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Los días de colegio: present -er verbs, indirect object pronouns

I can use the present tense and indirect object pronouns when talking about a school day.

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Los días de colegio: present -er verbs, indirect object pronouns

I can use the present tense and indirect object pronouns when talking about a school day.

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Key learning points

  1. Stem-changing verbs like 'pedir', 'querer' and 'poder' have a spelling change in singular persons and 3rd person plural.
  2. Present '-ER' verbs in 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural have the ending -emos, -éis, -en.
  3. Indirect object pronouns replace the receiver of the action of the verb, when the meaning is 'to me', 'for you'.
  4. Use 'me' if the person affected by the verb is 'me', 'te' if it's you and 'le' if it's him, her or it.
  5. Spanish sentences can start with the subject or with the object.

Keywords

  • Stem-changing verb - have a spelling change in the stem

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person(s) or thing(s) receiving the action of the verb, when the meaning is 'to' or 'for' someone

Common misconception

Spanish sentences always start with the subject.

Spanish sentences can start with the subject or with the indirect object. This is important when using indirect object pronouns as they can come before the verb (e.g. Me interesan las matemáticas).


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5 Questions

Q1.
Match the English word to the correct Spanish translation.
Correct Answer:la arquitectura,architecture
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architecture

Correct Answer:el trabajo,job, work
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job, work

Correct Answer:pasear,to go for a walk, going on a walk
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to go for a walk, going on a walk

Correct Answer:sacar malas notas,to get bad grades
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to get bad grades

Correct Answer:el tiempo,time
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time

Correct Answer:la hoja,sheet
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sheet

Q2.
What's the infinitive of 'puedo'?
Correct answer: poder
puede
podemos
pueder
Q3.
Match each verb with the correct translation.
Correct Answer:quiero,I want
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I want

Correct Answer:querer,to want, wanting
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to want, wanting

Correct Answer:quiere,she, he, it wants
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she, he, it wants

Correct Answer:quieres,you want
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you want

Q4.
Select the pronouns for plural persons.
I
Correct answer: we
Correct answer: you all
she
Correct answer: they
Q5.
How do you say 'I like' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: Me gusta, Me gusta., Me gustan, Me gustan.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the English words to the correct Spanish translation.
Correct Answer:dar un paseo,to go for a walk, stroll, going for a walk, stroll
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to go for a walk, stroll, going for a walk, stroll

Correct Answer:el bolígrafo,pen
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pen

Correct Answer:se me da bien, mal,I'm good, bad at (it)
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I'm good, bad at (it)

Correct Answer:suspender,to fail, failing
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to fail, failing

Correct Answer:asignatura,school subject
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school subject

Correct Answer:el objetivo,objective
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objective

Q2.
Stem-changing verbs have a spelling change in the stem when they are conjugated in...
the 1st person plural (we)
Correct answer: the 2nd person singular (you)
the 2nd person plural (you all)
Correct answer: the 3rd person singular (she, he, it)
Correct answer: the 1st person singular (I)
Q3.
Select the stem-changing verbs.
Correct answer: pedir
Correct answer: soler
reservar
Correct answer: doler
entregar
Q4.
Match the verb -er ending with the correct subject pronoun.
Correct Answer:we,-emos
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-emos

Correct Answer:they,-en
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-en

Correct Answer:you all,-éis
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-éis

Q5.
If the person affected by the verb is ‘she’, we use the indirect object pronoun:
ella
te
me
Correct answer: le
Q6.
Put the words in the right order to translate the sentence: I find Fallas interesting (or To me Fallas are interesting).
1 - me
2 - interesan
3 - las Fallas

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