En casa: plural present and preterite -ar verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can distinguish between past and present in the context of life at home.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To conjugate plural forms of -ar verbs in the simple present, remove the -ar and add -amos, -áis, -an.
- To conjugate plural forms of -ar verbs in the preterite, remove the -ar and add -amos, -asteis, -aron.
- Verb endings and time markers can help us to distinguish between past and present time frames in Spanish.
Keywords
Simple present - verb tense used to describe habitual actions in the present, e.g. 'I speak'
Preterite - verb tense used to express completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I spoke'
Common misconception
The only translation of 'hablamos' is 'we speak'.
The ending -amos also corresponds to the 1st person plural form of the preterite for -ar verbs. Therefore, 'hablamos' can also mean 'we spoke'. The context of the verb should clarify which is the correct translation.
Teacher tip
Learning Cycle 1 contains some Higher-tier vocabulary, but could be easily adapted to suit Foundation-tier students.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'own'?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to love, loving
to support, supporting
to cost, costing
to show, showing
to worry, worrying
to revise, revising
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
help
(piece of) advice
eighty
affection
salary
painting
Q4.Order the words to say: 'our grandfather is funny and our grandmother is serious'.
Q5.Write in English: 'tu novia era nerviosa'.
Q6.Write in Spanish: 'my (male) cousins are Peruvian'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which adverbs of time refer to the present?
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
to order, ordering
you all order
they order
you all ordered
they ordered
Q3.'Anoche hablamos con tu tía'. What does the verb mean in this sentence?
Q4.Write in Spanish: 'yesterday they had dinner'.
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