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Dos actores famosos: -ar 3rd person singular and plural preterite

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I can write about a famous Spanish-speaking couple by using -ar verbs in the past (preterite) tense.

I can recognise and pronounce [j], [ga], [go] and [gu].

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Dos actores famosos: -ar 3rd person singular and plural preterite

Learning outcomes

I can write about a famous Spanish-speaking couple by using -ar verbs in the past (preterite) tense.

I can recognise and pronounce [j], [ga], [go] and [gu].

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Key learning points

  1. Regular -ar verbs: 3rd person singular and plural, PAST preterite (-ó, -aron).
  2. The sound [j] followed by any vowel sounds like 'jugar'.
  3. The sound [g] followed by a, o or u sounds like 'gol'.

Keywords

  • Preterite - a tense used for events completed in the past

  • Infinitive - the verb as it appears in a dictionary

  • Reflexive pronoun - a type of pronoun that refers to a self-directed action; in English this includes the words ‘himself’ and ‘herself’

Common misconception

Reflexive pronouns appear after a conjugated verb.

The reflexive pronoun 'se' appears before a conjugated verb in any tense.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words means 'she accepted'?
acepta
aceptaron
aceptaste
Correct answer: aceptó
acepté
Q2.
Which of these words means 'they came in' or 'they entered'?
entró
entramos
entré
Correct answer: entraron
entran
Q3.
Match the Spanish words to their meanings.
Correct Answer:marido,husband
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husband

Correct Answer:mundo,world
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world

Correct Answer:hijo,son, child
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son, child

Correct Answer:juntos,together
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together

Correct Answer:pareja,couple, pair
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couple, pair

Correct Answer:carrera,career
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career

Q4.
In which of these words does the 'g' sound like the 'g' in the English 'goal'?
gente
Correct answer: protagonista
imaginar
Correct answer: segundo
Correct answer: ganar
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'He got married.'
Correct Answer: Se casó., Él se casó.
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'They answered the question.'
Correct Answer: Contestaron la pregunta., Ellos contestaron la pregunta., Ellas contestaron la pregunta.

6 Questions

Q1.
In which of these words does the 'g' sound like the 'g' in 'goal'?
Correct answer: gusto
general
colegio
Correct answer: regalo
Correct answer: largo
Q2.
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:casarse,to get married
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to get married

Correct Answer:enamorarse,to fall in love
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to fall in love

Correct Answer:contar,to count, to tell
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to count, to tell

Correct Answer:matrimonio,marriage
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marriage

Correct Answer:equilibrado,balanced
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balanced

Correct Answer:nacimiento,birth
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birth

Q3.
What is the Spanish for 'they expressed'?
expresan
expresamos
expresó
expresaste
Correct answer: expresaron
Q4.
What is the Spanish for 'she studied'?
estudié
estudiamos
Correct answer: estudió
estudiar
estudiaste
Q5.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'He got married yesterday.'
Correct Answer: Se casó ayer., Ayer se casó., Él se casó ayer.
Q6.
Translate the following sentence into Spanish: 'She fell in love.'
Correct Answer: Se enamaró, Ella se enamaró

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