ir verbs and direct object pronouns to talk about what people do at a party.
Planes para una fiesta: singular present -er/-ir, direct object pronouns
I can use the present tense of -er and -ir verbs and direct object pronouns to talk about what people do at a party.
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Key learning points
- Present tense -er/-ir verbs in 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular (-o, -es, -e).
- Verbs that end in –cer or –cir that have a spelling change in the 1st person singular. We add a 'z' before the 'co'.
- Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las) come before the verb.
- Use 'lo' to mean 'him' or 'it' (for masculine objects) and 'la' to mean 'her' or 'it' (for feminine objects).
- Use 'los' to mean 'them' (for masculine objects) and 'las' to mean 'them' (for feminine objects).
Keywords
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Irregular verb - does not follow the regular rules
Object pronoun - replace a noun that is the object of the sentence
Definite articles - are used to identify a specific noun or to refer to a noun that has already been specified
Common misconception
'El' and 'lo' are interchangeable, as 'la' (article) and 'la' (DOP) and 'las' (article) and 'las' (DOP) look exactly the same.
Remember that direct object pronouns (lo, la, los and las) come before a verb. 'El' is the masculine singular form of the definite article 'the'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which one of the following words is an example of an indefinite article?
Q2.Choose the masculine singular form of the indefinite adjective 'some':
Q3.Match the English words with the correct Spanish translation.
tall
to dance, dancing
to go down, get off; going down, getting off
to celebrate, celebrating
shopping
light, in weight
Q4.Which of these adjectives are prenominal adjectives?
Q5.How do you say 's/he talks/speaks?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English words with the correct Spanish translation.
that (masculine, singular)
that (feminine, singular)
to invite, inviting
air
to cheat, cheating
window
Q2.How do you say 'you thank'?
Q3.Which verbs add -z- before the 'co'?
Q4.Direct object pronouns ...
Q5.Match the English object pronoun (it/them) with the correct Spanish translation.
lo
la
los
las