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Viaje a Valencia: singular -ar preterite, singular subject pronouns

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I can use the past (preterite) to talk about what people did on a trip to Valencia.

I can pronounce [gue] and [ge].

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Viaje a Valencia: singular -ar preterite, singular subject pronouns

Learning outcomes

I can use the past (preterite) to talk about what people did on a trip to Valencia.

I can pronounce [gue] and [ge].

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Key learning points

  1. [gue] sounds like 'llegué', [ge] sounds like 'gente'.
  2. Regular -ar verbs: 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular PAST preterite (-é, -aste & -ó).
  3. Subject pronouns yo, tú, él, ella; we usually omit the use of subject pronoun.
  4. There are some contexts where the use of subject pronouns is appropriate

Keywords

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

  • Yo - subject pronoun that means 'I'

  • - subject pronoun that means 'you'

  • Él - subject pronoun that means 'he'

  • Ella - subject pronoun that means 'she'

Common misconception

Subject pronouns are always used with a verb to indicate the subject.

Subject pronouns are not always used with a verb. Verb endings alone often tell us the subject.


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6 Questions

Q1.
The verb 'hablar' means 'to speak' in Spanish. What is 'I spoke'?
hablamos
habló
Correct answer: hablé
hablaron
hablaste
Q2.
The verb 'nadar' means 'to swim' in Spanish. What is 'you swam'?
nadó
Correct answer: nadaste
nadaron
nadamos
nadé
Q3.
The verb 'descansar' means 'to rest' in Spanish. What is 'she rested'?
desansaron
descansamos
descansaste
descansé
Correct answer: descansó
Q4.
Match the subject pronoun with its English meaning.
Correct Answer:él,he
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he

Correct Answer:yo,I
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I

Correct Answer:,you
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you

Correct Answer:ella,she
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she

Q5.
Match the Spanish verb with its English meaning.
Correct Answer:dejar,to leave
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to leave

Correct Answer:tomar,to take, to eat, to drink
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to take, to eat, to drink

Correct Answer:caminar,to walk
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to walk

Correct Answer:probar,to try, to taste
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to try, to taste

Correct Answer:comprar,to buy
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to buy

Q6.
Match the Spanish noun with its meaning.
Correct Answer:bolsa,bag
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bag

Correct Answer:regalo,present
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present

Correct Answer:mar,sea
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sea

Correct Answer:castillo,castle
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castle

Correct Answer:ciudad,city
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city

Correct Answer:playa,beach
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beach

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English pronouns.
Correct Answer:yo,I
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I

Correct Answer:ella,she
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she

Correct Answer:,you
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you

Correct Answer:él,he
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he

Q2.
How would you say 'you participated' in Spanish?
participé
Correct answer: participaste
participamos
participó
Q3.
In which words does the 'g' sound like the 'g' in 'get'?
gente
Correct answer: guerra
Correct answer: hamburguesa
imagen
Q4.
Why are subject pronouns used in Spanish?
Correct answer: to show a change in subject
to replace an adjective
to replace the verb
Correct answer: to add emphasis
Q5.
Write the Spanish for 'I bought'.
Correct Answer: compré, yo compré
Q6.
Write the Spanish for 'you swam'.
Correct Answer: nadaste, tú nadaste

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