KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
A big adventure: -ar verbs 3rd person singular
Activities: singular -AR verbs in the present tense
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Your learning goal
I can understand and create 3rd person narratives.
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I can understand and create 3rd person narratives.
Key learning points
- The Spanish sounds [cue], [cua] and [cui] are pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'.
- Infinitive verbs communicate the general meaning of an action and often end in -ar in Spanish.
- Infinitive verbs can be used when expressing opinions about actions.
- Regular infinitive verbs ending in -ar change to -a in the 3rd person singular.
Words to know
- [cue], [cua] and [cui]
- pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'
- verb
- a word that communicates actions or states
- infinitive
- a form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
- -ar verb
- a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar
- 3rd person
- the form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people
Common mistakes
Verbs ending in -a are feminine.
Unlike nouns, verbs in Spanish are not masculine or feminine. 3rd person singular verbs ending in -a can refer to he or she.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Emphasise the difference between the [a] and [ar] sounds on slide 20 so pupils can correctly distinguish between infinitive and 3rd person verbs.