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What people do at school: regular verbs 3rd person (present)
I can talk about daily school activities with simple present regular verbs.
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- Year 8
What people do at school: regular verbs 3rd person (present)
I can talk about daily school activities with simple present regular verbs.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- In Spanish, the simple present tense is used for habitual actions.
- For -ar verbs, the 'she, he, it' form ends in -a (e.g. 'estudia') and the 'they' form ends in -an (e.g. 'estudian').
- For -er/-ir verbs, the 'she, he, it' form ends in -e (e.g. 'lee') and the 'they' form ends in -en (e.g. 'leen').
Keywords
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Common misconception
-ar, -er, and -ir verbs all share the same endings in the present tense for 'she, he, it' and 'they' forms.
-er and -ir verbs share the same endings for 'she, he, it' and 'they' forms, but -ar verbs have a different ending.
The teacher might want to show students a short video of a school in Spain.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is a synonym for 'correcto'?
Which word is a synonym for 'correcto'?
falso
fuerte
importante
nuevo
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'my sister's school is modern'.
Order the words to say: 'my sister's school is modern'.
Q5.Write in English: '¿Tienes mi bolígrafo?'.
Write in English: '¿Tienes mi bolígrafo?'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I work in silence'.
Write in Spanish: 'I work in silence'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which verbs share the same endings in the present tense for 'she, he, it' and 'they' forms?
Which verbs share the same endings in the present tense for 'she, he, it' and 'they' forms?
-ar and -er verbs
-ir and -ar verbs
-ar, -er, and -ir verbs
none of them share endings
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Order the words to say: 'she understands the task and they understand the answers'.
Order the words to say: 'she understands the task and they understand the answers'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'he studies and they learn'. Do not include pronouns.
Write in Spanish: 'he studies and they learn'. Do not include pronouns.
