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Morning activities: -ar verbs 'I', 'you', 'she, he'

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I can use -ar verbs in their singular form to describe morning activities.

I can distinguish between [ga],[go, [gu].

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Morning activities: -ar verbs 'I', 'you', 'she, he'

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I can use -ar verbs in their singular form to describe morning activities.

I can distinguish between [ga],[go, [gu].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondences [ga][go], [gu] can be contrasted for practice.
  2. To mean I with an -ar verb, the ending changes to -o. To mean you, change to -as. To mean she, he, it, change to -a.
  3. Verb endings indicate the person doing the action. Pronouns are not often used.

Keywords

  • -ar verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar

Common misconception

Pronouns need to be used to indicate the person doing the action.

Pronouns are often unnecessary as verb endings indicate the person doing the action.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and the English
Correct Answer:la semana,the week
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the week

Correct Answer:gris,grey
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grey

Correct Answer:bajo,low, short
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low, short

Correct Answer:triste,sad
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sad

Correct Answer:él,he
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he

Correct Answer:,you
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you

Q2.
Which words are missing from the sentence so that it reads 'In the morning, I sing at home': __________ la mañana, __________ en casa.
Correct answer: Por, canto
Por, canta
En, canto
En, canta
Q3.
Match the verb form with its definition.
Correct Answer:hablar,infinitive
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infinitive

Correct Answer:hablo,1st person singular
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1st person singular

Correct Answer:hablas,2nd person singular
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2nd person singular

Q4.
Translate the sentence: You walk in the village.
Correct Answer: Caminas en el pueblo.
Q5.
Order the following words so that the sentence says, 'You sing in a small house'. pequeña cantas una en casa
cantas
en
una
casa
pequeña
Q6.
Who is doing the action here - I, you or she/he/it? Camina en la playa.
Correct Answer: she, he, it

6 Questions

Q1.
Which SSC is missing from these words - [ga], [go] or [gu]? __to, __nar, re__lo?
Correct Answer: ga, [ga]
Q2.
Match the Spanish and the English
Correct Answer:nado,I swim
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I swim

Correct Answer:nadas,you swim
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you swim

Correct Answer:nada,she, he, it swims
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she, he, it swims

Correct Answer:nadar,infinitive
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infinitive

Q3.
Which of the following verbs are in the first person singular?
caminas
Correct answer: nado
Correct answer: hablo
necesitas
escucha
Q4.
Which form of the verb is: 'pasas'?
1st person singular?
Correct answer: 2nd person singular?
3rd person singular?
Q5.
Order the verbs as follows: infinitive, 1st person singular, 2nd person singular, 3rd person singular: camino; camina; caminar; caminas
1 - caminar
2 - camino
3 - caminas
4 - camina
Q6.
Translate: 'In the morning, you swim in the sea'
Correct Answer: Por la mañana nadas en el mar.

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