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Lifestyle: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular

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I can understand -er and -ir infinitives and 3rd person singular verbs describing what someone else does.

I can transcribe words with 'g' and 'j' to deepen my vocabulary knowledge.

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Lifestyle: -er and -ir verbs 3rd person singular

Learning outcomes

I can understand -er and -ir infinitives and 3rd person singular verbs describing what someone else does.

I can transcribe words with 'g' and 'j' to deepen my vocabulary knowledge.

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Key learning points

  1. The SSCs [ga], [go], [gu] are pronounced as in 'ganar', 'domingo', 'preguntar'.
  2. Some Spanish infinitives end in -er and -ir rather than -ar.
  3. The 3rd person singular ending for -er and -ir verbs is -e.
  4. The 3rd person singular form of the verb refers to she, he or it.

Keywords

  • Transcribe - write what you hear

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

  • -ir verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ir

  • Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense

  • 3rd person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to another person

Common misconception

[ge] and [gi] are a soft 'g' sound as in English. Spanish [j] is different so you can always hear the difference when you transcribe words with these sounds.

Spanish [ge] and [gi] sounds like Spanish [j] + e and [j] + i, so you cannot hear the difference when you transcribe. However, there is often a clue from English, e.g., 'religión' in Spanish is spelled with [gi] as in English.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word has a different 'g' sound to the others?
ganar
Correct answer: gente
gol
preguntar
Q2.
Which adjective doesn't change for grammatical gender?
claro
Correct answer: feliz
moreno
oscuro
Q3.
Which word means 'like'?
claro
Correct answer: como
feliz
moreno
cuando
Q4.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:aburrido,boring
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boring

Correct Answer:claro,fair, clear
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fair, clear

Correct Answer:loco,crazy
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crazy

Correct Answer:moreno,dark-haired, tanned
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dark-haired, tanned

Q5.
'Escuchar' means 'to listen'. Write 'she, he, it listens' in Spanish.
Correct Answer: escucha
Q6.
How do you say 'we are' in Spanish for traits?
Correct Answer: somos, nosotros somos, nosotras somos

6 Questions

Q1.
Which verbs are infinitives?
Correct answer: vivir
Correct answer: comer
come
lee
Correct answer: leer
Q2.
What is the 3rd person singular present tense of 'beber'?
Correct Answer: bebe
Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:agua,water
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water

Correct Answer:carne,meat
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meat

Correct Answer:fruta,fruit
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fruit

Correct Answer:ejercicio,exercise
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exercise

Correct Answer:rico,tasty, rich
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tasty, rich

Correct Answer:nunca,never
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never

Q4.
Who has the healthiest lifestyle?
Tomás nunca hace ejercicio y nunca come fruta.
Correct answer: Marta hace ejercicio a veces y solo bebe agua.
David solo come carne y nunca hace ejercicio.
Q5.
Choose the correct translation: 'She reads many books'.
Correct answer: Lee muchos libros.
Leer muchos libros.
Leo muchos libros.
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'She lives in Madrid'.
Correct Answer: Vive en Madrid., Ella vive en Madrid.

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