School life: -er and -ir verbs 2nd person singular and plural
I can use the 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms of regular -er and -ir verbs to understand teachers talking to me and my classmates about school life.
- Year 9
School life: -er and -ir verbs 2nd person singular and plural
I can use the 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms of regular -er and -ir verbs to understand teachers talking to me and my classmates about school life.
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Key learning points
- To refer to 'you (singular)' simple present -er verbs, use the verb ending -es, and for 'you (plural)' use -éis.
- The modal verbs 'querer', 'poder', 'deber' and 'soler' are often followed by an infinitive.
- To refer to 'you (singular)' with simple present -ir verbs, use the verb ending -es, and for 'you (plural)' use -ís.
- To say 'your' for two or more people, use 'vuestros' + masculine nouns and 'vuestras' + feminine nouns.
Keywords
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
-er verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er
-ir verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir
Common misconception
The plural 'you' form is the same for both -er and -ir verbs.
To talk to more than one person ('you all') using -er verbs in the present tense, use the ending -éis, e.g. 'comprendéis' - 'you all understand'. For -ir verbs, use the ending -ís, e.g. 'escribís' - 'you all write'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word or phrase means 'despite', 'in spite of'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I was scared and you were proud'.
Q5.Write in English: 'tengo dos hermanos mayores'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'there is a small hill'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.'You all eat and you all share'. Choose the correct translation.
Q2.Match the possessives and nouns.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
