pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'

a word that communicates actions or states

a form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

the form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people

bailar

escucha

hablar

llega

comprar

compra

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A big adventure: -ar verbs 3rd person singular

Spanish

This unit introduces infinitive and singular forms of prototypical and top 25 regular -ar verbs, in the context of talking about what people do. Key sounds learnt are cue, cua, cui and ce and ci.

Activities: singular -AR verbs in the present tense

What is 'to arrive, arriving' in Spanish? lleg ...

True or false? Infinitive verbs link specific people to actions.

What is 'she dances' in Spanish? bail ...

True or false? The only translation of 'compra' is 'she buys'.

Baila es importante y Andeep baila salsa.

Bailar es importante y Andeep bailar salsa.

Bailar es importante y Andeep baila salsa.

Baila es importante y Andeep bailar salsa.

What is the correct translation of 'dancing is important and Andeep dances salsa'?

to be, being (for location, moods and states)

True or false? Spanish infinitive verbs often end in -ar.

Complete the sentence with an appropriate infinitive: '__________ música es importante'.

Starter Quiz