Activities: -ar infinitive verbs | Spanish | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which key sound is missing from the following words? '_ibro, _ista, _uz, _ento, sa_ir'

'l' ✓
'Cantar', 'necesitar', 'hablar' and 'escuchar' are all examples of ...

nouns.

adjectives.

infinitives. ✓
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

fantástico

⇔

fanastic ✓

una frase

⇔

a sentence ✓

cantar

⇔

to sing ✓

una bicicleta

⇔

a bicycle ✓

una cama

⇔

a bed ✓

escuchar

⇔

to listen ✓
Which infinitive is pictured here?

cantar ✓

escuchar

necesitar

hablar
What does the sentence 'Es normal escuchar en clase.' mean?

It is normal to go to class.

It is normal to listen in class. ✓

It is normal to write in class.

It is normal to listen.
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

cantar

⇔

to sing ✓

escuchar

⇔

to listen ✓

necesitar

⇔

to need ✓

hablar

⇔

to speak ✓

A pupil says, "The words 'libro' and 'llave' start with the same sound." Why is this incorrect?

The [ll] and [l] sound are always different in English and Spanish. ✓

[ll] and [l] sounds are only different if they appear at the start of the word.

[ll] and [l] sounds are only different if they are in the middle of the word.
To help you remember vocabulary, you should ...

read words just once.

avoid tricky words.

practise regularly. ✓

play word games. ✓

say words out loud with a partner. ✓
Match the Spanish words below to the correct English translations.

tiene

⇔

she, he, it has ✓

rápido

⇔

fast ✓

cantar

⇔

to sing, singing ✓

hoy

⇔

today ✓

curioso

⇔

curious ✓

necesitar

⇔

to need, needing ✓
Infinitives in Spanish ...

often end in -ar. ✓

can mean 'to + verb' and 'ing'. ✓

are not the verb form found in the dictionary.

can be used at the start of a sentence. ✓
What is the correct translation of the following sentence? 'Escuchar es importante en clase.'

Listening is important.

It is important to listen in class.

Listening is important in class. ✓

Listening is important at home.
What is the correct translation of the following sentence? 'It is healthy to need a friend.'

Es sano necesitar una mochila.

Es sano necesitar una amiga. ✓

Es sano necesitar un gato.

Es sano necesitar una cama.

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The sound-symbol correspondence [ll] is pronounced is pronounced differently in Spanish and English.
Spanish infinitive verbs translate into English in two ways, e.g., ‘to sing’ and ‘singing’.
Practising word recall often helps to secure word knowledge.

Infinitives in Spanish can only be translated as 'to + verb'.

Infinitives in Spanish can be translated as 'to + verb' or '...ing'.