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Travel to Spain: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural

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I can use the 3rd person plural of -ar verbs to talk about traveling to Spain.

I can pronounce the sound [z] correctly.

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Travel to Spain: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural

Learning outcomes

I can use the 3rd person plural of -ar verbs to talk about traveling to Spain.

I can pronounce the sound [z] correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [z] is pronounced as in the word 'zona'.
  2. The 3rd person singular of -AR verbs ends in -a in the present tense. e.g. 'canta'.
  3. The 3rd person plural of -AR verbs ends in -an in the present tense. e.g. 'cantan'.

Keywords

  • -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

The 'she, he, it' form of -ar verbs and the 'they' form have the same ending.

The 'she, he, it' form of -ar verbs ends in -a, but the 'they' form ends in -an.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the English to the Spanish.
Correct Answer:tree,el árbol
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el árbol

Correct Answer:rubbish,la basura
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la basura

Correct Answer:place,el lugar
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el lugar

Correct Answer:nature,la naturaleza
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la naturaleza

Correct Answer:bird,el pájaro
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el pájaro

Correct Answer:floor,el suelo
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el suelo

Q2.
Put the days of the week in the correct order.
1 - lunes
2 - martes
3 - miércoles
4 - jueves
5 - viernes
6 - sábado
7 - domingo
Q3.
Choose the correct adjectives: 'En mi jardín hay un pájaro .'
amarilla y roja
amarillas y rojas
Correct answer: amarillo y rojo
amarillos y rojos
Q4.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:aunque,although, even though
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although, even though

Correct Answer:sólo,only
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only

Correct Answer:otro,other
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other

Correct Answer:cada,each
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each

Correct Answer:durante,during
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during

Q5.
'I take out the rubbish every day.' Choose the correct translation.
Saca la basura cada día.
Sacas la basura cada día.
Sacan la basura cada día.
Correct answer: Saco la basura cada día.
Sacamos la basura cada día.
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'We wash the clothes on Sundays.'
Correct Answer: Lavamos la ropa los domingos.

6 Questions

Q1.
How would a person from Latin America pronounce the sound [z]?
like a 'th' in English
like a 'z' in English
Correct answer: like an 's' in English
Q2.
Match the English to the Spanish.
Correct Answer:August,agosto
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agosto

Correct Answer:July,julio
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julio

Correct Answer:France,Francia
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Francia

Correct Answer:sea,el mar
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el mar

Correct Answer:mountain,la montaña
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la montaña

Correct Answer:holidays,las vacaciones
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las vacaciones

Q3.
Match the pronoun with the correct -ar verb ending.
Correct Answer:I,-o
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-o

Correct Answer:you,-as
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-as

Correct Answer:she, he, it,-a
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-a

Correct Answer:we,-amos
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-amos

Correct Answer:they,-an
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-an

Q4.
Match the English with the Spanish.
Correct Answer:I enjoy,disfruto
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disfruto

Correct Answer:you enjoy,disfrutas
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disfrutas

Correct Answer:she, he, it enjoys,disfruta
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disfruta

Correct Answer:we enjoy,disfrutamos
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disfrutamos

Correct Answer:they enjoy,disfrutan
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disfrutan

Correct Answer:to enjoy, enjoying,disfrutar
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disfrutar

Q5.
Write the correct form of the verb 'montar': 'Mi hermana su bici sólo los sábados.'
Correct Answer: monta
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'They travel to France normally.'
Correct Answer: Viajan a Francia normalmente., Normalmente viajan a Francia.

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