What people do at school: regular verbs 3rd person (present)
I can talk about daily school activities with simple present regular verbs.
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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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.
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