KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
A school play: -ar verbs 2nd person singular, information questions
Activities: singular -AR verbs in the present tense
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Your learning goal
I can use singular forms of regular -ar verbs to ask and answer questions.
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A school play: -ar verbs 2nd person singular, information questions: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use singular forms of regular -ar verbs to ask and answer questions.
Key learning points
- [ce] and [ci] are pronounced as in 'centro' and 'decir'.
- [cue], [cua] and [cui] are pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro', and 'cuidar'.
- Regular -ar verbs in the 2nd person singular end in -as.
- The stem is the part of the verb that appears in all forms.
- It is important to use verb endings correctly when asking and answering information questions.
Words to know
- [ce] and [ci]
- pronounced as in 'centro' and 'decir'
- [cue], [cua] and [cui]
- pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'
- -ar verb
- verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar
- 2nd person singular
- form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person who the speaker is addressing
- stem
- part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common mistakes
The letter 'c' in Spanish is always pronounced in the same way.
The pronunciation of the letter 'c' changes depending on the following vowel. [ci] and [ce] have soft 'c' sounds and [ca], [co], [cu] have hard 'c' sounds.
For parents, carers and teachers
- To assess for whole-class learning in Task C2, you could encourage students to show you on their hands (thumbs up or down) whether they think the translations are correct. Make sure to allow some thinking time first.