KS4 · Spanish · Year 11
De viaje con amigos: present and preterite -er/-ir verbs
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Your learning goal
I can use plural -er and -ir verbs in the simple present and preterite within the context of holidays and travel.
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I can use plural -er and -ir verbs in the simple present and preterite within the context of holidays and travel.
Key learning points
- To conjugate plural forms of -er verbs in the simple present, remove the -er and add -emos, -éis, -en.
- To conjugate plural forms of -ir verbs in the simple present, remove the -ir and add -imos, -ís, -en.
- To conjugate plural forms of -er/-ir verbs in the preterite, remove the -er/-ir and add -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Words to know
- simple present
- verb tense used to express habitual actions in the present
- preterite
- verb tense used to express completed actions in the past
Common mistakes
As in the present tense, -er and -ir verbs have different endings in the preterite tense.
Verbs ending in -er and -ir have the same endings in the preterite tense.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Learning Cycle 1 includes some Higher-tier vocabulary, but could be easily adapted to suit Foundation-tier students.