What people do at school: regular verbs 3rd person (present)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can talk about daily school activities with simple present regular verbs.
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.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word is a synonym for 'correcto'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to give, giving
I give, am giving
you give, are giving
she, he, it gives, is giving
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
art
science
sport(s)
phrase, sentence
computer
paper
Q4.Order the words to say: 'my sister's school is modern'.
Q5.Write in English: '¿Tienes mi bolígrafo?'.
Q6.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?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
she, he, it writes
they write
she, he, it reads
they read
she, he, it listens
they listen
Q3.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.
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