Hispanic festivals: -ar verbs 3rd person preterite
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and correctly pronounce -ar verbs in the preterite tense in the context of a Spanish festival.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- La Tomatina is an annual Spanish festival that celebrates the tomato harvest in Buñol, Valencia.
- Present tense -ar verbs in the 1st person singular end in -o.
- Preterite tense -ar verbs in the 3rd person singular end in -ó.
- The verb 'comenzar' is a stem-changing verb ('e' - 'ie') for 'I', 'you', 'she, he, it' and 'they' in the present tense.
Keywords
Preterite - verb tense for completed events in the past
1st person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'I'
3rd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it'
Stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common misconception
The verb ending -o refers to 'she', 'he' or 'it' in the preterite tense.
The verb ending -o refers to 'I' in the present tense. The verb ending -ó (with accent) refers to 'she', 'he' or 'it' in the preterite tense.
Teacher tip
Before setting pupils off on task C3, teachers may want to model pronunciation of the preterite-tense -ar verbs ending in -ó.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are adverbs?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to support, supporting
to enter, entering
to participate, participating
to lend, lending
to annoy, bother
to throw, throwing
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
atmosphere
school
history
man
people
zone
Q4.Order the words to say: 'I went by plane and you went to the town'.
Q5.Write in English: 'el chico está enojado'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'the friends (f) are ill'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which statements are correct?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
I try
she, he, it tried
I clean
she, he, it cleaned
I throw
she, he, it threw
Q3.Write in Spanish: 'it starts in December'.
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'she celebrated in November'.
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