Travel activities: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural
Learning outcomes
I can use the 3rd person plural of -ar verbs to talk about travel activities.
I can differentiate between the different ways of pronouncing the sound [z].
- Year 7
Travel activities: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural
Learning outcomes
I can use the 3rd person plural of -ar verbs to talk about travel activities.
I can differentiate between the different ways of pronouncing the sound [z].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The SSC [z] is pronounced as in the word 'zona'.
- The 3rd person singular of -AR verbs ends in -a in the present tense, e.g. 'canta'.
- The 3rd person plural of -AR verbs ends in -an in the present tense, e.g. 'cantan'.
Keywords
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
-ar verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar, e.g. 'preparar', meaning 'to prepare'
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people
Common misconception
In Spanish the verb endings rarely change depending on who the verb refers to, like in English.
In Spanish verb endings always change depending on who the verb refers to. For -ar verbs, 'I' ends in -o, 'you' ends in -as, 'she, he, it' ends in -a, 'we' ends in -amos, and 'they' ends in -an.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which verb forms mean 'must'?
Q2.Match the English to the Spanish.
Q3.Match the pronouns with the correct verb form.
Q4.Put the forms of the verb 'escuchar' in the correct order: I, you, she/he/it, we.
Q5.Choose the correct verb form: 'Mi padre la basura por la noche.'
Q6.Translate into Spanish: 'I wash the dishes in the afternoon.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish to the English.
Q2.What does the present tense describe?
Q3.Which verbs are in the 3rd person plural form?
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
