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What I and others do: -ar verbs 'I' and 'she, he'

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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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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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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondences [ll] and [l] can be contrasted and secured in a pronunciation game.
  2. To mean 'I' with a verb, the -ar verb ending changes to -o, e.g. 'hablo', I speak.
  3. 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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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words use the indefinite article 'un'?
Correct answer: estuche
Correct answer: uniforme
película
pregunta
Correct answer: libro
Q2.
Which words are infinitives?
Correct answer: cantar
Correct answer: comprar
hablo
escucho
Correct answer: llevar
Q3.
Which sentence means 'I listen in class'?
Escucha en clase
Correct answer: Escucho en clase
Escuchar en casa
Q4.
Match the English and the Spanish.
Correct Answer:I speak,hablo
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hablo

Correct Answer:to speak, speaking,hablar
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hablar

Correct Answer:to buy, buying,comprar
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comprar

Correct Answer:I buy,compro
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compro

Correct Answer:to need, needing,necesitar
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necesitar

Correct Answer:I need,necesito
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necesito

Q5.
Look at this sentence 'Necesitar un estuche en una mochila es normal'. Put the different parts of speech in the order they appear in the sentence.
1 - infinitive
2 - masculine definite article + masculine noun
3 - preposition
4 - feminine definite article + feminine noun
5 - verb
6 - adjective
Q6.
Change 'Llevo un sombrero en casa' ('I wear a hat at home') to 'Wearing a hat at home'.
Correct Answer: Llevar un sombrero en casa.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:libro,book
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book

Correct Answer:llamar,to call, calling
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to call, calling

Correct Answer:amarillo,yellow
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yellow

Correct Answer:salir,to leave, leaving
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to leave, leaving

Correct Answer:luz,light
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light

Correct Answer:ella,she
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she

Q2.
To mean 'I', we remove -ar at the end of the infinitive and add ...
a
Correct answer: o
e
Q3.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:infinitive,escuchar
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escuchar

Correct Answer:'I' verb form,escucho
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escucho

Correct Answer:'she, he' verb form,escucha
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escucha

Correct Answer:question word for 'where',dónde
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dónde

Correct Answer:question word for 'how',cómo
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cómo

Q4.
'Hablo en clase'. Which is correct?
Correct answer: I read in class.
She reads in class.
He reads in class.
Reading in class.
Q5.
Which sentence says 'She sings at home'?
Canto en casa.
Cantar en casa.
Canto en clase.
Correct answer: Canta en casa.
Canta en clase.
Q6.
Translate this sentence: 'Hoy, habla en clase'.
Correct Answer: Today, he/she speaks in class., Today, he speaks in class., Today, she speaks in class.

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