Free time: -er and -ir verbs 2nd person singular in questions | Spanish

Starter quiz

The words 'periódico', 'simpático' and 'número' have an accent because the stress is on the third-last ______.
- 'syllable' ✓
Match the English and Spanish.
- to lose, losing
  
  ⇔
  
  perder ✓
- to pick up, picking up
  
  ⇔
  
  recoger ✓
- to go out, going out
  
  ⇔
  
  salir ✓
- to go up, going up
  
  ⇔
  
  subir ✓
- to say, saying
  
  ⇔
  
  decir ✓
- to see, seeing
  
  ⇔
  
  ver ✓
Match the Spanish and English.
- cuándo
  
  ⇔
  
  when ✓
- cómo
  
  ⇔
  
  how ✓
- por qué
  
  ⇔
  
  why ✓
- cuánto
  
  ⇔
  
  how much ✓
- cuántos
  
  ⇔
  
  how many ✓
- cuál
  
  ⇔
  
  which ✓
Which word has the opposite meaning to 'falso'?
- libre
- verano
- verdadero ✓
- billete
- todo
What does 'sin embargo' mean?
- 'however' ✓
Which verb is not in the present tense?
- pierdes
- recoge
- salimos
- subo
- quedar ✓

Exit quiz

Match the Spanish and English.
- el billete
  
  ⇔
  
  ticket (transport) ✓
- la entrada
  
  ⇔
  
  ticket (event) ✓
- el fin
  
  ⇔
  
  end ✓
- la jugadora
  
  ⇔
  
  player ✓
- el partido
  
  ⇔
  
  match ✓
- la semana
  
  ⇔
  
  week ✓
Which verbs are not in the preterite?
- pierdes ✓
- recogiste
- pintaste
- terminaste
- subes ✓
Match the Spanish and English.
- Pierdes el tren.
  
  ⇔
  
  You lose the train. ✓
- Perdiste el tren.
  
  ⇔
  
  You lost the train. ✓
- Subes la montaña.
  
  ⇔
  
  You go up the mountain. ✓
- Subiste la montaña.
  
  ⇔
  
  You went up the mountain. ✓
- Quedaste con amigos.
  
  ⇔
  
  You met up with friends. ✓
- Quedes con amigos.
  
  ⇔
  
  You meet up with friends. ✓
Translate into English: 'Pintaste de negro la pared.'
- 'You painted the wall black.' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'concert tickets'.
- 'entradas de concierto' ✓
Write in Spanish: 'You chose to travel by bus.'
- 'Elegiste viajar en autobús.' ✓

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Key learning points

Words with stress on the third-last syllable have a written accent on the stressed vowel.
The 2nd person singular of -er and -ir verbs ends in -es in the present.
The 2nd person singular of -er and -ir verbs in ends in -iste in the preterite.
In Spanish we use 'de' between two nouns to describe a particular type of something.

Common misconception

When in English there are two nouns together to describe a particular type of something, e.g. 'train ticket', in Spanish we translate them in the same order.

In Spanish, the word order changes and the preposition 'de' is used between the two nouns, e.g. 'train ticket' is 'billete de tren'.

Keywords

Present - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'you do'
Preterite - describes completed events in the past, e.g. 'you did'