Lifestyle: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand -er and -ir infinitives and 3rd person singular verbs describing what someone else does.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSCs [ga], [go], [gu] are pronounced as in 'ganar', 'domingo', 'preguntar'.
- Some Spanish infinitives end in -er and -ir rather than -ar.
- The 3rd person singular ending for -er and -ir verbs is -e.
- The 3rd person singular form of the verb refers to she, he or it.
Keywords
Transcribe - write what you hear
-er verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er
-ir verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
3rd person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to another person
Common misconception
[ge] and [gi] are a soft 'g' sound as in English. Spanish [j] is different so you can always hear the difference when you transcribe words with these sounds.
Spanish [ge] and [gi] sounds like Spanish [j] + e and [j] + i, so you cannot hear the difference when you transcribe. However, there is often a clue from English, e.g., 'religión' in Spanish is spelled with [gi] as in English.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word has a different 'g' sound to the others?
Q2.Which adjective doesn't change for grammatical gender?
Q3.Which word means 'like'?
Q4.Match the Spanish and English.
Q5.'Escuchar' means 'to listen'. Write 'she, he, it listens' in Spanish.
Q6.How do you say 'we are' in Spanish for traits?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which verbs are infinitives?
Q2.What is the 3rd person singular present tense of 'beber'?
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
Q4.Who has the healthiest lifestyle?
Q5.Choose the correct translation: 'She reads many books'.
Q6.Translate into Spanish: 'She lives in Madrid'.
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