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Un espectáculo: -er/-ir preterite 2nd person singular and plural

I can talk about school events using -er and -ir preterite verbs in the the 2nd person singular and plural.

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Un espectáculo: -er/-ir preterite 2nd person singular and plural

I can talk about school events using -er and -ir preterite verbs in the the 2nd person singular and plural.

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Key learning points

  1. Aurresku, Jota and Sevillanas are traditional dances from Spain.
  2. [v] is pronounced the same as [b].
  3. Regular -er and -ir verbs have the same endings in the preterite.
  4. Regular -er/-ir verb endings in the preterite: iste for the 2nd person singular and -isteis for the 2nd person plural.
  5. Use subject pronouns 'tú' (you singular) and 'vosotros/as' (you all) to give emphasis or to present a contrast.

Keywords

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

  • Subject pronoun - represents the person, people or thing(s) doing or being the verb, e.g. 'I', 'we', 'they'

Common misconception

In Spanish, subject pronouns are never necessary as verb endings indicate who is doing the action.

We can use subject pronouns 'tú' (you, sing) and 'vosotros/as' (you all) to give emphasis or to present a contrast.


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Teacher can give students a range of regular -er and -ir verbs and get them to conjugate these in order to embed these endings. When producing sentences with subject pronouns, students can be challenged to use different persons (I, you, she ...).
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English words.
Correct Answer:leyendo,reading
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reading

Correct Answer:traigo,I bring
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I bring

Correct Answer:el deseo,wish
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wish

Correct Answer:responsable,responsible
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responsible

Correct Answer:el espacio,space
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space

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

Q2.
We use the preterite tense for .
events in the present
future events
Correct answer: events completed in the past
Q3.
Which words are subject pronouns?
lo
Correct answer: ella
Correct answer: yo
Correct answer:
la
Q4.
Match the subject pronoun with the correct translation.
Correct Answer:yo,I
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I

Correct Answer:,you (singular)
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you (singular)

Correct Answer:él,he
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he

Correct Answer:ella,she
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she

Correct Answer:nosotros,we (masculine)
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we (masculine)

Correct Answer:ellas,they (feminine)
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they (feminine)

Q5.
Match the preterite verb ending with the correct subject pronoun.
Correct Answer:,yo
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yo

Correct Answer:-iste,
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Correct Answer:-ió,él, ella
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él, ella

Q6.
How do you say 'you (singular) attended'?
Correct Answer: asististe, tú asististe

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and the English.
Correct Answer:cuarto,fourth
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fourth

Correct Answer:cerca,near
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near

Correct Answer:la biblioteca,library
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library

Correct Answer:el juego,game
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game

Correct Answer:sorprender,to surprise, surprising
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to surprise, surprising

Correct Answer:entero,whole
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whole

Q2.
Match the verbs with the correct translation.
Correct Answer:mereciste,you deserved
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you deserved

Correct Answer:merecisteis,you all deserved
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you all deserved

Correct Answer:vendí,I sold
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I sold

Correct Answer:vendisteis,you all sold
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you all sold

Correct Answer:sugeriste,you suggested
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you suggested

Correct Answer:sugeristeis,you all suggested
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you all suggested

Q3.
Which verbs are in the 2nd person plural (you all)?
Correct answer: debisteis
conociste
Correct answer: perdisteis
corriste
Q4.
What is the subject pronoun for 'you all' (feminine)?
vosotros
Correct answer: vosotras
Q5.
Translate into Spanish: 'You (singular) repeated.'
Correct Answer: repetiste, tú repetiste
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'You all learned.'
Correct Answer: aprendisteis, vosotros aprendisteis, vosotras aprendisteis

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