Travel activities: -ar verbs in 3rd person plural | Spanish

Starter quiz

Which verb forms mean 'must'?
- debo ✓
- bebo
- debes ✓
- bebes
- debe ✓
Match the English to the Spanish.
- to wash, washing
  
  ⇔
  
  lavar ✓
- to clean, cleaning
  
  ⇔
  
  limpiar ✓
- to organise, organising
  
  ⇔
  
  organizar ✓
- to take out, taking out
  
  ⇔
  
  sacar ✓
- to talk, talking
  
  ⇔
  
  hablar ✓
- to buy, buying
  
  ⇔
  
  comprar ✓
Match the pronouns with the correct verb form.
- I
  
  ⇔
  
  compro ✓
- you
  
  ⇔
  
  bailas ✓
- she, he, it
  
  ⇔
  
  saca ✓
- we
  
  ⇔
  
  lavamos ✓
Put the forms of the verb 'escuchar' in the correct order: I, you, she/he/it, we.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  escucho
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  escuchas
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  escucha
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  escuchamos
Choose the correct verb form: 'Mi padre ______ la basura por la noche.'
- saco
- sacas
- saca ✓
- sacamos
- sacar
Translate into Spanish: 'I wash the dishes in the afternoon.'
- 'Lavo los platos por la tarde. ' ✓

Exit quiz

Match the Spanish to the English.
- el mar
  
  ⇔
  
  sea ✓
- la montaña
  
  ⇔
  
  mountain ✓
- las vacaciones
  
  ⇔
  
  holidays ✓
- cada
  
  ⇔
  
  each ✓
- durante
  
  ⇔
  
  during ✓
- normalemte
  
  ⇔
  
  normally ✓
What does the present tense describe?
- habitual events ✓
- events that have happened in the past
- events that will happen in the future
Which verbs are in the 3rd person plural form?
- lava
- preparan ✓
- limpiar
- necesitan ✓
- monta
Match the Spanish and English.
- monto
  
  ⇔
  
  I ride ✓
- montas
  
  ⇔
  
  you ride ✓
- monta
  
  ⇔
  
  she, he, it rides ✓
- montamos
  
  ⇔
  
  we ride ✓
- montan
  
  ⇔
  
  they ride ✓
- montar
  
  ⇔
  
  to ride, riding ✓
Choose the right verb form: 'Los pájaros ______ cada día en un árbol en mi jardín.'
- canto
- cantas
- canta
- cantamos
- cantan ✓
Translate into Spanish: 'My family travels every year.'
- 'Mi familia viaja cada año. ' ✓

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Key learning points

The SSC [z] is pronounced as in the word 'zona'.
The 3rd person singular of -AR verbs ends in -a in the present tense. e.g. 'canta'
The 3rd person plural of -AR verbs ends in -an in the present tense. e.g. 'cantan'

Common misconception

In Spanish the verb endings rarely change depending on who the verb refers to, like in English.

In Spanish verb endings always change depending on who the verb refers to. For -ar verbs, 'I' ends in -o, 'you' ends in -as, 'she, he, it' ends in -a, 'we' ends in -amos, and 'they' ends in -an.

Keywords

Present tense - describes habitual events in the present, e.g. 'I do'
-ar verbs - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -ar, e.g. 'preparar', meaning 'to prepare'
3rd person plural - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to other people