A big adventure: -ar verbs 3rd person singular | Spanish

Starter quiz

Match the infinitive verbs.
- estar
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being (for location, moods and states) ✓
- olvidar
  
  ⇔
  
  to forget, forgetting ✓
- llegar
  
  ⇔
  
  to arrive, arriving ✓
- comprar
  
  ⇔
  
  to buy, buying ✓
'bailar' means 'to dance' or ...
- 'dancing' ✓
True or false? Spanish infinitive verbs often end in -ar.
- True ✓
- False
Complete the sentence with an appropriate infinitive: '__________ música es importante'.
- escuchar ✓
- hablar
- llegar
Which verb means 'he arrives'?
- llegar
- llega ✓
- llego
Match the Spanish and English.
- ser
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being (for general traits) ✓
- soy
  
  ⇔
  
  I am (for general traits) ✓
- eres
  
  ⇔
  
  you are (for general traits) ✓
- es
  
  ⇔
  
  she, he, it is (for general traits) ✓

Match the Spanish and English words.
- ¿quién?
  
  ⇔
  
  who? ✓
- ¿dónde?
  
  ⇔
  
  where? ✓
- tarde
  
  ⇔
  
  late ✓
- temprano
  
  ⇔
  
  early ✓
- alto
  
  ⇔
  
  tall ✓
- bajo
  
  ⇔
  
  short ✓
What is 'to arrive, arriving' in Spanish? lleg ...
- 'ar' ✓
True or false? Infinitive verbs link specific people to actions.
- True
- False ✓
What is 'she dances' in Spanish? bail ...
- 'a' ✓
True or false? The only translation of 'compra' is 'she buys'.
- True
- False ✓
What is the correct translation of 'dancing is important and Andeep dances salsa'?
- Baila es importante y Andeep baila salsa.
- Bailar es importante y Andeep bailar salsa.
- Bailar es importante y Andeep baila salsa. ✓
- Baila es importante y Andeep bailar salsa.

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The Spanish sounds [cue], [cua] and [cui] are pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'.
Infinitive verbs communicate the general meaning of an action and often end in -ar in Spanish.
Infinitive verbs can be used when expressing opinions about actions.
Regular infinitive verbs ending in -ar change to -a in the 3rd person singular.

Verbs ending in -a are feminine.

Unlike nouns, verbs in Spanish are not masculine or feminine. 3rd person singular verbs ending in -a can refer to he or she.

[cue], [cua] and [cui] - pronounced as in 'cuerpo', 'cuatro' and 'cuidar'
Verb - a word that communicates actions or states
Infinitive - a form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
-ar verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar
3rd person - the form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people