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Spanish class experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past

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I can make predictions about what I am going to do in Spanish class this year, and talk about what I normally do and did at school.

I can recognise how many syllables a word has and pronounce them correctly.

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Spanish class experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past

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I can make predictions about what I am going to do in Spanish class this year, and talk about what I normally do and did at school.

I can recognise how many syllables a word has and pronounce them correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. We can use the 2-verb future structure 'ir + a + infinitive' to state plans and predictions.
  2. A syllable is a single sound or 'beat' in a word.
  3. The 1st person singular present of -ar verbs ends in '-o'.
  4. The 1st person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in '-é'.

Keywords

  • Ir + a + infinitive - 2-verb future structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'

  • Syllable - part of a word that is pronounced as a separate sound, e.g. 'ba-na-na'

  • Present tense - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'

  • Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'

Common misconception

The present tense and the preterite tense of -ar verbs share the same endings for the 'I' form.

In Spanish, the 1st person of the present tense ends in -o and of the preterite ends in -é. These endings only apply to -AR verbs.

The teacher might want to ask students to write a short paragraph about what they do and did in their Spanish lesson using the activity in Task B2.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:aprovechar,to make the most of, making the most of

to make the most of, making the most of

Correct Answer:disfrutar,to enjoy, enjoying

to enjoy, enjoying

Correct Answer:pensar,to think, thinking

to think, thinking

Correct Answer:besar,to kiss, kissing

to kiss, kissing

Correct Answer:escuchar,to listen, listening

to listen, listening

Correct Answer:quedar,to meet up, meeting up

to meet up, meeting up

Q2.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:sin,without

without

Correct Answer:ir al/a la,to go to the

to go to the

Correct Answer:antes de/del/de la,before the

before the

Correct Answer:un poco,a little

a little

Correct Answer:después de/del/de la,after the

after the

Correct Answer:sin embargo,however

however

Q3.
'Quiero usar el tiempo.' Choose the word that could replace 'usar'.
libre
Correct answer: aprovechar
pasado
comer
extranjero
Q4.
'Estudio poco.' Choose the words that could replace 'poco'.
amar
Correct answer: a veces
Correct answer: un poco
Correct answer: mucho
lugar
Q5.
Order the words to say: 'I go to Italy in February with friends'.
1 - voy
2 - a
3 - Italia
4 - en
5 - febrero
6 - con
7 - amigos
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'I studied a lot of vocabulary.'
Correct Answer: Estudié mucho vocabulario.

6 Questions

Q1.
What should you have in mind when separating a word into syllables in Spanish?
Correct answer: Syllables often come in consonant-vowel pairs.
You must separate a word based on the number of letters.
Correct answer: Each syllable is pronounced fully and clearly.
Each syllable must be made up of three letters.
Q2.
How many syllables are in the word 'generalmente'?
Correct Answer: five, 5
Q3.
Choose the correct verb: 'El año pasado una catedral famosa en Inglaterra.'
visitar
visito
voy a visitar
Correct answer: visité
Q4.
Which sentences are in the present tense?
Correct answer: Ayudo a mi compañera con sus deberes.
Quedé con mis amigos para ir al cine.
Correct answer: Estudian por las tardes, nunca por la noche.
El jueves pasado ayudé a mi madre con las tareas de la casa.
Correct answer: Cada día voy al parque con mi hermana pequeña.
Q5.
Translate into Spanish: 'I ride my bike every day.'
Correct Answer: Monto mi bici cada día., Monto mi bicicleta cada día.
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'I spoke a lot of Spanish.'
Correct Answer: Hablé mucho español.

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UnitSpanish / Contrasting past and present events: -AR verbs singular persons

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