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Planes para una fiesta: singular present -er/-ir, direct object pronouns

I can use the present tense of -er and -ir verbs and direct object pronouns to talk about what people do at a party.

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Planes para una fiesta: singular present -er/-ir, direct object pronouns

I can use the present tense of -er and -ir verbs and direct object pronouns to talk about what people do at a party.

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Key learning points

  1. Present tense -er/-ir verbs in 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular (-o, -es, -e).
  2. Verbs that end in –cer or –cir that have a spelling change in the 1st person singular. We add a 'z' before the 'co'.
  3. Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las) come before the verb.
  4. Use 'lo' to mean 'him' or 'it' (for masculine objects) and 'la' to mean 'her' or 'it' (for feminine objects).
  5. Use 'los' to mean 'them' (for masculine objects) and 'las' to mean 'them' (for feminine objects).

Keywords

  • Present tense - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'

  • Irregular verb - does not follow the regular rules

  • Object pronoun - replace a noun that is the object of the sentence

  • Definite articles - are used to identify a specific noun or to refer to a noun that has already been specified

Common misconception

'El' and 'lo' are interchangeable, as 'la' (article) and 'la' (DOP) and 'las' (article) and 'las' (DOP) look exactly the same.

Remember that direct object pronouns (lo, la, los and las) come before a verb. 'El' is the masculine singular form of the definite article 'the'.


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5 Questions

Q1.
Which one of the following words is an example of an indefinite article?
él
Correct answer: una
el
los
Q2.
Choose the masculine singular form of the indefinite adjective 'some':
alguna
algunos
Correct answer: algún
pocos
Q3.
Match the English words with the correct Spanish translation.
Correct Answer:alto,tall
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tall

Correct Answer:bailar,to dance, dancing
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to dance, dancing

Correct Answer:bajar,to go down, get off; going down, getting off
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to go down, get off; going down, getting off

Correct Answer:celebrar,to celebrate, celebrating
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to celebrate, celebrating

Correct Answer:la compra,shopping
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shopping

Correct Answer:ligero,light, in weight
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light, in weight

Q4.
Which of these adjectives are prenominal adjectives?
inteligente
alguno
buen
responsable
tercero
Q5.
How do you say 's/he talks/speaks?
Correct Answer: habla, Habla

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the English words with the correct Spanish translation.
Correct Answer:ese,that (masculine, singular)
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that (masculine, singular)

Correct Answer:esa,that (feminine, singular)
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that (feminine, singular)

Correct Answer:invitar,to invite, inviting
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to invite, inviting

Correct Answer:el aire,air
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air

Correct Answer:engañar,to cheat, cheating
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to cheat, cheating

Correct Answer:la ventana,window
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window

Q2.
How do you say 'you thank'?
Correct answer: agradeces
agradece
agradezco
Q3.
Which verbs add -z- before the 'co'?
Correct answer: conocer
beber
Correct answer: agradecer
Correct answer: conducir
beber
Q4.
Direct object pronouns ...
replace a noun carrying out the action of the verb and come before the verb.
replace a preposition and come before the verb.
Correct answer: replace a noun receiving the action of the verb and come after the verb.
replace a verb and come after the verb.
replace a noun receiving the action of the verb and come before the verb.
Q5.
Match the English object pronoun (it/them) with the correct Spanish translation.
Correct Answer:it (masculine, singular),lo
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lo

Correct Answer:it (feminine, singular),la
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la

Correct Answer:them (masculine, plural),los
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los

Correct Answer:them (feminine, plural),las
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las

Q6.
Select 2 phrases where 'las' and 'los' mean 'them'.
las ingenieras
los pasteles
Correct answer: los llama
Correct answer: las diseña
las piedras

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