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Sport and exercise: -ar verbs 2nd person singular and plural

I can discuss sport and exercise using singular and plural 2nd person verbs.

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Sport and exercise: -ar verbs 2nd person singular and plural

I can discuss sport and exercise using singular and plural 2nd person verbs.

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Key learning points

  1. 2nd person verbs refer to 'you' (singular or plural).
  2. To form 2nd person singular -ar verbs in the present tense, use the verb ending -as.
  3. To form 2nd person plural -ar verbs in the present tense, use the verb ending -áis.

Keywords

  • 2nd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' (one person)

  • 2nd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' (several people)

Common misconception

To conjugate 2nd person plural -ar verbs, use the verb ending -ais.

To conjugate 2nd person plural -ar verbs, use the verb ending -áis. The accent on the 'a' is important as it tells us to stress the final syllable.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word is a verb?

Correct answer: juego
deporte
luego
mexicano
mucho

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:acordarse,to remember, remembering

to remember, remembering

Correct Answer:grabar,to record, recording

to record, recording

Correct Answer:quedarse,to stay, staying

to stay, staying

Correct Answer:sentarse,to sit, sitting

to sit, sitting

Correct Answer:venir,to come, coming

to come, coming

Correct Answer:pasar,to spend, spending (time)

to spend, spending (time)

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:forma (f),way

way

Correct Answer:hora (f),hour

hour

Correct Answer:luz (f),light

light

Correct Answer:muerte (f),death

death

Correct Answer:nivel (m),level

level

Correct Answer:tierra (f),earth

earth

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'it was a special day on the beach'.

1 - fue
2 - un
3 - día
4 - especial
5 - en
6 - la
7 - playa

Q5.
Write in English: 'they work with the community'. Do not include the pronoun.

Correct Answer: trabajan con la comunidad

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'it is an interesting custom'.

Correct Answer: es un costumbre interesante

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which verb means 'you all practise'?

practicar
practicas
practicais
Correct answer: practicáis

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:cruzas,you cross

you cross

Correct Answer:cruzáis,you all cross

you all cross

Correct Answer:mejoras,you improve

you improve

Correct Answer:mejoráis,you all improve

you all improve

Correct Answer:peleas,you fight

you fight

Correct Answer:peleáis,you all fight

you all fight

Q3.
Write in Spanish: 'you (singular) invite'.

Correct Answer: invitas, tú invitas

Q4.
Write in Spanish: 'you all speak'.

Correct Answer: habláis, vosotros habláis, vosotras habláis

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