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- Year 8
Spanish class experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past
Learning outcomes
I can make predictions about what I am going to do in Spanish class this year, and talk about what I normally do and did at school.
I can recognise how many syllables a word has and pronounce them correctly.
- Year 8
Spanish class experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past
Learning outcomes
I can make predictions about what I am going to do in Spanish class this year, and talk about what I normally do and did at school.
I can recognise how many syllables a word has and pronounce them correctly.
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Key learning points
- We can use the 2-verb future structure 'ir + a + infinitive' to state plans and predictions.
- A syllable is a single sound or 'beat' in a word.
- The 1st person singular present of -ar verbs ends in '-o'.
- The 1st person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in '-é'.
Keywords
Ir + a + infinitive - 2-verb future structure meaning 'going to + infinitive'
Syllable - part of a word that is pronounced as a separate sound, e.g. 'ba-na-na'
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'
Common misconception
The present tense and the preterite tense of -ar verbs share the same endings for the 'I' form.
In Spanish, the 1st person of the present tense ends in -o and of the preterite ends in -é. These endings only apply to -AR verbs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish to the English.
to make the most of, making the most of
to enjoy, enjoying
to think, thinking
to kiss, kissing
to listen, listening
to meet up, meeting up
Q2.Match the Spanish to the English.
without
to go to the
before the
a little
after the
however