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  • Year 7

Online activities: -er and -ir verbs 3rd persons

Learning outcomes

I can use the 3rd person singular and plural to describe what others do online.

I can recognise and pronounce the [j] sound in Spanish.

Lesson 5 of 6
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  • Year 7

Online activities: -er and -ir verbs 3rd persons

Learning outcomes

I can use the 3rd person singular and plural to describe what others do online.

I can recognise and pronounce the [j] sound in Spanish.

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [j] is pronounced as in 'ojo'
  2. Regular verbs whose infinitives end in -er/-ir end in -en for the 3rd person plural.
  3. The verbs 'responder', 'abrir' and 'recibir' are useful to describe what you and others do online.

Keywords

  • [j] - pronounced as in 'ojo'

  • 3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people (they)

  • -er verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er

  • -ir verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir

Common misconception

Regular -er/-ir verbs in plural form always end in -en.

Only the 3rd person plural form ends in -en.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Place these -er/-ir verbs in this order: 1 to understand, 2 to eat, 3 to read, 4 to ask for.

1 - entender
2 - comer
3 - leer
4 - pedir

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:pensar,to think, thinking

to think, thinking

Correct Answer:usar,to use, using

to use, using

Correct Answer:amar,to love, loving

to love, loving

Correct Answer:cantar,to sing, singing

to sing, singing

Q3.
Match the English and Spanish.

Correct Answer:to kiss, kissing,besar

besar

Correct Answer:to play, playing,jugar

jugar

Correct Answer:to participate, participating,participar

participar

Correct Answer:to change, changing,cambiar

cambiar

Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:compañero,partner

partner

Correct Answer:material,material

material

Correct Answer:problema,problem

problem

Correct Answer:favor,favour

favour

Q5.
Place the verb forms in this order: 1 infinitive, 2 first person singular, 3 second person singular, 4 third person singular.

1 - poder
2 - puedo
3 - puedes
4 - puede

Q6.
Select the 3rd person singular pronouns.

Correct answer: it
you
Correct answer: she
Correct answer: he
I

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.

Correct Answer:ordenador,computer

computer

Correct Answer:recibir,to receive, receiving

to receive, receiving

Correct Answer:llamada,call

call

Correct Answer:todo,all

all

Q2.
Which -er/-ir verbs are in the third person plural form?

Correct answer: hacen
vende
lee
Correct answer: reciben
abrir

Q3.
'Escriben cartas'. Who is this plural verb referring to?

we
Correct answer: they
you plural
we and they
we, they, and you plural

Q4.
Place these words in order to describe the image.

An image in a quiz
1 - un
2 - hombre
3 - sin
4 - cabeza

Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'he receives calls'.

Correct Answer: Recibe llamadas., Él recibe llamadas.

Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'they open a message'.

Correct Answer: Abren un mensaje., Ellos abren un mensaje., Ellas abren un mensaje.