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      Summer experiences: -ar verbs 1st person present and past

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can say what I normally do and what I did in the summer.

      Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

      Key learning points

      1. The 1st person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in '-é'
      2. The 1st person singular present of -ar verbs ends in '-o'
      3. To make a sentence negative we put the negation word 'no' before the verb.

      Keywords

      • -ar verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar, e.g. 'estudiar', 'cantar'

      • Present tense - a verb tense to describe habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'

      • Preterite - a verb tense to describe completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'

      Common misconception

      -AR verbs have the same ending for the 'I' form of the present and preterite tense.

      In the present tense, the 1st person singular ends in '-o' and in the preterite, the 1st person singular ends in '-é'.

      Teacher tip

      The teacher might want to ask pupils to complete activity C3 as a writing activity as well for students to practise spelling the new vocabulary.

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish and English.

      Correct Answer:amar,to love, loving
      Correct Answer:besar,to kiss, kissing
      Correct Answer:cantar,to sing, singing
      Correct Answer:bailar,to dance, dancing
      Correct Answer:pensar,to think, thinking
      Correct Answer:usar,to use, using

      Q2.
      Match the English to the Spanish.

      Correct Answer:neighbourhood,el barrio
      Correct Answer:head,la cabeza
      Correct Answer:day,el día
      Correct Answer:man,el hombre
      Correct Answer:beach,la playa
      Correct Answer:problem,el problema

      Q3.
      Choose the correct verb to say 'I spend a lot of time with my family': ' mucho tiempo con mi familia.'

      pasar
      Correct answer: paso
      pasas
      pasa
      pasamos

      Q4.
      Put these months of the year in the correct order.

      1 - enero
      2 - febrero
      3 - marzo
      4 - mayo
      5 - junio
      6 - septiembre
      7 - diciembre

      Q5.
      What does 'sin' mean?

      Correct Answer: without

      Q6.
      Order the words to say in Spanish: 'I am going to go to the park'.

      1 - voy
      2 - a
      3 - ir
      4 - al
      5 - parque

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the Spanish to the English.

      Correct Answer:aprovechar,to make the most of, making the most of
      Correct Answer:ayudar,to help, helping
      Correct Answer:pintar,to paint, painting
      Correct Answer:quedar,to meet up, meeting up
      Correct Answer:viajar,to travel, travelling
      Correct Answer:limpiar,to clean, cleaning

      Q2.
      Match the English to the Spanish.

      Correct Answer:wall,la pared
      Correct Answer:summer,el verano
      Correct Answer:free,libre
      Correct Answer:last, past,pasado
      Correct Answer:un poco,a little
      Correct Answer:however,sin embargo

      Q3.
      Choose the correct adjective: 'Tengo una pared en mi casa.'

      negro
      negros
      Correct answer: negra
      negras

      Q4.
      Which sentences are in the preterite tense?

      Limpio la casa cada día.
      Correct answer: Pinté la pared de rojo.
      Correct answer: El verano pasado viajé a España con mi familia.
      Normalmente bailo por las tardes.
      Correct answer: Quedé con mis amigos para ir al cine.

      Q5.
      Translate into English: 'No limpié la casa.'

      Correct Answer: I didn't clean the house., I did not clean the house.

      Q6.
      Translate into Spanish: 'I enjoyed to the max.'

      Correct Answer: Disfruté al máximo.

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