At school: -er and -ir verbs 1st person singular preterite
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use -er/-ir verbs to talk about what I did and do at school.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- If the final syllable is stressed and the word ends in a vowel or 'n' or 's' there is an accent on the final vowel.
- The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in preterite ends in -í, e.g. 'describí'.
- The 1st person singular of -er and -ir verbs in present ends in -o, e.g.' describo'.
Keywords
Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Present - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Common misconception
-er and -ir verbs have different endings in the preterite.
-er and -ir verbs share the same endings in the preterite. The 'I' form of both -er and -ir verbs is -í.
Teacher tip
The teacher might prefer to do Task A1 as a class activity.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English and Spanish.
cenar
hablar
ayudar
trabajar
aprender
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
to sleep, sleeping
to write, writing
to decide, deciding
to hand out, handing out
to go, going
Q3.Order the pronouns: I, you, he, she, we, they.
Q4.'I do my homework before sleeping.' Choose the correct translation.
Q5.' las respuestas después de dar mi actividad al profesor.' Choose the correct verb.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I learned'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.If the final syllable of a word is stressed and the word ends in , there is an accent on the final vowel.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to share, sharing
to describe, describing
to print, printing
to choose, choosing
Q3.Match the English and Spanish.
el diálogo
corto, corta
largo, larga
finalmente
Q4.Which verb means 'I choose?'
Q5.Write in English: 'Describí el libro'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I shared the answers.'
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