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A day on the beach: La Playa (Juan Guinea Díaz), -ar verbs plural persons

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I can use holiday vocabulary and plural -ar verbs to describe a day at the beach.

I have a growing repertoire of known words starting with silent h.

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A day on the beach: La Playa (Juan Guinea Díaz), -ar verbs plural persons

Learning outcomes

I can use holiday vocabulary and plural -ar verbs to describe a day at the beach.

I have a growing repertoire of known words starting with silent h.

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Key learning points

  1. To pronounce words starting with [h] we ignore it and pronounce the vowel that follows.
  2. 'We' verb forms for -ar verbs end in -amos, as in 'miramos'. 'They' verb forms for -ar verbs end in -an, as in 'miran'.
  3. You can use use texts, like a poem, to practise grammar or vocabulary or as inspiration for writing your own poem.

Keywords

  • [h] - it is not pronounced in Spanish, as in 'hablar'

  • -ar verb - a verb whose infinitive ends in 'ar', as in 'mirar'

  • -amos - the ending for the 'we' form of -ar verbs, as in 'miramos'

  • -an - the ending for the 'they' form of -ar verbs, as in 'miran'

Common misconception

I know from the sound if a Spanish word starts with 'h'.

The letter 'h' is a silent letter in Spanish. We need to learn the spelling of words that start with 'h' by practising vocabulary regularly.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:mi móvil,my phone
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my phone

Correct Answer:tu calle,your street
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your street

Correct Answer:de Francia,from France
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from France

Q2.
Which adjectives agree with 'niño'?
Correct answer: alto
oscura
Correct answer: perdido
tranquila
grandes
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:disfrutar,to enjoy, enjoying
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to enjoy, enjoying

Correct Answer:montar,to ride, riding
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to ride, riding

Correct Answer:sacar,to take out, taking out
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to take out, taking out

Correct Answer:viajar,to travel, travelling
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to travel, travelling

Q4.
Which verb forms are from -ar verbs?
comemos
Correct answer: caminamos
Correct answer: hablan
viven
bebo
Q5.
Which verbs are 'we' forms?
Correct answer: saltamos
Correct answer: miramos
nadan
corren
eschuchas
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'they travel'.
Correct Answer: Viajan., Ellos viajan., Ellas viajan.

6 Questions

Q1.
The letter 'h' is always in Spanish.
Correct Answer: silent
Q2.
Match the English and Spanish.
Correct Answer:melon,melón
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melón

Correct Answer:mountain,montaña
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montaña

Correct Answer:food,comida
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comida

Correct Answer:to have, having dinner,cenar
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cenar

Correct Answer:walk, stroll,paseo
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paseo

Correct Answer:summer,verano
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verano

Q3.
Which are -ar verbs in Spanish?
Correct answer: to enjoy, enjoying
to drink, drinking
Correct answer: to travel, travelling
Correct answer: to jump, jumping
to sleep, sleeping
Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:necesitar,to need, needing
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to need, needing

Correct Answer:jugar,to play, playing
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to play, playing

Correct Answer:llevar,to carry, carrying
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to carry, carrying

Correct Answer:comprar,to buy, buying
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to buy, buying

Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'they relax on the beach'.
Correct Answer: Descansan en la playa., Ellos descansan en la playa., Ellas descansan en la playa.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'we prepare the food'.
Correct Answer: Preparamos la comida., Nosotros preparamos la comida., Nosotras preparamos la comida.

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