form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people ('she', 'he' or 'it')

form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people ('they')

a statement that has been turned into a question by two question marks or intonation

C1a - 1 ¿Hacen trabajo importante?

C1a - 2 Abren correos electrónicos por la tarde.

C1a - 3 ¿Reciben dinero?

C1a - 4 Responden a las preguntas.

C1a - 5 ¿Escriben mensajes juntos?

C1a - 6 Leen cartas.

C2a, C2b - 1 ¿Recibe muchas llamadas?

C2a, C2b - 2 No leen las cartas.

C2a, C2b - 3 Hacen favores.

C2a, C2b - 4 ¿Entiende todas las preguntas?

C2a, C2b - 5 ¿Escriben revistas?

C2a, C2b - 6 Abre tiendas en el centro.

Online activities: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person questions

Spanish

This unit introduces -er and -ir verbs using a subset of the top 25 verbs. Pupils learn singular forms and the third person plural to talk about what people do. They ask yes/no questions with -er and -ir verbs using raised intonation. Key sounds revisited are ga, go, gu, ge, gi, j.

What people do: -ER and -IR verbs

The third person forms of regular -er/-ir verbs end in ...

Select the statements about yes/no questions in Spanish which are correct.

Which verb is in the third person singular form?

Which verb is in the third person plural form?

Translate into Spanish: 'Does she open emails'?

Translate into Spanish: 'Do they receive messages?'

Which is the correct translation of '¿Puedo ir a los servicios?'?

These words are all nouns. Which one can also be an adjective?

A question mark is needed at the start and at the end of the question.

Question words such as 'where' are not used.

The intonation rises towards the end of the question.

The intonation does not change in the question.

Select the statements about forming Spanish questions which are correct.

Starter Quiz