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Questions about the summer holidays: -ar verbs in 2nd person singular

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I can ask and answer questions about summer holidays using the present and preterite tenses.

I can pronounce words with strong vowels correctly.

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Questions about the summer holidays: -ar verbs in 2nd person singular

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I can ask and answer questions about summer holidays using the present and preterite tenses.

I can pronounce words with strong vowels correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. When the SSC sounds [a], [e] and [o] appear together, they are pronounced separately.
  2. The 1st person singular preterite of -ar verbs ends in -é and 2nd person singular preterite in -aste.
  3. The 2nd person singular present of -ar verbs ends in -as.
  4. Question words are used to ask for specific information, e.g. '¿dónde?, '¿cómo?'.

Keywords

  • Strong vowels - the letters [a], [e] and [o]

  • Question words - words used to ask for specific information in a question, e.g. 'what', 'where', 'when'

  • Present - a verb tense to describe routine events in the present, e.g. 'I do'

  • Preterite - a verb tense to describe completed events in the past, e.g. 'I did'

Common misconception

Two vowels together are always read as one vowel.

In Spanish, when two strong vowels [a], [e] or [i] appear next to each other they are pronounced separately. This is why we call them 'strong' vowels.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:abril,April
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April

Correct Answer:mañana,morning
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morning

Correct Answer:nunca,never
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never

Correct Answer:marzo,March
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March

Correct Answer:a veces,sometimes
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sometimes

Q2.
'El hombre coge el tren porque no tiene coche.' Choose the correct translation of 'porque'.
because of
Correct answer: because
around
along
why
Q3.
Which verb has the opposite meaning to 'tomar'?
visitar
Correct answer: dar
comer
intentar
Q4.
'Viajo hasta Madrid.' Which word could replace 'hasta'?
sin
de
Correct answer: a
vivir
con
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'We go'.
Correct Answer: vamos, nosotros vamos, nosotras vamos
Q6.
Translate into English: 'Gano un premio'.
Correct Answer: I win a prize., I am winning a prize.

6 Questions

Q1.
Choose the strong vowels.
Correct answer: [a]
Correct answer: [e]
[i]
Correct answer: [o]
[u]
Q2.
When two strong vowels appear next to each other in a word, they are pronounced ...
Correct Answer: separately
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:¿dónde?,where?
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where?

Correct Answer:¿cuándo?,when?
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when?

Correct Answer:¿quién?,who?
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who?

Correct Answer:¿cómo?,how?
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how?

Correct Answer:¿cuánto?,how much?
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how much?

Correct Answer:¿cuál?,which?
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which?

Q4.
Match the English and Spanish.
Correct Answer:to sing, singing,cantar
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cantar

Correct Answer:to take, taking (used in Spain),coger
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coger

Correct Answer:to take, taking (used in Latin America),tomar
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tomar

Correct Answer:to win, winning,ganar
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ganar

Correct Answer:to try, trying,intentar
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intentar

Q5.
Select the present tense sentences.
¿Dónde cantaste?
Correct answer: ¿Qué cantas?
¿Qué vas a cantar?
Correct answer: ¿Cuándo visitas Madrid?
¿Por qué ganaste el premio?
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'Where did you buy the shirt?'
Correct Answer: ¿Dónde compraste la camisa?

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