Travel activities: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural
Learning outcomes
I can use the 3rd person plural of -ar verbs to talk about travel activities.
I can differentiate between the different ways of pronouncing the sound [z].
Travel activities: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural
Learning outcomes
I can use the 3rd person plural of -ar verbs to talk about travel activities.
I can differentiate between the different ways of pronouncing the sound [z].
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Key learning points
- The SSC [z] is pronounced as in the word 'zona'.
- The 3rd person singular of -AR verbs ends in -a in the present tense. e.g. 'canta'
- The 3rd person plural of -AR verbs ends in -an in the present tense. e.g. 'cantan'
Keywords
Present tense - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
-ar verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar, e.g. 'preparar', meaning 'to prepare'
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people
Common misconception
In Spanish the verb endings rarely change depending on who the verb refers to, like in English.
In Spanish verb endings always change depending on who the verb refers to. For -ar verbs, 'I' ends in -o, 'you' ends in -as, 'she, he, it' ends in -a, 'we' ends in -amos, and 'they' ends in -an.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
lavar
limpiar
organizar
sacar
hablar
comprar
compro
bailas
saca
lavamos
Exit quiz
6 Questions
sea
mountain
holidays
each
during
normally
I ride
you ride
she, he, it rides
we ride
they ride
to ride, riding