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What do you see? personal 'a'

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I can ask and answer questions about what I and you see and do.

I can contrast [ca], [co], [cu] with [ga], [go], [gu].

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What do you see? personal 'a'

Learning outcomes

I can ask and answer questions about what I and you see and do.

I can contrast [ca], [co], [cu] with [ga], [go], [gu].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound symbol correspondences [ca], [co], [cu] can be con[ga], [go], [gu].
  2. The 1st person singular talks about 'I'. To mean 'I' with an -er verb, the ending changes to -o.
  3. The 2nd person singular talks about 'you'. To mean 'you' with an -er verb, the ending changes to -es.
  4. The 2nd person singular talks about 'you'. To mean 'you' with an -er verb, the ending changes to -es.
  5. Spanish statements become questions by raising tone of voice at the end.

Keywords

  • Personal 'a' - the preposition 'a' that is used after verbs like 'ver' or 'visitar' when we see or visit a person or pet

  • -er verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -er

  • 2nd person singular - form of pronouns and verbs used to talk about 'you'

Common misconception

The verbs 'ver' and 'visitar' are used in the same way regardless of who or what you are visiting.

When seeing or visiting a person or a pet, you need to add in the preposition 'a' after the verb.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:un idioma,a language
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a language

Correct Answer:un juego,a game
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a game

Correct Answer:un deporte,a sport
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a sport

Correct Answer:una película,a film
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a film

Q2.
Which of the following verb forms are in the 3rd person singular?
Correct answer: aprende
aprendo
Correct answer: ve
veo
Correct answer: lee
Q3.
What is the first person singular of the verb 'ver' (to see, seeing)?
Correct Answer: veo
Q4.
Match the Spanish with its definition.
Correct Answer:leo,1st person singular
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1st person singular

Correct Answer:aprende,3rd person singular
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3rd person singular

Correct Answer:leer,infinitive
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infinitive

Q5.
Order these words to say: I read my book - it's different': mi; leo; libro; diferente; es.
1 - Leo
2 - mi
3 - libro
4 - es
5 - diferente
Q6.
Translate the sentence: I learn a language.
Correct Answer: Aprendo un idioma.

6 Questions

Q1.
What sound spelling correspondence is missing from these three words pre__ntar, se__undo, __usto
[ca]
[cu]
Correct answer: [gu]
[ga]
[go]
Q2.
After verbs such as 'ver' and 'visitar', what word do you need to add if you are seeing/visiting a person or a pet?
Correct Answer: a
Q3.
Which of the following sentences need the preposition 'a' after the verb?
Correct answer: Visito _ mi papá.
Correct answer: Veo _ mi conejo.
Visito _ una casa.
Veo _ una playa.
Q4.
Complete the sentence: To make a statement into a question, you your voice at the end.
Correct Answer: raise
Q5.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:Leo un libro interesante.,I read an interesting book.
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I read an interesting book.

Correct Answer:Lees un libro divertido.,You read a funny book.
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You read a funny book.

Correct Answer:Veo una tortuga amable.,I see a kind tortoise.
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I see a kind tortoise.

Correct Answer:Ves una tortuga inteligente.,You see an intelligent tortoise.
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You see an intelligent tortoise.

Q6.
Which of the following sentences says: 'I see my curious rabbit'.
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Veo a mi tortuga curiosa.
Ves a mi conejo curioso.
Correct answer: Veo a mi conejo curioso.
Visitas a mi conejo curioso.
Visito a mi conejo curioso.

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