Fundraising in Colombia: -ar verbs 1st person (present and past)
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Learning outcome
I can use a range of present and preterite tense -ar verbs in the 1st person singular (‘I’) and plural (‘we’) to describe fundraising for charity.
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Key learning points
- Colombia is a country in the northwest of Latin America; its capital city is Bogotá.
- For -ar verbs, the 1st person singular ('I') preterite tense ending is -é, e.g. 'recaudé fondos' - 'I collected money'.
- For -ar verbs ending in -car, the 1st person singular ending is -qué and for those ending in -gar, the ending is -gué.
- The 1st person plural ('we') ending -amos is the same in the present and preterite tense.
- Time adverbs like 'normalmente' ('normally') or 'ayer' ('yesterday') help distinguish between past and present.
Keywords
Preterite tense - tense used for events completed in the past, e.g. 'I did'
1st person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'I'
1st person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'we'
Common misconception
It is impossible to tell whether the 1st person plural of -ar verbs ('we') is in the present tense or the preterite tense because the verb endings are the same.
The verb ending of the 1st person plural of -ar verbs is the same in the present and the preterite tense. Therefore we rely on time markers to indicate which time frame it is, e.g. 'ayer jugamos al tenis' - 'yesterday we played tennis'.
Teacher tip
This is a lesson that features Colombia which is a fascinating Latin American country whose culture and customs you may wish to explore in more detail.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which noun goes with the verb phrase 'montar en'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to cross, crossing
to invite, inviting
to improve, improving
to fight, fighting
to practise, practising
to come, coming
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
community
advice
shape
light
level
tennis
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I stay at home with my family'.
Q5.Write in English: '¿Dónde está la pelota?'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'I like Mexican food'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which statements are correct?
Q2.Which sentences refer to the past?
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'I collected money'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'I arrived today'.
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