KS3 · Spanish · Year 7
Homework disaster: -ar infinitives and 3rd person singular
Activities: singular -AR verbs in the present tense
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Your learning goal
I can use the infinitive and 3rd person singular forms of regular -ar verbs
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I can use the infinitive and 3rd person singular forms of regular -ar verbs
Key learning points
- The Spanish sounds [cue], [cua] and [cui] are pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'.
- The masculine and feminine singular indefinite articles in Spanish are 'un' and 'una'. They mean 'a' or 'an'.
- Infinitives give the general meaning of a verb.
- 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'
- indefinite article
- the 'a' or 'an' that comes before a noun (a tree, an elephant)
- verb
- word that communicates actions or states
- infinitive
- form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
- -ar verb
- verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar
Common mistakes
It is necessary to use pronouns before verbs in Spanish to know who is performing an action.
It is not usually necessary to use pronouns before verbs in Spanish. You can tell who is performing an action by looking at the verb ending.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Some pupils may benefit from having the phrases printed out on pieces of paper. Physically ordering the phrases can make the task more concrete and enable pupils to gain more cognitive control of the new learning.