Comparing summer experiences: -ar verbs 1st and 2nd person singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the preterite tense to compare my summer experiences with someone else's.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The 2nd person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in (-aste).
- The 1st person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in (-é).
- There is no Spanish equivalent for the English auxiliary 'did'.
Keywords
Por - preposition meaning 'around' and 'along' when used to indicate the movement in a physical space and 'because of' when used to introduce the reason or motive behind an action
Porque - conjunction meaning 'because' used to introduce a reason or cause for something
Preterite - a verb tense to describe completed events in the past e.g. 'I did'
Common misconception
All the different persons of the -ar verbs in the preterite tense have the same endings, as in the English simple past, e.g. 'did', 'ate', 'went', 'learned'.
In Spanish, the endings for -ar verbs in the preterite tense differ depending on the grammatical person. The 'I' form ends in -é and the 'you' form ends in -aste.
Teacher tip
The teacher might want to ask pupils to read Jacob's text instead of listening to it. This way every pupil has the opportunity to use Spanish without the pressure of producing the language.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English and Spanish.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.The is a verb tense used to describe completed events in the past.
Q4.To conjugate the 'I' form of an -ar verb in the preterite tense you remove the (-ar) and add .
Q5.Translate into Spanish: 'I cleaned'.
Q6.Translate into Spanish: 'I washed the dog.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Put the words below in the correct order to complete the following sentence: 'El _____ pasado _____ un _____ para ir a un _____ y _____ mi _____ favorita.'
Q4.'Caminé por la playa.' What are the possible meanings of 'por' in this sentence?
Q5.The 'you' form of the preterite of -ar verbs always ends in .
Q6.Translate into Spanish: 'You won a prize'.
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