What I and others do: -ar verbs 'I' and 'she, he'
Learning outcomes
I can use -ar verbs in 1st and 3rd person singular to talk about activities that I and someone else does.
I can differentiate confidently between [l] and [ll] when I speak.
What I and others do: -ar verbs 'I' and 'she, he'
Learning outcomes
I can use -ar verbs in 1st and 3rd person singular to talk about activities that I and someone else does.
I can differentiate confidently between [l] and [ll] when I speak.
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [ll] and [l] can be contrasted and secured in a pronunciation game.
- To mean 'I' with a verb, the -ar verb ending changes to -o, e.g. 'hablo', I speak.
- To mean 'she, he, it' with a verb, the -ar verb ending changes to -a, e.g. 'habla', she, he, it speaks.
Keywords
[l] - pronouced as in 'libro'
[ll] - pronounced as in 'llamar'
1st person singular - form of pronoun and verbs used to refer to yourself
3rd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people e.g. she, he, it
Common misconception
The [l] and [ll] sounds are pronounced the same in Spanish.
The [l] and [ll] sounds are pronounced differently in Spanish; the [ll] sound is pronounced as in 'amarillo' and 'llamar'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
hablo
hablar
comprar
compro
necesitar
necesito
Exit quiz
6 Questions
book
to call, calling
yellow
to leave, leaving
light
she
escuchar
escucho
escucha
dónde
cómo