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Travel: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite, subject pronouns

I can use the preterite and subject pronouns to compare different people's past travel experiences.

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Travel: -er and -ir verbs singular persons preterite, subject pronouns

I can use the preterite and subject pronouns to compare different people's past travel experiences.

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Key learning points

  1. To mean 'I' in the preterite with -er/-ir verbs, we remove -er/-ir and add -í, -iste for 'you' and -ió for 'she, he,it'.
  2. Spanish subject pronouns add emphasis or clarity when comparing different people.
  3. Spanish singular subject pronouns are: 'yo' ('I'), 'tú' ('you'), 'él' ('he') and 'ella' ('she').
  4. Adjectives usually come after the noun; however, certain prenominal adjectives come before the noun.
  5. Prenominal adjectives 'primero' and 'tercero' drop the -o before a masculine singular noun.

Keywords

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

  • Prenominal adjective - an adjective that appears before the noun it describes

  • Subject pronoun - represents the person, people or thing(s) doing the verb, e.g. 'I', 'we', 'they'

Common misconception

Adjectives always come after the noun in Spanish.

In Spanish, adjectives generally come after the noun; however, certain prenominal adjectives come before the noun, e.g. 'último', 'mismo', 'propio', 'primero', 'segundo', 'tercero'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word is not an adjective?
corto
Correct answer: elijo
largo
mismo
propio
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:compartir,to share, sharing

to share, sharing

Correct Answer:crecer,to grow, growing

to grow, growing

Correct Answer:describir,to describe, describing

to describe, describing

Correct Answer:desaparacer,to disappear, disappearing

to disappear, disappearing

Correct Answer:elegir,to choose, choosing

to choose, choosing

Correct Answer:imprimir,to print, printing

to print, printing

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:altura (f),height

height

Correct Answer:clima (m),climate, weather

climate, weather

Correct Answer:frontera (f),border

border

Correct Answer:lluvia (f),rain

rain

Correct Answer:paisaje (m),landscape

landscape

Correct Answer:vida (f),life

life

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'she says that the book is better than the film'.
1 - dice que
2 - el
3 - libro
4 - es
5 - mejor que
6 - la
7 - película
Q5.
Order the words to say: 'I have enough money, but I need more time'.
1 - tengo
2 - suficiente
3 - dinero
4 - pero
5 - necesito
6 - más
7 - tiempo
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I won a prize'.
Correct Answer: Gané un premio., Yo gané un premio.

4 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:romper,to break, breaking

to break, breaking

Correct Answer:rompí,I broke

I broke

Correct Answer:rompiste,you broke

you broke

Correct Answer:rompió,she, he, it broke

she, he, it broke

Q2.
Order the words to say: 'she suffered an accident and he offered help'.
1 - ella
2 - sufrió
3 - un accidente
4 - y
5 - él
6 - ofreció
7 - ayuda
Q3.
'Voy a tomar el tren.' Choose the correct missing word.
Correct answer: tercer
tercero
tercera
terceros
terceras
Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'I have my own house'.
Correct Answer: Tengo mi propia casa., Yo tengo mi propia casa.

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